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Originally Posted by JR 1
I think you are oversimplifying things a bit. Sure at 5252 RPM hp = torque, but some of the 60's engines have significantly higher peak torque relative to peak horsepower. You also make it sound like a linear relationship between hp and torque. They are hp and torque curves, not lines. Where and over what range you get your peak numbers makes a big difference.
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I'm not oversimplifying anything. It's not a linear relationship. It's a mathematical relationship. Torque is measured. Horsepower is calculated from the torque using the formula. I know that a modern dyno will show horsepower in real time, but the computer is making the calculations using
the formula. The fact that some engines produce significantly more torque than horsepower doesn't change anything. It just means that the engine is peaking below 5252RPM. The farther it peaks below 5252 the more torque it will make relative to horsepower.
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