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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by tabetha
Torque is power.
not really - power = torque x engine speed

Originally Posted by tabetha
Torque and power are linked, if torque goes up so does power unless the torque occurs at a different speed(rpm).
At 5252 due to the way Torque and BHP are calculated and arrived at they are the same, if you ever see a chart that is different at this exact rpm then it is bollocks
yes, torque and power are linked as shown by the formula above but the rest of your statement is not true - only if torque is in lb.ft and power is in (b)hp. if it's Nm and kW, it's completely different
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