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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by rapidcossie
I thought you needed the high pressure to make the high torque?

If you drop pressure you drop torque?

Im no expert but thats how I understood it.

Torque is a measure of the sum of the cylinder pressure multiplied by the leverage of the crank at each point during the cycle effectively.

To simplify it excessively, think of it as a measure of average cylinder pressure.

You can have a lower peak pressure and still a higher average pressure, if you apply the pressure for longer.
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