Interesting torque, acceleration, gearing article
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Interesting torque, acceleration, gearing article
Found this article in the gm truck forum. It talks about the physics and relationship between, torque, gearing and acceleration. I thought you other gear heads would find it interetsing. Hope it isn't a :_dupe:
http://mclements.net/mrc-PowerTorque.html#_ftn1
http://mclements.net/mrc-PowerTorque.html#_ftn1
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Re: Interesting torque, acceleration, gearing article (jayleone)
Very interesting, but I'll have to read it a couple of times to really figure it out :conehead :flag
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Re: Interesting torque, acceleration, gearing article (jayleone)
Great article Should be required reading. Destroys another "Internet Myth" -"Torque is King". Give me HP and high Rs. :yesnod: :D
