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Old Apr 9, 2023 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by airbrush1
Everyone is giving reasonable answers without addressing the original conversation that precipitated the question… was someone saying an engine doesn’t become a motor until it reaches a specific hp figure? I’d like to hear the rationale behind THAT statement if someone actually made it.
Yes...it was more about slang terms of when a performance engine becomes a motor based on how much BHP it produces. I do find it interesting how this thread turned out though.
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Originally Posted by TCW
You are correct! As a retired electrician, a motor is an electrical device.

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Not really true. An electric motor and a gas powered motor, otherwise known as an engine, are both motors.
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Originally Posted by TorchRedFred
Not really true. An electric motor and a gas powered motor, otherwise known as an engine, are both motors.
"General Motors"
"Ford Motor Company"
"Baverian Motor Works"

All making motor cars.
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Originally Posted by TorchRedFred
Not really true. An electric motor and a gas powered motor, otherwise known as an engine, are both motors.




yes they are...
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
To me an engine is gasoline powered, a motor is electric powered.
Jackie Stewart referred Indy car as "motor cars."
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Old Apr 12, 2023 | 02:29 PM
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So why do they call it "Motorsport" in Old Blighty and on the continent?

This is fun!
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