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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by FLAT_LINER
basically i think it is....

torque gets you moving

horsepower keeps you moving
No, they both do both.

People associate the term "torque" with low rpm. A motor can make a lot of torque at high rpm and be really crappy off the line.

Torque is force, horsepower is a calculation based on force and rpm.

So to modify your colloquialism, "low rpm torque gets you moving, high rpm horsepower keeps you moving."
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