"Joseph Oberlander" > wrote
> Elle wrote:
> > "Joseph Oberlander" > wrote
> >
> >>Elle wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>"Joseph Oberlander" > wrote
> >>>snip
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>He should also figure out that horsepower is a made up figure.
> >>>>All that matters is torque. Period.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Bull****. Period.
> >>
> >>HP = T*N/5252
> >>
> >>Where T = Torque (lbft)
> >>N = Speed (rpm)
> >>
> >>Where did that 5252 come from????
> >
> >
> > The units that attach to the 5252 are (rev-ft-lb/min) / (hp-radian).
>
> Makes no difference. It's derived from the amount of torque and
> how fast you are reving the engine.

You just changed your claim above that, "All that matters is torque.
Period."

> People have it backwards.
> They think that "Horsepower" is how powerful an engine is

Horsepower is commonly and rightly accepted as one measure of how powerful
an engine is.

The thread speaks for itself. I withdraw.