Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mnetor.UUCP
Path: utzoo!utcs!mnetor!pchan
From: pchan@mnetor.UUCP (Peter Chan)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Horsepower, Torque. What do they mean?
Message-ID: <1037@mnetor.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 18-Jun-85 10:42:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: mnetor.1037
Posted: Tue Jun 18 10:42:22 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 18-Jun-85 12:21:45 EDT
Organization: Computer X (CANADA) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lines: 10

The power of an engine is determined by the number
of horsepowers it has. But what exactly does horsepower means? 

Another question is what does torque means? I often heard that
greater torque translates to more power in high engine revolution, why?
Some engines have less horsepower but lots of torque while others
have lots of horsepower but low torque. What are the factors that
affect these numbers? 

These questions bother me for a long time. Any response is appreciated.