On Nov 4, 11:39am, COSTICH_ALAN/HPATC1_01@i3125ent.atl.hp.com wrote:
> So, why are you guys running such high rpms?
> Scott #1, time to jump into another expose'.
> Where do the torque curve and the horsepower
> curve peak, relevent to each other, for a stock
> 1800 engine? Does raising the horespower output
> necessitate raising the rpm? It seems to me that
> if it were possible to raise hp but not rpm, the
> engine would last longer.
Alan, you seem to have forgotten that Power (HP) = Force or work (torque)
times rate (r.p.m.). So I answer your question with another question:
What are 2 ways to increase the horsepower output of an engine?
Pat Vilbrandt Fluke Corporation Everett, Washington USA
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