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Re: bhp or torque
Posted by 'davidmc' on 17 Aug 2009 @ 19:20

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If you aren't accelerating the engine (and therefore the kart), the power figure is largely irrelevant, so long as the force at the rear wheels (i.e. the torque) is equal to the forces trying to slow the kart (friction, drag etc). In this case, you're better off holding the engine at peak rpm, because you'd be getting even farther from nowhere.

Since most karts do not have gears, the peak power figure is all but totally irrelevant. Acceleration tracks the torque curve, speed tracks rpm. If you do have gears, acceleration still tracks the torque curve in any given gear, but maximum rear wheel thrust (acceleration) will be provided by selecting the gear that puts you at the highest point in the BHP curve (and speed is a function of revs and gear ratio).

Dave

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bhp or torque by 'KJM' (17 Aug 2009 @ 17:31)

Re: bhp or torque by 'davidmc' (17 Aug 2009 @ 17:46)

Re: bhp or torque by 'PaulMRotax' (17 Aug 2009 @ 18:30)

Re: bhp or torque by 'davidmc' << You are here!

Re: bhp or torque by 'QuickOldTimer' (17 Aug 2009 @ 19:20)

Re: bhp or torque by 'davidmc' (17 Aug 2009 @ 19:22)

Re: bhp or torque by 'KJM' (17 Aug 2009 @ 19:38)

Re: bhp or torque by 'QuickOldTimer' (17 Aug 2009 @ 22:44)

Re: bhp or torque by 'davidmc' (18 Aug 2009 @ 0:14)

Re: bhp or torque by 'QuickOldTimer' (18 Aug 2009 @ 9:49)

Re: bhp or torque by 'davidmc' (18 Aug 2009 @ 13:05)

Re: bhp or torque by 'QuickOldTimer' (18 Aug 2009 @ 13:51)

Re: bhp or torque by 'davidmc' (18 Aug 2009 @ 15:10)

Re: bhp or torque by 'QuickOldTimer' (18 Aug 2009 @ 15:43)

Re: bhp or torque by 'davidmc' (18 Aug 2009 @ 23:41)

Re: bhp or torque by 'QuickOldTimer' (18 Aug 2009 @ 23:57)

No ! , the original qustion was... by 'Chads' (19 Aug 2009 @ 0:58)

Re: No ! , the original qustion was... by 'QuickOldTimer' (19 Aug 2009 @ 1:11)

Re: No ! , the original qustion was... by 'davidmc' (19 Aug 2009 @ 8:36)

Re: No ! , the original qustion was... by 'QuickOldTimer' (19 Aug 2009 @ 11:31)

Re: No ! , the original qustion was... by 'davidmc' (19 Aug 2009 @ 12:27)

Re: No ! , the original qustion was... by 'Hi99' (19 Aug 2009 @ 19:15)

Re: No ! , the original qustion was... by 'TanglerTKM' (19 Aug 2009 @ 22:48)

contd by 'TanglerTKM' (19 Aug 2009 @ 22:51)

Re: contd by 'davidmc' (19 Aug 2009 @ 23:57)

Re: No ! , the original qustion was... by 'davidmc' (19 Aug 2009 @ 23:40)

Re: No ! , the original qustion was... by 'Hi99' (20 Aug 2009 @ 20:13)

Davidmc is this correct? by 'Hufggfg' (21 Aug 2009 @ 8:33)

Re: Davidmc is this correct? by 'davidmc' (21 Aug 2009 @ 9:57)

Re: Davidmc is this correct? by 'Hufggfg' (21 Aug 2009 @ 12:02)

Re: Davidmc is this correct? by 'davidmc' (21 Aug 2009 @ 13:07)

KJM, your best means of altering .. by 'Chads' (18 Aug 2009 @ 2:13)

Re: KJM, your best means of altering .. by 'KJM' (19 Aug 2009 @ 9:39)

David, that doesn't make sense by 'Booney' (19 Aug 2009 @ 23:19)

Re: David, that doesn't make sense by 'davidmc' (19 Aug 2009 @ 23:53)

Maximum accel is at max torque by 'PhilOwen' (20 Aug 2009 @ 17:28)

Re: Maximum accel is at max torque by 'QuickOldTimer' (20 Aug 2009 @ 20:59)

Re: QOT by 'John' (20 Aug 2009 @ 22:18)

Re: QOT by 'QuickOldTimer' (20 Aug 2009 @ 22:26)

Re: QOT by 'John' (20 Aug 2009 @ 23:51)

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