TORQUE not BHP

[GREENI]

I wonder how many people 'cut and pasted' on this thread !!!!! :lol:

[Eeyore]

Not I (surprising as it sounds!).  8)

Actually, I sometimes hang around with guys in powertrain and sometimes these kinda questions just fall out.

...... and sometimes I even understand the answers!  :lol:

.....but not often!  :oops:

Cheers
 8)
Eeyore

[GREENI]

BHP sells cars....Torque wins races, 'nuf said  

[Bulli]

BHP sells cars....Torque wins races, 'nuf said  

what race series would that be then??

Tractor pulling?? tug boat racing? lol....in most real racing the driver and suspension/tyres makes the biggest difference.

[Terranosaurus]

so as silly as it sounds but would adding more fuel help to lower the preignition of petrol by trying to keep the combution chamber cooler,

Yes but not for that reason, a rich mixture is hard to ignite than a lean on lambda 1 mixture, so race set ups especially in the old days of carbs instead of injection and management always erred on the rich side as a safety margin to prevent detonation or pinking.


No I haven't been cutting and pasting either, just been around a lot of competition motors, engine builders etc over the years.