Reply To: Horsepower vs torque

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Donkey Oatie

    Horsepower =Torque x RPM / 5252

    which is why horsepower and torque lines on a Dyno chart cross at 5252 rpm

    if you have an petrol engine producing 200bhp @ 8000rpm you would have 131.3 lb/ft torque

    if you have an diesel engine producing 200 bhp @ 5000rpm you would have 210.08 lb ft; torque

    so the diesel engine produces more “shove” at lower revs which is easier for normal driving. for ultimate performance a high revving petrol engine is better abut feels flatter at low revs and “peakier”