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: horsepower vs. torque plot?


rocktboy
02-13-2002, 03:04 AM
Does anybody know why the horsepower and torque curves on the dyno charts always cross at around 5300 rpm?

lowsider
02-13-2002, 07:04 AM
Because the formula for horsepower is:

hp = (rpm x torque) / 5,252