Displacement
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you are correct accel. G's match the TO curve directly not the HP
horsepower is still the determining factor in the rate of acceleration of any vehicle though
http://www.yawpower.com/tqvshp.html
really good article, there was a second more in depth section but do you think i could find it
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inspector01;213354 wrote:
Why don't they use V12s or bigger if displacement is the best thing ever??? 8 cylinders is the magical number i guess??Chuck touched on this lightly but 8 <u>is</u> sort of a "magic" number. An 8 cylinder four stroke engine has two cylinders on the "power" stroke at any given time vs a 4 cylinder engine which only has one. Why is it you think a V12 ferrari with 500 hp feels different than a V8 ford with 500 hp. Its because the engine has three cylinders on the "power" stroke at any given time so its power delivery is smoother, although it does not have any more power than the V8 engine.
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OK, so what you are saying that more displacement isn't necessarily better?? OK, thank you very much.
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capitlj;213438 wrote:
Chuck touched on this lightly but 8 <u>is</u> sort of a "magic" number. An 8 cylinder four stroke engine has two cylinders on the "power" stroke at any given time vs a 4 cylinder engine which only has one. Why is it you think a V12 ferrari with 500 hp feels different than a V8 ford with 500 hp. Its because the engine has three cylinders on the "power" stroke at any given time so its power delivery is smoother, although it does not have any more power than the V8 engine.I'd rather have the non-smooth power delivery of a 500hp 4cyl...
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^^^agreed.
my honda was slow
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