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1. RPM vs Torque - a Fairy Tale (score: 1): Author: Steve Laifman <SLaifman@socal.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 10:16:15 -0800; Gather around the fire, friends, and let me spin you a semi long tale. Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, a World Class Championship car race was being held - and the Evil Empire ruled. They; /html/tigers/2003-11/msg00022.html (9,754 bytes)
2. Re: RPM vs Torque - a Fairy Tale (score: 1): Author: sosnaenergyconsulting <sosnaenergyconsulting@cox.net>; Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 11:32:59 -0800; Great story--and a wonderful illustration! While tempted by the Bugatti part of the story, I don't think I'll go out and buy one of those pocket rockets with bags of horsepower at a zillion rpm, tho; /html/tigers/2003-11/msg00024.html (10,901 bytes)
3. RE: RPM vs Torque - a Fairy Tale (score: 1): Author: Theo Smit <theo.smit@dynastream.com>; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 13:23:07 -0700; How about ".... from having a flat horsepower curve through a wide RPM band?". Because when people argue torque vs. horsepower, THAT's what they're really arguing about: a broad (but possibly lower p; /html/tigers/2003-11/msg00025.html (8,239 bytes)
4. Re: RPM vs Torque - a Fairy Tale (score: 1): Author: "Gary" <garywinblad@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 13:10:14 -0700; Ah HA! I thought the point of the story was to have a light little car (like a Tiger) with gobs of horsePOWER (high power to weight ratio). BTW, some people LIKE to keep the revs up there. There are; /html/tigers/2003-11/msg00026.html (8,292 bytes)
5. Re: RPM vs Torque - a Fairy Tale (score: 1): Author: sosnaenergyconsulting <sosnaenergyconsulting@cox.net>; Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 15:07:26 -0800; Sounds good to me! Regards David (mostly stuck in traffic rather than racing around the wide open spaces) Sosna; /html/tigers/2003-11/msg00028.html (8,753 bytes)
6. Re: RPM vs Torque - a Fairy Tale (score: 1): Author: sosnaenergyconsulting <sosnaenergyconsulting@cox.net>; Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:21:56 -0800; Hi Gary: You mean a light little car like, say, a lotus 7? :-) Actually, you're right--the Tiger falls into a 'lightweight' class just by attrition--it's getting tough to find a large scale automaker; /html/tigers/2003-11/msg00030.html (8,784 bytes)
7. Re: RPM vs Torque - a Fairy Tale (score: 1): Author: Drmoonstone@aol.com; Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 15:21:15 EST; Good point. It is well illustrated by looking at the torque and horsepower curves of the DOHC Alfa Romeo's of the '50's and '60's. Moonstone; /html/tigers/2003-11/msg00033.html (7,075 bytes)

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