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torque & bhp ?

My question is what is the difference between torque and bhp and how does either effect a cars performance?

sweetchuck Thurs 15/05/08 20:47

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khao_san
Thurs 15/05/08
21:09

Torque is how much a motor can pull.

Horsepower is how fast it can do it.

andrewbrickn
Sun 18/05/08
18:42

hello, BHP (brake horse power) is basically the pulling power of the engine,ie the more BHP the more powerful the engine.The BHP is usually the reason for a fast car been fast on both acceleration and top speed. Torque is the engines mid range pulling power ie. 40-120mph rough estimates on a fast car. Both do effect the performance of a motor.

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