The Ford Barn - View Single Post

JayChicago · 01-29-2023, 07:30 PM

Tubman & Coopman
Thanks for the explanations. I learned something. I get the 5252 RPMs isn't meaningful, is just a number-crunching value in the formula. What is meaningful is: "Horsepower is an extrapolation from the torque reading, calculated by a formula." I did not know that.

01-29-2023, 07:30 PM	#75
JayChicago Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Chicago Posts: 728	Re: 8ba 275 carb options Tubman & Coopman Thanks for the explanations. I learned something. I get the 5252 RPMs isn't meaningful, is just a number-crunching value in the formula. What is meaningful is: "Horsepower is an extrapolation from the torque reading, calculated by a formula." I did not know that.