Originally Posted by rabiddawg
I tried to explain to this ricer kid at work about torque and horsepower he dont get it.
he is stuck in his idea that horsepower gets a car moving and is the sole force required?
I tried to explain as simple as possible til I was blue in the face but I gave up.
ok anyway to explain these two forces in real easy terms and the relation between the two ?
(gotta keep it simple so a ricer can understand)
Tell the kid to go and race a diesel pickup and he MIGHT win depending on the mods the diesel has. Then tell him to weight his little ricer to 7000 lbs to equal out the weight between his ricer and the diesel. Now he can race the diesel again and he might understand how the diesels torque just waxed his @ss.
Maybe he might get it.