Yesterday's QOTD was a really good one for multiple reasons. One of the many topics discussed was power vs. torque, a concept still not that well understood by petrolheads. To radically simplify the ...

What's The Difference Between Horsepower & Torque? Which is better, horsepower or torque? Two words that are often stated in ...

torque is a force. horsepower is the rate at which the engine does work. Really, all the engine's peak torque, and the RPM at which it produces it tells you is the general operating characteristics of ...

In the middle of the muscle-car horsepower wars, the 1970 Buick GS Stage 1 quietly rewrote the rulebook by proving that raw ...

For most readers, understanding horsepower is easy; the bigger the number, the faster you go. Torque, however, is a figure that underlies horsepower. Once you understand what it is, and its ...

Most electric cars aren't normally associated with performance, but they are able to achieve something gasoline-powered cars can't: peak torque at zero rpm. It's thrown around often, and many will ...

During a recent conversation with an experienced engine builder I realized we'd not recently discussed the importance of, reasons why and areas of concern about proper engine component integration.

Remember when a 454 was considered a big-block? Well it still is, but today you can add a whole lot more cubes to your engine equation. And with small-blocks and LS engines getting near that 454 mark, ...

Aaron, a 27-year automotive technician and lifelong car enthusiast, attended Specs Howard School of Media Arts and learned the fundamentals of digital video and editing, shot composition and writing.

Marlborough, MA. HBM Inc. has added the new compact T40HS torque transducer, intended for measuring torque at high rotational speeds. It offers high stiffness, is made of light titanium, and ensures ...