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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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It is. One horsepower is equivalent to something like 33,000 foot-pounds per minute.Torque is a component of horsepower, but torque is also used on its own. The two things are generally used in car vernacular as two separate components that do two separate jobs.
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Kroney, Mon 22 Aug 2011, 14:51,
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If you imagine a handcrank consisting of a straight pole with a handle on one end.The force turning the crank is torque, but how fast the other end of the pole is spinning is measured in horsepower.
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