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      02-20-2013, 09:57 AM   #49
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Originally Posted by HighandDry View Post
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True, HP is always king, but IF you want to figure out the instantaneous acceleration than torque will give you that.

Force determines your acceleration and torque is directly proportional to force for that RPM.

F=M*A

Work=F*DIstance or F=Work/Distance

Therefore Acceleration=Work/(M*Distance) or something like that
Actually you don't. You can figure instantenuous acceleration directly from power with the following formula:

acceleration = available power / (mass x speed)

Available power is the power generated at that given moment after you have deducted the power required to overcome drag and resistance losses.

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