Cybermonkey
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Originally posted by Sooty
thank u cyber, this is what I was very interested about... more torque than a 106gti 
yeah i thought so, however, hiking the power up N/A stylee rewards big BHP increases, but pretty low torque increases.
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Sooty
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yes, but beware, some people on here will have you believe that is everything... and we should all be driving tdi's
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Cybermonkey
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yeah i know, its the 2 combined that makes an awesome car.
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Teddy
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Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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Originally posted by Andy
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Originally posted by Teddy
Its not about BHP its about Torque anyhow
Yes, of course. So now perhaps you can explain why we're not all driving double decker buses 
The BHP is the maximum power that an engine can deliver at any fixed point.
Ie. My Calibra Turbo was 251bhp @ 4798rpm
With me so far?
The torque is the "pull of the engine" the ability to turn that power into drive.
If you have an engine producing 250bhp with 40ft its going to go nowhere because its got no pull.
Where as if you have a 82bhp engine with 130ft then its making the most of what its got and putting it all into drive.
Hence why BHP figures are just a fancy whay of saying "look how fast my car is" where is actual fact if you talk to certain people they will glance at the BHP and pay more attention to the torque figure because this gives thenm an indication of what the car can do
and this is why diesels are now getting quicker and quicker.
Not Rocket science is it really
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morrisdaboss
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Location: Feltham, have you?
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not now
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