3rd Gen High Performance and Accessories (5.9L Only) Talk about Dodge/Cummins aftermarket products for third generation trucks here. Can include high-performance mods, or general accessories. THIS IS FOR THE 5.9L ONLY!

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Old May 15, 2007 | 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by ramtd02
Actually there is such a thing as Horsepower, granted it is a derivative of torque. But it is still a separate animal, being that it is the accelaration of the torque.

1 HP = 746 kW
1 HP = 522 ft-lbs/second.
Nope

1HP = 746 watts (746 kw is nearly 1000hp)

brake power = torque x radians

watts = newton meters x [(rpm/60)x2pi]

output is the rate at which torque is delivered

This is why a hemi at nearly twice the rpm and just over half the torqe has roughly the same output as a cummins.

Acceleration, when a unit is at anything less than full load/speed, is an entirely different beast. Now you are into the kenetic energy of rotation among other things.
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Old May 15, 2007 | 03:59 AM
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I have never looked into it before but I use to work for Caterpillar, how about taking your truck to a Big truck place. Like Peterbilt and run it on their chassis dyno. We had one at Cat for the big trucks? Figure it would be one more place to check!
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