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Originally posted by Danch
Got the reply smokey.
It's designed to make less torque and have a much higher redline. the redline is probably somewhere in the 14,000 range like my bike. HP is just a measure of torque at RPM so the higher the RPM the more HP measured for a given torque.. The engine isn't any more powerful you can just get more out of it. My bike makes 101 HP but probably only makes 40 ft/lbs. On a car that would be undrivable, on a bike it's damn quick due to the weight difference.
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exactly what i thought.
i was waiting to see if anyone knew that most superbikes (inline) make 50-90 ft/lbs.. the vtwins make more, but there redline is much lower due to the configuration of a V setup
a very short bore and stroke found on all superbikes attributes to the very high reving capabilities. i mean, with a long rod, its not feasable/safe to make a longer stroke engine run at the same RMP as one with a shorter one. the r6 redlines at 15,500 RPM and makes 133hp.. torque, i dont know., probably 55-60.
longer rods, found in muscle cars atribute to a greater torque force (leverage you could say?).
i was taught how to calculate HP from a torque reading.. but i forgot how to
to prove this theory you can look at 3 classes of bikes
600
750
1000
600 - 15,500 rpm, shortest stroke, least torque, 130hp
750 - 14,500 rpm, 2nd longest stroke, 2nd most torque, 150 hp
1000 - 13,000 rpm, longest stroke, most torque, 170 hp
thanks for the confirmation