Re: More bytes on bites

[Orin Eman <orin@wolfenet.com>]

> In a message dated 98-03-01 19:58:47 EST, you write:

> << 
>  STOP RIGHT HERE.  TORQUE != HORSEPOWER.

>  Horsepower is proportional to torque * RPM.  The following would
>  ONLY be true if the two shafts are rotating at the same speed,
>  and that doesn't seem to be the situation being discussed.

>  > T1 = 168.75
>  > T2 =   56.25
>  > OR
>  > T1 =  56.25
>  > T2 =  168.75
>  > Tshift = 112.50

>  Orin. >>
> Orin:
> It's exactly true if the two shafts are rotating at a DIFFERENT speed Orin.
> Think of it this way.  When the slip angle gets high enough, the Trg (Torque
> at the ring gear) = Engine Torque/HP (here you can insert 225 lb/ft just as

Not aguing the 'bite', just that HP is not equal to torque, but
depends on RPM.  IMO, power is irrelevant for the effect you
describe, just torque.

Orin.