...s not the other way around? Petrol 2L Capri - powerband from 2000-... for both and although the petrol engine has rising BHP with ... it all back to the engine. Finding data is near impossible ... gear acceleration. Or if comparing engines in same chassis with same ... TORQUE. If your claim about engine torque being the important value ...is why 124Kw @ 12,000rpm bike engines are just as good as ...

...net>, Conor <conor_turton@hotmail.com> writes You sure that's not the other way around? Petrol 2L Capri - powerband from 2000-5600 RPM. Diesel 2L Mondeo - powerband from 2000-4000 RPM. Yep, I'm sure. Just look at the torque curves for both and although the petrol engine has rising BHP with RPM it's not torque induced, but then you'd need some mechanical knowledge to know ...

In message <kt36b4t9skt6v0ha040o910m475bf6l5rk@4ax.com>, Peter Hill <peter.usenet1@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes I contend that Diesel engines are fit only for use at constant speed and load. Diesel engines tend to have a broad power band, petrol engines have theirs in one spot which is normally just below maximum revs. -- Clive

...<fa4beb99-dc9b-4796-864f-cbe0739940e8@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>, Boltar <boltar2003@yahoo.co.uk> writes Do large petrol engines get used anywhere these days outside of muscle cars and speedboats? I have heard that ... that diesel is the only sensible option for any reciprocating engine, apart from items like F1 where power output per kg. ...

... <boltar2...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Do large petrol engines get used anywhere these days outside of muscle cars and speedboats? Yes. 6.8L V10 Petrol engine. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/2000-04_Ford_Excursi on.jpg>... car has decent performance. You asked if the engines were used outside of muscle cars and ...

... would be a spark-ignition engined appliance and I have seen signs at factories saying "no petrol engined vehicles past this point"...had big signs saying "no petrol engined vehicles past this point...of vehicles that visit have petrol engines and every vehicle is...on using mobile phones at petrol forecourts is not due to...safety (spark causing petrol vapour to explode) but a financial one...

... flammable gas fire would be a spark-ignition engined appliance and I have seen signs at factories saying "no petrol engined vehicles past this point" I have always wonbdered about the restrictions in filling ... on using mobile phones, when the majority of vehicles that visit have petrol engines and every vehicle is started by an electric motor that creates sparks ...

...>>would be a spark-ignition engined appliance and I have seen signs at factories saying "no petrol engined vehicles past this point"... had big signs saying "no petrol engined vehicles past this point"... of vehicles that visit have petrol engines and every vehicle is ... on using mobile phones at petrol forecourts is not due to safety (spark causing petrol vapour to explode) but a financial one...

... a flammable gas fire would be a spark-ignition engined appliance and I have seen signs at factories saying "no petrol engined vehicles past this point" I have always wonbdered about the restrictions in filling stations on using mobile phones, when the majority of vehicles that visit have petrol engines and every vehicle is started by an electric motor ...

... Boltar <boltar2...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Do large petrol engines get used anywhere these days outside of muscle cars and speedboats? Yes. 6.8L V10 Petrol engine. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e...muscle car has decent performance. You asked if the engines were used outside of muscle cars and ...