Power and torque are concepts we all know and understand, right? Well, not everybody can accurately describe the difference. Imagine, for a moment, you're stopped at a red light when a slammed '06 BMW ...

"Horsepower" and "torque" rank among the most confusing automotive terms. To understand just what these terms mean, you must first grasp the concepts of "work" and "power." WORK:The movement of an ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

If you're a classic muscle car enthusiast, you probably know which of the era's most powerful production V8s were in terms of horsepower, but have you ever wondered which were the torquiest? During ...

Although Pontiac is not a car brand you find on the market today, it was a major player in the muscle car era and for a few decades afterward. This was the GM brand that tended to do things its own ...

Coming from a big Italian family, Anthony relishes in being the black sheep as the only adrenaline junkie. Even though he has gone bungee-jumping, rock-climbing, cliff diving, fought in mixed martial ...

It is often necessary to use an extension on a torque wrench when tightening a fastener. I am often asked if the use of such extensions will affect the wrench's accuracy. They willifthe extension is ...

Servo motor sizing is the process of selecting the best motor for a servo application. Misconceptions engineers can fall into when selecting a motor include: sizing based on the horsepower rating of ...

When it’s time to specify a high-performance motor that offers both precise positioning and cost efficiency, stepper motors offer many advantages over DC motors thanks to their brushless technology.