dapper Posted 6February, 2017 Report Share Posted 6February, 2017 This one's bordering on technical but not quite.I just want to get a straw pole on Porsche owners/enthusiasts technical nous. The reason.... I'm working on a project and want to get a guage on what depth of information people actually want.So first up, and without looking it up, who knows what Newton metres of torque actually means? I don't want an explanation, we can all google that. I simply want to get a guage on whether it's relevant to the average Porsche owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M Posted 7February, 2017 Report Share Posted 7February, 2017 Relevant as I want 5 lots of 94 foot pounds every time I change a wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Posted 7February, 2017 Report Share Posted 7February, 2017 Just did a steering wheel change and needed the right torque screwing it back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted 7February, 2017 Report Share Posted 7February, 2017 Sure I'll bite, 130NM on the wheels nuts and 370NM to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew F Posted 7February, 2017 Report Share Posted 7February, 2017 Depends. Torque from an engine, or torquing up a bolt? Although the same, they're different. It's an impressive talking point for some, to have big numbers, but generally, it's not something that's important to me coz I'm not towing a horse float with my 911. Sure I'll bite, 130NM on the wheels nuts and 370NM to the ground.So does that mean if you get more Nm onto the bitumen than what all your combined wheel nut torque is, your wheel nuts will come loose when you're driving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevepGT3 Posted 7February, 2017 Report Share Posted 7February, 2017 I couldn`t write a Thesis on it, but I understand the principles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonN Posted 7February, 2017 Report Share Posted 7February, 2017 I understand it but rarely use it. I don't currently own a torque wrench (somebody stole my last one) and for most jobs I do, the arm is enough of a measure to be able to remain safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANF Posted 7February, 2017 Report Share Posted 7February, 2017 @dapper is fishing for something...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOKA Posted 7February, 2017 Report Share Posted 7February, 2017 Its when the wrench goes CLICK.!That's all you need to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevepGT3 Posted 7February, 2017 Report Share Posted 7February, 2017 Its when the wrench goes CLICK.!That's all you need to know Click? This one sounds like a rifle when it goes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy468 Posted 7February, 2017 Report Share Posted 7February, 2017 This one's bordering on technical but not quite.I just want to get a straw pole on Porsche owners/enthusiasts technical nous. The reason.... I'm working on a project and want to get a guage on what depth of information people actually want.So first up, and without looking it up, who knows what Newton metres of torque actually means? I don't want an explanation, we can all google that. I simply want to get a guage on whether it's relevant to the average Porsche owner.What you up to Dapper?? All I know is the more NM of Torque my engine has the more I can boast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnage Posted 7February, 2017 Report Share Posted 7February, 2017 OP needs to be clear about "torque" & the purpose. I suspect it's engine power, but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberpunky Posted 7February, 2017 Report Share Posted 7February, 2017 Torque is rotational force, whether applied to a wheel nut or by the engine to the wheels. The NM's are just a measure of how much force is applied/generated by the twistee or twister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINGY Posted 7February, 2017 Report Share Posted 7February, 2017 It can be important in tightening some bolts more than others if that's what you mean, when i had motorbikes i used a torque wrench all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapper Posted 4May, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 4May, 2017 Sorry it's been a while and obviously I wasn't clear so apologies for the ambiguity. It is indeed in relation to the measurement of how quickly your car will accelerate. Does that give the game away, I don't know? All I would like to know is, how relevant torque figures are to you and your understanding of them when numbers are thrown on the table. Be honest, is it just as Sandi468 says, the bigger the number, the more you can boast or is it a conversation piece you can speak with authority on?I thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 4May, 2017 Report Share Posted 4May, 2017 I understand it but rarely use it. I don't currently own a torque wrench (somebody stole my last one) and for most jobs I do, the arm is enough of a measure to be able to remain safe.You can get away with male intuition until you start playing with cylinder heads etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel Posted 4May, 2017 Report Share Posted 4May, 2017 torque is cheap @dapper dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 4May, 2017 Report Share Posted 4May, 2017 I couldn`t write a Thesis on it, but I understand the principlesIlliterate hill billy-knows how to pull?Sorry it's been a while and obviously I wasn't clear so apologies for the ambiguity. It is indeed in relation to the measurement of how quickly your car will accelerate. Does that give the game away, I don't know? All I would like to know is, how relevant torque figures are to you and your understanding of them when numbers are thrown on the table. Be honest, is it just as Sandi468 says, the bigger the number, the more you can boast or is it a conversation piece you can speak with authority on?I thank you.I know that I need more torques if I want to accelerate harder out of the tight uphill corners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 4May, 2017 Report Share Posted 4May, 2017 Torque is the ability to apply force (1 newton over one metre, amirite?) while power is the rate at which work is done. If you want to change the inertia of an object you need to apply some newtons. If your engine doesn't have torques you need to put it through a reduction gear to act as a lever to increase the force. Powerful engines can produce more torque through a wider rev range, reducing the need for closely spaced gearing to keep the engine in the band between peak torque and peak power.ill take 'why does a 930 have a 4 speed gearbox' for 100 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 4May, 2017 Report Share Posted 4May, 2017 Stump puller or twig puller? Try it and see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 4May, 2017 Report Share Posted 4May, 2017 one for the idiots (Yes, I've watched it ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stardust Posted 4May, 2017 Report Share Posted 4May, 2017 Torque is calculated by Force x Distance.Force is measured in Newtons (N). Distance in metres (m). So the unit is Newton Metres (Nm).Easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 4May, 2017 Report Share Posted 4May, 2017 Torque is calculated by Force x Distance.Force is measured in Newtons (N). Distance in metres (m). So the unit is Newton Metres (Nm).Easy!more accurately, torque is a measure of force to cause an object to rotate around an axis. Force x distance is how work is calculated. https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jos/pasp05/Work_Force_times.html I'm having flash backs to high school physics classes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 4May, 2017 Report Share Posted 4May, 2017 Torque is cheap...esp in women's clothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 5May, 2017 Report Share Posted 5May, 2017 Didn't he have some "interesting" fashion choices? Maybe we shouldn't be torquing about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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