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Originally Posted by sixto
I follow your words but I can't repeat them in a way that makes sense. Here's another case - an engine rated at 150 lbft at 2500 rpm vs and electric impact wrench than can tighten a lugnut to 150 lbft. Is the reciprocating mass of the engine a factor?
Sixto
83 300SD
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An engine has a lot more inertia than a lugnut.
I think horsepower is related here somewhere since an impact wrench won't drive a car at any kind of speed.
Yes it's been a while since I took physics and mechanics...
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Bob Roe
Lehigh Valley PA USA
1973 Olds 88, 1972 MB 280SE, 1978 Datsun 280Z, 1971 Ford T-Bird, 1972 Olds 88, 1983 Nissan Sentra, 1985 Sentra, 1973 230.6, 1990 Acura Integra, 1991 Volvo 940GLE wagon, 1983 300SD, 1984 300SD, 1995 Subaru Legacy L wagon, 2002 Mountaineer, 1991 300TE wagon, 2008 Murano, 2007 R320CDI 4Matic 52K, some Hyundai, 2008 BMW 535xi wagon, all gone... currently
2007 Honda Odyssey Touring, 2014 E350 4matic
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