OK boys and girls - I have a math quiz for you all
I have just had a power run done on my R32 GTR and have a reading for tractive effort, and I want to convert that to an approximate torque figure (Nm)
from the following web site
http://www.webster-inst.com/techinfo/equat...eqnfr/eqn17.htm
we see that the tractive effort is obtained by multiplying the torque by the total ratio of power the train and dividing this sum by the rolling radius of the driving tyres. (easy)
TE = (T * R * 1000) / r
where
T= Motor torque in kg/millimetres (the number I wish to calculate)
R = Overall gear reduction including both axle and transmission (NFI)
r = Rolling radius of loaded driving tyre in millimetres (measure)
So in my example, I have a measured TE of 6300 newtons – based on the output of the power run on a 4 wheel dyno.
BUT
I do not know R or r
Any idea what the overall gear reduction is in an R32 GTR in 4th gear.
Any idea how a can obtain an accurate measure of the rolling radius of my wheel. I have 235/45/17s (with a tape measure I get 2070mm ?)
come on guys – I'm sure this must have been covered before