Originally Posted by
revetec
You have to really ride the trike to understand the performance and characteristics. At light throttle and low revs we are achieving incredible torque.
Unfortunately I don't think I will be able to come down to Australia and try one out in the near future (although I have always wanted to go to Australia )
Originally Posted by
revetec
The best thing is for you to contact GTM trike's Director Shane Subloo and ask him what it was like to drive.
I guess I will have to see if he can give me some actual numbers and not just subjective feelings...?
Originally Posted by
revetec
He went back after the test and drove his father's 220hp trike to get a fresh benchmark and he said to me on the phone that at 25% throttle we out accelerated it.
You need to be alittle more specific here. Your engine makes less than 95HP at WOT so it is generating alot less power at 25% throttle (which I am assuming is % of WOT angle and not just throttle handle position?). There is alot of missing info like: what speeds are you measureing the acceleration from and to? (i.e. 0-100km/h? 80-120km/h?) How exactly was it determined that one "accelerated" faster than the other? That statement could be interpreted to mean that the revetec powered trike can out accelerate a 220HP trike by only using 25% throttle angle... (which is patently ridiculous as your engine makes <95HP at WOT). I think that maybe the revetec gives a harder initial kick in the pants even at low RPM compared to the 220HP trike (which will need to rev higher and dump the clutch to give as much of a kick), but 220HP>95HP so you can't win.
Originally Posted by
revetec
On the dyno at 10% throttle opening we were producing 125Nm@1,500-2,000rpm.
Do you really think I am going to believe that? That means your engine should be easily able to pump out 700Nm+ (which it doesn't). How can that possibly be true? 10% doesn't open the airway much at all so if you are making 125Nm at 10% you should be making alot more than 202Nm at WOT.
Power, whether measured as HP, PS, or KW is what accelerates cars and gets it up to top speed. Power also determines how far you take a wall when you hit it
Engine torque is an illusion.