torque values

[ampedxpinoy]

i know this is probably a dumb question but....why are the torque values different from what they are in real life? is it a different unit or something?

 

[Orbit]

The standard unit of torque measurement varies from country to country. In Japan they use Kg/m, here in Australia it's Nm (Newton Metres) and in the US, Lb/Ft.

To convert Kg/m to Nm, I believe you just multiply the value by 10.

Eg: 40.00 Kg/m = ~400 Nm.

Not sure about Lb/Ft. There must be a conversion thingy out there, just google it.

 

[vipersan]

http://locost7.info/converter.php

use google

 

[Boundary Layer]

to go from kg/m to lb/ft you multiply by roughly 7.25
not exact, but a very close approximation

 

[Famine]

7.231

You'll find that the garage values SAY lbft, but are actually in kgm. Due to witchcraft. Or a glitch in the matrix. Or something.

(and note that it's mass times distance, not mass over distance, so it's lbft or kgm, not lb/ft or kg/m)