What is power band?

[JaEYuN]

And how do I find a car's power band?

 

[Omnis]

its the amount of rpms between 2 points on the tach where the car gets the most power.

and you can find it by shifting up some at a stop, and then going until your hit your powerband and get going....or something. when your acceleration starts to fall off, then you must shift up to get back to the start of your powerband again.

pretty basic and vague but i think it gets the job done.

 

[JaEYuN]

I'm still a little confused about that.

 

[Omnis]

well its very simple. its just the zone where the engine gives the best performance.


--get on aim, ill show you a quick vid.

 

[Thio]

It is a certain range in the amount of revolutions made by the engine where the engine will make the most torque or most horsepower.

For example, the power band of the Toyota Trueno is very wide because the torque and horsepower can be easily accessed at ~4500 rpm all the way up to its limiter.

 

[Driftnewb110]

is it the area between the points that u shift?

 

[ForcedInduction]

yea its the RPM interval in which the car accelerates the fastest.
i wonder what my rpm band is 2005 altima 2.5s manual transmission YAYUH

 

[Sage]

Okay, take an Escudo, and go to an empty track. Hit the gas... notice that the car will putter along very slowly for a while, and then it will suddenly accelerate very fast. That means that it hit its powerband... it's where the engine is making optimal power (though in the case of the 'scudo, it's mostly because of the turbo). There's also an upper limit, where the car won't accelerate as fast, but for simplicity's sake, it's usually at or near the redline.

 

[Delphic Reason]

Very good answers.... I was going to explain it but everyone else has done such a good job answering the question, already....

 

[Omnis]

i took a vid and showed it to him, lol.

so hopefully now he gets it (i hope)

 

[Swift]

BTW, it's very important to keep the engine in the powerband for long, smooth drifting.

 

[725]

Okay, take an Escudo, and go to an empty track. Hit the gas... notice that the car will putter along very slowly for a while, and then it will suddenly accelerate very fast. That means that it hit its powerband... it's where the engine is making optimal power (though in the case of the 'scudo, it's mostly because of the turbo). There's also an upper limit, where the car won't accelerate as fast, but for simplicity's sake, it's usually at or near the redline.

Thats a very good example to give