Given two engines with same HP; what is the advantage from a boating perspective of the one with more torque? It seems that the 4strokes have more torque than the equvivalent 2strokes.
I don't know that it pertains to boats, but when it comes to wheeled vehicles, I always associate torque with acceleration and horsepower with top speed---correctly or not.<br /><br />-dd-
Torque is a measurement of power. Doesn't matter if it's a car, a boat, or a lawnmower, more is better. 4 strokes in general do not have as much torque as 2 cycles. 2 cycles have twice as many power strokes.
