just had a look at those links you gave han,

one thing you may want to consider is the bigger engine uses 20% more
fuel than the smaller, basically their model numbers equate to the cc
size of the motor 1 is 160cc and the other 190cc not sure what other
differences there are ie.,. flywheel weight to help the torque. but
you also then have a heavier mower to push around the 190 is 2 or so
kilo's heavier.

i still don't reckon that at the end of the day any user would notice
much if any difference when used on the average well kept lawn. so it
comes down the pocket book can you afford the extra price which is
bound to be a factor.

len

On 17 Apr 2004 06:41:05 -0700, (Han Chung)
wrote:

len gardener wrote in message . ..

Hi Len - I just had a question about torque.

it will come down to the torque that one or the other engine may
develop at a certain rev' range, put simply the more torque for less
revs will be the ideal. on your size lawn you may not notice a whole
lot of difference but then if money is no option go for the bigger
horsepower.

The two engines I'm looking at a

http://www.honda-engines.com/gcv160.htm
http://www.honda-engines.com/gcv190.htm

The GCV160 has 7.6 lbf ft of maximum torque at 2500 rpm. The GCV190
has 8.1 lbf ft of torque at the same rpm. What does this all mean?

Cheers,

Han.

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