What is a torque?

I am an Engineering Student and recently started getting excited about cars. I know torque is N.m and guessing more the torque the faster you can take off/ accelerate. But how does power fit in? I don't care about the term horse power. I am more interested...

A disc-shaped grindstone of mass 3.0 kg and radius 8.0 cm is spinning at 600 rev/min. After the power is shut off, a man continues to sharpen his axe by holding it against the grindstone until it stops 10 s later. What is the torque exerted by the axe...

I got an mr2 aw11 and I wanna do a engine swap. I love the sound of the 20v blacktop to death! But ppl say it doesnt have a lot of torque and torque is something that I want. Turbocharging the 20v for only 2-3 PSI (cant take a lot of boost in stock form...

its an R32GTR , increasing the torque a lot but with out realy raising the boost ( 1.4 bar) would like around 500 lbft of torque

Which reading is better? high torque low rpm or low torque high rpm?

difference between motor torque and load torque

I have to replace my piston and crankshaft assy on my own (i don't have the money to pay for a mechanic to do it), i was told by someone i need the torque specs, i know little about it so could you provide all the torque specs or possible torque specs...

what is known as low end torque,high end torque and midrange torque and what is the difference between them..

i need to torque down my bolts for the valve cover gaskets, what is the correct amount of torque do i need in pounds i think 20pound of torque should be enough, does anybody have any info on this thanks?