EXHIBIT 5.1

                                 April 25, 2001

Torque Engineering Corporation
2932 Thorne Drive
Elkhart, Indiana 46514

         Re: 1999 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") and Michael Bennett  Employment
Agreement (the "Agreement")

Gentlemen:

         We have acted as counsel to Torque Engineering Corporation,  a Delaware
corporation  ("Torque"),  in  connection  with  the  filing  of  a  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 (the  "Registration  Statement")  to  register  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  500,000 shares of Torque common stock (the
"Plan  Shares")  issuable  from  time to  time  upon  the  exercise  of  options
("Options") granted under the Plan and 35,543 shares of Torque common stock (the
"Bennett Shares") issuable pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.

         In that  connection,  we have  examined  executed  originals or copies,
certified  or  otherwise  identified  to  our  satisfaction,  of the  Plan,  the
Agreement and such other documents, corporate records and instruments as we have
deemed necessary for the purposes of the opinion expressed below. In giving this
opinion, we are assuming the authenticity of all instruments  presented to us as
originals,  the conformity with the originals of all instruments presented to us
as copies and the genuineness of all signatures.

         Based upon the  foregoing,  we are of the opinion that the Plan Shares,
when issued upon exercise of the Options granted under the Plan and upon payment
of the option  exercise price in accordance  with the terms of the Plan, will be
legally issued,  fully paid and  nonassessable.  We also are of the opinion that
the Bennett Shares,  when issued upon the terms stated in the Agreement and upon
rendering of the services stated therein, will be legally issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.

         This  opinion is limited to the matters  expressly  stated  herein.  We
express no opinion  concerning the laws of any jurisdiction  other than the laws
of the United States and the laws of the State of Delaware.  We do not undertake
to advise you of any  changes in the opinion  expressed  herein  resulting  from
changes in law,  changes in facts or any other  matters  that might  occur or be
brought to our attention after the date hereof.

         We hereby  consent to the  filing of this  opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement.

                                      Very truly yours,

                                      /s/ Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP