 BHP, what is it |
 May 30, 2005 - 12:30 AM
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Morning guys !
ok so you can qulte for your car BHP, WHP and HP plus i've heard you guys talking about HP at the crank ! what is the true rating for the cars power Crank, Wheel or Brake HP and What is 1 HP ?????? thank in advance for any info  --------------------  Life is for living, and you don't get a second chance Take care now !! |
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May 30, 2005 - 3:45 AM
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http://auto.howstuffworks.com/horsepower.htm
BHP = Block horse power. Otherwise known as horsepower that your engine produces. WHP = Wheel horse power. How much of the BHP actually gets to the wheels for you to enjoy. BHP is same as horsepower at the crank, or at the flywheel. |
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May 30, 2005 - 10:06 AM
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QUOTE(Newbie @ May 30, 2005 - 3:45 AM) http://auto.howstuffworks.com/horsepower.htm BHP = Block horse power. Otherwise known as horsepower that your engine produces. WHP = Wheel horse power. How much of the BHP actually gets to the wheels for you to enjoy. BHP is same as horsepower at the crank, or at the flywheel. [right][snapback]293239[/snapback][/right] BHP = BRAKE Horse Power. Otherwise you've got a nice simple definition there. --------------------  Project ST204.5 99.88946% complete... |
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popstar BHP May 30, 2005 - 12:30 AM
Insanity-74 I think that Horse power was origionally taken as ... May 30, 2005 - 3:38 AM
popstar Hmmmm, interesting
thanks guys May 30, 2005 - 6:01 AM Newbie Sorry. I've called it block horsepower. That w... May 31, 2005 - 4:19 AM tomazws Basic Horse Power
Whooping Horse Power May 31, 2005 - 5:03 PM H8DC3lica94 QUOTE(tomazws @ May 31, 2005 - 2:03 PM)Basic ... Jun 2, 2005 - 3:26 AM Digndoug how about BASE HP ?? Jun 2, 2005 - 8:41 AM Insanity-74 BHP - Beating Honda`s is Pleasurable
WHP - Wrecki... Jun 2, 2005 - 10:05 AM
tomazws QUOTE(Insanity-74 @ Jun 2, 2005 - 3:05 P... Jun 2, 2005 - 3:19 PM |
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