BHP/HP???
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From: MCAA License to Kill
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Re: (MasterChief)
Which one is mainly for the ground?
Are they both HP and BHP?
Are they both HP and BHP?
I actually dont know what the B stands for in BHP, but it's not RWHP. I dont know where you got LHP from.
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From: Swanzey N. H.
Re: BHP/HP??? (MasterChief)
Brake HP is the old way HP was measured. Now, it is Net HP, which is also measured at the crankshaft, but has all the accessories taken into consideration, (power steering, AC, smog pump, etc.).
True HP is measured at the wheels, Rear Wheel HP. Each car is usually a little different, so this can only be measured on a dyno. Hope this helps.
:cheers: :seeya :chevy
True HP is measured at the wheels, Rear Wheel HP. Each car is usually a little different, so this can only be measured on a dyno. Hope this helps.
:cheers: :seeya :chevy
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From: ALAMOGORDO NM
Re: (scorp508)
I think you have it backwards.(I could be mistaking though) BHP is brake horse power, Europeans use this term to refer to what we call rear wheel horse power. Hp is crankshaft horse power. I use to live in England and I watched a lot of British car shows and they always refered BHP is meaning rear wheel horse power.
Oops I meant flywheel hp not crankshaft hp.
[Modified by 86VETTEMAN, 7:33 PM 3/25/2003]
Oops I meant flywheel hp not crankshaft hp.
[Modified by 86VETTEMAN, 7:33 PM 3/25/2003]
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From: Swanzey N. H.
Re: (86VETTEMAN)
I think you have it backwards.(I could be mistaking though) BHP is brake horse power, Europeans use this term to refer to what we call rear wheel horse power. Hp is crankshaft horse power. I use to live in England and I watched a lot of British car shows and they always refered BHP is meaning rear wheel horse power.
BHP, maybe Brittish Horsepower :D