Horsepower.....think about it.
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Horsepower.....think about it.
When people say you only get about a 2 hp gain. Dosent sound like much but think about getting run over or dragged by two horses....thats a lot of power....now....think about a 50 hp gain. I guess its all relative. :thumbs:
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Re: Horsepower.....think about it. (hngacurv)
Every little bit helps. :thumbs:
Racer
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Re: Horsepower.....think about it. (vette92_1)
Come on you guys. Horsepower isn't really related to how powerful a horse is. I can't explain it in 20 words or less, but it is a strange formula. Look it up in a search engine and I think you'll be suprised at how the engineers came up with "horsepower" ratings.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Springdale AR
Re: Horsepower.....think about it. (Netnarc2)
Actually it did all start from as it is related to a horse.
The engineers name was James Watt. He found that, on average, a mine pony could do 22,000 foot-pounds of work in a minute. He then increased that number by 50 percent and pegged the measurement of horsepower at 33,000 foot-pounds of work in one minute. In Watt's judgement, one horse can do 33,000 foot-pounds of work every minute.
Anyway, it's all here if you want to read the whole thing.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/horsepower1.htm
The engineers name was James Watt. He found that, on average, a mine pony could do 22,000 foot-pounds of work in a minute. He then increased that number by 50 percent and pegged the measurement of horsepower at 33,000 foot-pounds of work in one minute. In Watt's judgement, one horse can do 33,000 foot-pounds of work every minute.
Anyway, it's all here if you want to read the whole thing.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/horsepower1.htm
Racer
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Re: Horsepower.....think about it. (Southern Comfort)
That's what I'm writing about. 2 HP doesn't equal 2 horses. It's all mathmatical equations. If you hitch up 2 horses to a buggy, it doesn't mean that you have a 2 horsepower buggy. On the other hand, 2 horses could pull more than a 2 horsepower go-kart. But it's hard to put gas in the horses, unless you feed them beans. :D
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Re: Horsepower.....think about it. (SUPERNINJAB0Y)
Ok,ok I think I got it now...so, if you twist those horses fast enough with a long enough lever you get 1HP...right?? :confused:
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Re: Horsepower.....think about it. (Southern Comfort)
That's what I'm writing about. 2 HP doesn't equal 2 horses. It's all mathmatical equations. If you hitch up 2 horses to a buggy, it doesn't mean that you have a 2 horsepower buggy. On the other hand, 2 horses could pull more than a 2 horsepower go-kart.
But it's hard to put gas in the horses, unless you feed them beans. :D
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
Re: Horsepower.....think about it. (Netnarc2)
That's what I'm writing about. 2 HP doesn't equal 2 horses. It's all mathmatical equations. If you hitch up 2 horses to a buggy, it doesn't mean that you have a 2 horsepower buggy. On the other hand, 2 horses could pull more than a 2 horsepower go-kart. But it's hard to put gas in the horses, unless you feed them beans. :D
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Re: Horsepower.....think about it. (Southern Comfort)
You can have 1,000 horses, but HP without real torque is like a light switch without the light........er, something like that :crazy: