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Re: BHP??



On Sun, 22 Sep 1996, Kevin Wenzel wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Sep 1996 Mute0@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > what is it?
> 
> Brake Horsepower, I think.  Question is, is it HP at the road wheels or is it
> HP without the rest of the drivetrain?

Well, I always believed it meant "British Horsepower" to distinguish it 
from the French's way of measuring horsepower in the beginning of the 
century (I could be wrong though). I also think that HP is measured with 
the motor by itself on a bench (which should make us happy, because the 
ninetyfour/onetwentysomething horses on 8V/16V Scirocco's translate to 
more humph over, say, heavier cars like the Paseo/Neon with their 
questionable 100/onethirtysomething horses).




Ilias
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