http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower
Cheval (horse) Vapeur (Steam)
Also, haven't you got those little conversion files Conversion.exe and Sapfile.exe.? They are both great.
Correct, 5252 is the multiplier.
Funnily enough, if you see a dyno graph in foot pounds and HP, graphing torque against power, you'll see that they ALWAYS cross over at 5252 if the graph is done properly.
An interesting thing..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower
Cheval (horse) Vapeur (Steam)
Also, haven't you got those little conversion files Conversion.exe and Sapfile.exe.? They are both great.
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Now driving 20V Turbo 1.8 N-S FWD
Hmm... interesting concept... Ive got a missus to powerstroke me to sleep... but i dont know any chicks (even the geeks from uni days) who are impressed by a conversion table... just cant think of a way that it would come up in conversation.
.....and that is why you will be power stroking yourself to sleep each night
Chicks seem to prefer a smile, a compliment and an offer of an enjoyable evening alone around here... dont know how it is in other parts of the world tho.
Cheers, Owen
1977 RA28 with 1JZ-GTE (Was 18R-GTE)
Lancer EVO Brakes into old Celica/Corolla/Corona
Doing the things that aren't popular... cause being popular and being good are often distinctly different.
This thread is great, and I will add to it with this link to download an awesome program....
http://joshmadison.net/software/convert/
It doesnt have all the power conversions that have been listed, but it is handy when you have torque settings in a workshop manual which are in a different form to the torque wrench you have!! And I use it at work as well (because engineers are lazy) Enjoy....
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Toyota Car Club (Qld)
hahahahaha I always think I am the only chick who would be/is impressed by a conversion table LOL!! But im just a phreak anyways being so into fixing cars and allOriginally Posted by o_man_ra23
51LII - 1972 TA22 Celica | Morpheous Metallic | 4AGE 20v Silvertop | Razorback ECU | W58
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And if anyone wants to know the metric conversion it's.
P = 2x Pi x N xT
P = Power in Watts
N = Revolutions per sec
T = Torque in Newton Metres
So it's P=2PiNT/1000 for Kilowatts.
The CV in that sense isn't literal horsepower, but rather a "tax" horsepower. The tax horsepower was based upon cylinder dimensions mathematically, and thus didn't take into account head or exhaust work - all cars of specific dimensions were deemed equal. Think of it like the kei class in Japan, where they have to be a specific width and have a maximum sized engine, but it doesn't matter how much or little power they output.Originally Posted by stradlater
By the end of the 2CV's run, it's actual horsepower was much greater (well, relatively) than it's 2 HP tax rating, but the name had stuck
Ive always found this site useful for quick calcs.
http://www.mr2ownersclub.com/converter.htm
Great thread btw
Kind Regards,
Kurt.
1998 ER34 ニッサン スカイラインGT- T
RB25DET 5 Speed Manual | Blitz SE Return Flow FMIC | Greddy Profec II Spec B BC | Apexi N1 Turbo Back Exhaust
Originally Posted by sillycar chick
sweet find, thankx for sharin it! +ve rep...
i have a new bible...
beer me!
http://www.users.on.net/~jvizard/myn...Calculator.zip
I wrote that a long time ago, enjoy.
Just remember that there is 2 ways that horse power is represented with an engine.
1.Flywheel horse power which is the true output of just the engine.Where the engine itself alone with nothing bolted behind it is set in a bench dyno eg.engine cradle.
2.Rear wheel horse power which is the output the car is producing at the rear wheels which includes,clutch/pressure plate,Throwout bearing,gearbox,tailshaft,diff,axles and rims/tyres.
There is no difference between HP and kW they are the same measurement.Its just that Hp is the imperial side and kW is the metric side of things.Just like inches and millimetres.Old to new.
1 HP=0.746kW
1kW=1.34HP
Cheers Brett.
Im with brett on this. Kilowatt and HP are both measures of a motor's ability to perform work... just on different scales. Also anyone who tries to say a car will be faster due to a higher peak power figure may well be power stroking. The overall power or torque curve is much more important, as this will determine a vehicle's characteristics. You can get a quicker ET with a lower TV if you accelerate quicker from a lower RPM.
Cheers, Owen
Cheers, Owen
1977 RA28 with 1JZ-GTE (Was 18R-GTE)
Lancer EVO Brakes into old Celica/Corolla/Corona
Doing the things that aren't popular... cause being popular and being good are often distinctly different.
Great contribution Strad...
If you, or anyone, has the time to do some more research ...
I'd be keen to see a reliable flywheel to rearwheel conversion formula & vice versa.
From what I can see around, most people work on rearwheel being somewhere between 70% to 80% of the flywheel power.
I know that this gets complex when you look at various drivetrain configurations, etc, but surely their could be some reliable way of doing this, that would help to resolve a few debates.
no.. there isn't..
SL666 is dead on there... Waaaaay too many variables such as maintenance factors, bearing tightness, oil viscocities, rotating part mass just to name a few.
Cheers, Owen
1977 RA28 with 1JZ-GTE (Was 18R-GTE)
Lancer EVO Brakes into old Celica/Corolla/Corona
Doing the things that aren't popular... cause being popular and being good are often distinctly different.
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