[a007sniper]

Is it an acronym for something?

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[Synd]

It it for Break Horse Power. I think it means "real, rear-wheel horse power", but I'm not 100% sure. I'm sure it stands for that, though.

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Edited by - Synd on 01/13/2003 13:30:19

 

[GreenEnvy]

Yea it's brake horse power, and its supposed to measure the power at the rear wheel, not at the motor.

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[Andy_7676]

man, I must be stupid, but I always thought it was bloated horse power and was was the power at th crank as stated by the manufacturer...


so we all agree that BHP is brake horse power and its the power at the rear wheel? Cuase I see some BHP numbers on bikes that are obviously inflated....

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[Rob Lee]

That is not quite right.

The acronym bhp is most commonly used for brake horsepower, which is measured with a brake dyno. The dyno works with the application of, and resistance to, a brake.

According to About.com,

Brake horsepower is a calculation where the engine horsepower is measured at the point of output with no load from a chassis or any accessories and with fuel and ignition operations under ideal conditions.

Net horsepower, also called road horsepower is a calculation where horsepower is measured after the load from a chassis and accessories. Essentially, this is the power available at the drive wheel or wheels of a vehicle.


So, brake horsepower is often power at crank, not the rear wheel. Claimed horsepower is power only at the brochure.

The acronym is also less commonly used for British horsepower or brute horsepower.

 

[Andy_7676]

"it was bloated horse power and it was the power at the crank as stated by the manufacturer..."

so i was sorta right, just had the acronym wrong....

so BHP is power at the crank. not wheel...


this makes alot more sense....

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[Joybringer]

British horsepower? Brute horsepower? Never heard of it.

I know some weights and measures differ slightly on both sides of the pond, but I've never heard of these. Are these definitions common in the US?





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[Rob Lee]

One British horsepower, known in the US simply as horsepower, is about 745.7 W. One metric horsepower, known in German as Pferdestärke and in French as cheval vapeur, is about 0.9862 horsepower or 735.5 W.

The phrase brute horsepower is most often used in the US to identify a shootout of the same name.

Check out the acronym at Acronymfinder.com.

 

[Andy_7676]

damn it Rob, you make my brain hurt just reading some of your posts....

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[Joybringer]

..so what's the Mongolian equivilent??

Thanks for the info, Rob.

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