Horsepower is horsepower?
If that theory is true (in real circumstances), then a 385hp 6.7L Cummins diesel shouldn't spank a 381hp Toyota Tundra when both are tested 0-60 towing a 5740# boat. But it did. Must be the adva...
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wilber1 wrote:Yip and it takes roughly 1.5hp to make a KW. A hp=745 or 750w, I forget which been to long since I messed with gensets and electric motors.Water-Bug wrote:
Wow! 121 posts and nobody has stated that "horsepower isn't always horsepower". There is horsepower and brake horsepower. Two different measurement systems that come up with different numbers for the same vehicle/engine. Just thought that I would stir the pot while I refill my popcorn.
What would be the point, there are many ways of calculating and measuring horsepower, far more than just two. The important thing for this debate is everyone using the same method.
Europe doesn't even use horsepower to rate their engines any more. They use kW.
