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Does anyone know if when caterham quote a 125 or 140, if they are talking about crank HP or rear wheel HP?
Just curious as what to call ours, we have 125 at the rear wheels (hub dynoed) , and were advised by our friendly dyno guy that you'd expect about a 37hp crank to rear wheel loss.
So is ours a a '125' or a '160'?
How much power have you got?
Just curious as what to call ours, we have 125 at the rear wheels (hub dynoed) , and were advised by our friendly dyno guy that you'd expect about a 37hp crank to rear wheel loss.
So is ours a a '125' or a '160'?
How much power have you got?
Yes and no, he said he reckoned 37hp on top. But anywhere between 30hp and 50hp is a typical loss for a rear wheel drive car.
But he didn't use the dyno to measure the losses because he said they are really inaccurate and its a bit pointless. As it's wheel HP that counts, I agree.
He new his stuff, and was talking to me about published papers on transmission losses in rear wheel drive cars, and that it's almost impossible to accurately measure with a dyno.
But he didn't use the dyno to measure the losses because he said they are really inaccurate and its a bit pointless. As it's wheel HP that counts, I agree.
He new his stuff, and was talking to me about published papers on transmission losses in rear wheel drive cars, and that it's almost impossible to accurately measure with a dyno.
so I don't think there will be huge losses at the wheels.Gassing Station | Caterham | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff