Converting Kw/PS into BHP
Converting Kw/PS into BHP
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wargriff

Original Poster:

1,908 posts

232 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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Can anyone tell me the correct formular please..thanks

V8mate

45,899 posts

219 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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1bhp = 0.987ps

Graham E

13,018 posts

216 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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formular - r = formula

Huff

3,424 posts

221 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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1Bhp = 746w = 0.746Kw
1Kw = 1.34BHP

wargriff

Original Poster:

1,908 posts

232 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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Graham E said:
formular - r = formula
Sorry, had bad day..and im employed for my witty comments and devestating good looks, not my intellect smile

Edited by wargriff on Monday 10th November 17:09

Graham E

13,018 posts

216 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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sorry griff, someone had to do it =)

more importantly, how many BHP did you end up with?

if it's more than 300, buy it.

wargriff

Original Poster:

1,908 posts

232 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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Graham E said:
sorry griff, someone had to do it =)

more importantly, how many BHP did you end up with?

if it's more than 300, buy it.
Its for the guys at work, they were testing the combined knowledge of the pistonheads massive..

Thanks for all concerned..

Merritt

1,669 posts

268 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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V8mate said:
1bhp = 0.987ps
Wrong way around.. 1ps = 0.987bhp


Steve

Simpo Two

92,814 posts

295 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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What does PS stand for anyway?

Seight_Returns

1,640 posts

231 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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What is a PS anyway ? Vaguely remember it being a BHP figure corrected for the approximate losses from engine ancillaries or something .....

Anyone know ?

PeteG

4,278 posts

241 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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Seight_Returns said:
What is a PS anyway ? Vaguely remember it being a BHP figure corrected for the approximate losses from engine ancillaries or something .....

Anyone know ?
Pfiedestarke, or something. European.

V8mate

45,899 posts

219 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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PeteG said:
Seight_Returns said:
What is a PS anyway ? Vaguely remember it being a BHP figure corrected for the approximate losses from engine ancillaries or something .....

Anyone know ?
Pfiedestarke, or something. European.
Pferderstarke - German for.... horse power smile

V8mate

45,899 posts

219 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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Merritt said:
V8mate said:
1bhp = 0.987ps
Wrong way around.. 1ps = 0.987bhp


Steve
Oops - absolutely - what he said. There's barely anything in it either way smile

wargriff

Original Poster:

1,908 posts

232 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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V8mate said:
Merritt said:
V8mate said:
1bhp = 0.987ps
Wrong way around.. 1ps = 0.987bhp


Steve
Oops - absolutely - what he said. There's barely anything in it either way smile
Apart from my REPUTATION man...smile

elster

17,517 posts

240 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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how come English horses are more powerful than German ones?

V8mate

45,899 posts

219 months

Monday 10th November 2008
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elster said:
how come English horses are more powerful than German ones?
They're metric horses, innit.