Okay. Educate me. Horsepower question
11-04-2009, 08:06 PM
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I'll tell you who loves American Muscle and knows what to do with it though and that's the Aussies.
11-04-2009, 08:11 PM
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Watch this video.....keep in mind the hosts are very biased against american cars. They bring out a dyno later in the show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O46E0gCF5os
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O46E0gCF5os
11-04-2009, 08:14 PM
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I did notice that when he first romps on the GT500 he seems genuinely surprised and even says GOOD GOD! as he's trying to hang onto it. LOL
11-04-2009, 08:23 PM
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I remember seeing that video a couple years ago I believe. I was like, omg these morons don't know the difference between rwhp and bhp!? Even if they were using it as a way to bash American cars (the only thing I'll ever own personally) they still made themselves look like morons.
It's mostly b/c of that episode is why 99% of the time I never watch any clips from that show.
It's mostly b/c of that episode is why 99% of the time I never watch any clips from that show.
11-04-2009, 08:28 PM
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I remember seeing that video a couple years ago I believe. I was like, omg these morons don't know the difference between rwhp and bhp!? Even if they were using it as a way to bash American cars (the only thing I'll ever own personally) they still made themselves look like morons.
It's mostly b/c of that episode is why 99% of the time I never watch any clips from that show.
It's mostly b/c of that episode is why 99% of the time I never watch any clips from that show.
If I remember correct, isn't that guy on the SPEED network on Thursday evenings, something about super cars? If so, yeah, no. I don't like him or his show. Pinks All Out used to be on during that time slot... 
I prefered Pinks. Muchly.
11-04-2009, 09:20 PM
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Ya they for some reason dont know the difference between rwhp and hp. Try not to take them too seriously, and it really is a fantastically fun and hilarious show to watch. The host in the above clip also owns a 69 charger in sublime. He loves American muscle, lol. Europeans just have a different taste in cars.
11-04-2009, 10:55 PM
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11-04-2009, 10:59 PM
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I only made it half-way through that clip and it kept buffering on me - I'll watch it at the office in the morning - But I could already tell I wasn't liking the way it was going. If I remember correct, isn't that guy on the SPEED network on Thursday evenings, something about super cars? If so, yeah, no. I don't like him or his show. Pinks All Out used to be on during that time slot...
I prefered Pinks. Muchly.
If I remember correct, isn't that guy on the SPEED network on Thursday evenings, something about super cars? If so, yeah, no. I don't like him or his show. Pinks All Out used to be on during that time slot... I prefered Pinks. Muchly.
11-04-2009, 11:20 PM
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Ahhh. Okay. I see. *nods* That makes sense. Hence the difference between RWHP and HP.
But that leaves me wondering now - on the T-bird, in 68, would the rating of 360 hp really be underrated or would that be more what it actually is after the losses through the drivetrain?
But that leaves me wondering now - on the T-bird, in 68, would the rating of 360 hp really be underrated or would that be more what it actually is after the losses through the drivetrain?
360HP is what the motor makes and after drivetrain loss etc the number is lower for RWHP which is really what moves the car forward. I believe all the car companies have always been HP at the crank and never to the RW's as it costs more to dyno a car then the engine dyno's they have for testing.