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Old 05-25-2006, 04:05 AM
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Hey guys. Im new here and I got a question regarding the horsepower of the GT. Supossedly its 300hp, right? But i've read some posts saying that its really closer to 260-270hp. I was just curious about this and wanted to know if its true, and if so, why.

I recently bought a new GT and I really dont know much about cars.
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Old 05-25-2006, 04:13 AM
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ok, it is 300, but simply put, thats at the engine, then when u add all the parts it has to move to get your rear wheels going its about 270ish at the Rear wheels.

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Engine power=300 power to the ground = 270

Every single car is like that, if acura says there rsx is 200 hp thats at the crank not at there single front wheel that spins like a **** trying to get traction thats just how car companies rate there cars
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Old 05-25-2006, 12:36 PM
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Also, look for 'rwhp' after the numbers. That indicates 'rear wheel hp' as described by GTO6GT, which is approx. 85%(Note: this is for a manual tranny, an auto tranny is a few % lower) of the engine's rated crankshaft/flywheel hp that you see in ads, media articles, etc.
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