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Old May 19, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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How do you calculate RWHP to Crank Hp?
Old May 19, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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you cant...most guesstimates Ive heard are adding 10~15% for sticks, 15~20% for automatics, but anything will be an estimate...only way to know for sure would be pull the motor and dyno it- or find someone that has ran a motor only on a dyno, then chassis dynoed afterwith same tranny/gears as youand see what their parisitic losses were thru the driveline- that would be pretty consistent...
Old May 19, 2007 | 10:31 PM
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No way to calculate it,there ispower loss through the drivetrain usuallyassumed to be about 15% for manuals and 17% for automatics. I might be wrong about those numbers, but that's pretty close. So

RWHP = CHP((100-15)/100) or CHP((100-17)/100)
Old May 19, 2007 | 10:40 PM
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+1 to above. That is the easy way to get a guess.
Old May 19, 2007 | 10:43 PM
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+2 that's what I understand as well
Old May 19, 2007 | 10:52 PM
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No way to calculate it,there ispower loss through the drivetrain usuallyassumed to be about 15% for manuals and 17% for automatics. I might be wrong about those numbers, but that's pretty close. So

RWHP = CHP((100-15)/100) or CHP((100-17)/100)
Ok, Lets say my math skills are crap................

If some one has 280 RWHP what is the best guess at crank Hp?
Old May 19, 2007 | 10:58 PM
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308 - 322
Old May 19, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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330 crank HP if you are going by a 15% loss (280/x = 85/100.....28000/85 = x......x = 329.something)
Old May 19, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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No way to calculate it,there ispower loss through the drivetrain usuallyassumed to be about 15% for manuals and 17% for automatics. I might be wrong about those numbers, but that's pretty close. So

RWHP = CHP((100-15)/100) or CHP((100-17)/100)
Ok, Lets say my math skills are crap................

If some one has 280 RWHP what is the best guess at crank Hp?
(280/15%=42 + 280=322 crank hp) i think...But then again i just got a D in precal (long story, but im going to fight that grade)
Old May 19, 2007 | 11:06 PM
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No way to calculate it,there ispower loss through the drivetrain usuallyassumed to be about 15% for manuals and 17% for automatics. I might be wrong about those numbers, but that's pretty close. So

RWHP = CHP((100-15)/100) or CHP((100-17)/100)
Ok, Lets say my math skills are crap................

If some one has 280 RWHP what is the best guess at crank Hp?
(280/15%=42 + 280=322 crank hp) i think...But then again i just got a D in precal (long story, but im going to fight that grade)

LOL

Last time for me was a long time ago and if i remember correctly it was a D-.

I think it was also my first class in the morning but, the beach was nicer..........



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