what does whp and bhp stand for?

 

blown horse power
wheel horse power

 

whp wheel horse power
bhp ??? maybe base horsepower

 

BHP = Brake horsepower

http://www.osengines.com/glossary.html

 

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http://www.osengines.com/glossary.html</TD></TR></TABLE>



whp = wheel horsepower = power at the ground
bhp = brake horsepower = power at the flywheel

 

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whp = wheel horsepower = power at the ground
bhp = brake horsepower = power at the flywheel</TD></TR></TABLE>

Horsepower Formula
(Torque x Engine speed) / 5,252 = Horsepower


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The actual or useful horsepower of an engine, usually determined from the force exerted on a friction brake or dynamometer connected to the drive shaft. </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Correct. BHP means brake horsepower due to it being measured by an engine dyno which uses an engine brake to measure the resistance. WHP means wheel horsepower as it is measured on a dyno where rollers are turned by the wheels in order to measure the resistance.