I know bhp is the power what the enginen does have NOT at the wheels, but what exactly does BHP mean? brutto horse power? brake horse power?

 

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base horse power, or what the factory rates it at.

ITR= 195 bhp, etc

 

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ITR= 195 bhp, etc</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

brake horsepower

An engine dyno is also known as a "Prony" or engine brake.

 

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An engine dyno is also known as a "Prony" or engine brake.</TD></TR></TABLE>

bhp CAN stand for brake horsepower, but the original post is pertaining to what factories claim with "bhp"....

 

brake horsepower

 

Brake horsepower (BHP)-The power produced by an engine, measured at the output end of its crankshaft, that is available for driving a car. Shaft power is usually measured by a brake dynamometer, hence the term.

Brake Dynamometer- A machine for measuring the torque and power produced by an engine; so called because it loads the engine by "braking" (restricting it's speed) in order to measure it's output.

(as quoted from Road&Tracks Automotive Dictionary)

 

did anyone catch the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix the other night?

the commentator said the BAR Honda engine makes over 900 brake horsepower and spins over 19000rpm...........

it's to bad the rest of the chassis stinks.......

 

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the commentator said the BAR Honda engine makes over 900 brake horsepower and spins over 19000rpm...........

it's to bad the rest of the chassis stinks....... </TD></TR></TABLE>


19000 rpm

 

Damn all this time I thought bhp was BASE horsepower...

 

correct, the B in BHP stands for brake.

 

Crazy.. i thought Brake Horse power was a joke.. hrmm.. kewl..

 

one last confirmation, it's Brake. but the HP stands for HorsePressure.

 

One thing that i've always thought was funny on boards, is how people will pose a quesiton..."what does bhp mean" and instead of just one person answering the question. and end of post (especially for something as uncomplicated as this) you have people answering again, n' again, n' again.
"brake horsepower"
"brake hp"
"thats correct...b is for brake"
"it stands for bfrank hp power"

anyways, i think we get the picture

 

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Because... you can't trust a messageboard answer.

 

The japanese f1 championship was moths ago.
and Rory Burns Ferrari does 21,000+rpm.

 

So, does it stand for Brake? or Break?

 

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the commentator said the BAR Honda engine makes over 900 brake horsepower and spins over 19000rpm........... &lt;IMG NAME="icon" SRC="https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/h-emblem4.gif" BORDER="0"&gt;

it's to bad the rest of the chassis stinks....... </TD></TR></TABLE>

i wonder how many spare engines they have ready for the race

 

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In your case it's Bitchslap Horsepower.

 

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Because... you can't trust a messageboard answer. </TD></TR></TABLE>

but you can trust 10?..

 

I always thought it meant base horsepower myself.

 

i thought it meant barrel HP

 

"Big Horse" Power, because little horses were never used to do any work.

 

Funny you bring this up. I've had a poster of a Saleen S7 on my wall (yeah a 25 year old with car posters on the wall!) for a year or so and it specs it a "Bhp/Hk; 550". I always figured base. Anyway, what's Hk than?