2007-04-19 16:07:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
It's Brake Horse Power.. a measure of power for machinery the equivalent of a horse pulling 33000 lbs over a foot in one minute ~ BHP
2007-04-19 16:18:09 · answer #1 · answered by Smarty Pants 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The 1st answer is correct. It is measured at the crank and if its SAE Net (used after the early 70s by manufactures) it includes all the accessories such as full exhaust, cooling system, etc.
When measured at the wheels its called WHP such as FWHP for fwd vehicles, RWHP for rwd vehicles, or AWHP for awd vehicles.
SAE Gross (used before early 70s by manufactures) was with no accessories.
2007-04-20 02:01:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brake horsepower is basically the amount of HP that's actually transmitted to the wheels / (i.e. brakes).
Most HP measurements are straight from the engine (i.e. with nothing attached to the engine except measuring equipment) This does not really produce a "real-world" result, but are good for comparison purposes. Brake HP is close enough to engine HP as the transmission and such doesn't really eat up THAT much HP, but some people like being "precise"!
2007-04-19 23:02:20 · answer #3 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
that's usually measured at the flywheel with no accessories
2007-04-19 16:36:20 · answer #4 · answered by ClassicMustang 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋