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calculation of horsepower

04/22/2008 5:39 AM

how do you calculate the the horsepower of an engine given the engine displacement capacity.(e.g. 2500 cc.)?
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Re: calculation of horsepower

04/22/2008 6:23 AM

There is a rough correspondence but no equivalence. Search for previous threads on this.

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Re: calculation of horsepower

04/22/2008 8:39 AM

http://www.simetric.co.uk/si_cc2hp.htm

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Re: calculation of horsepower

04/22/2008 9:03 AM

exact bore*stroke and compression ratio reqd.simply diplacement is not enough but if you know the make mebbe you can estimate roughly

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Re: calculation of horsepower

04/28/2008 11:38 AM

u do not cal. the hp by only its cc.

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Re: calculation of horsepower

05/06/2008 11:35 PM

The power is still the same as it was two threads ago.

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