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Old 12-04-2011, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by chris_abr
Most of you guys are wrong.

Great first post

Can see this going well
Old 12-04-2011, 01:01 PM
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He only bumped it when it was five years old...someone else bumped the first three.

As long as we're into antiques, doesn't anyone call a band brake a Prony brake any more? And do dynos still use that kind of brake? I thought modern dynos used eddy currents.

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Old 12-04-2011, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by chris_abr
Source: Myself, Autosport/Automotive Engineering University Student.
Keep hitting those books.
Old 12-04-2011, 01:54 PM
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What numbers do the butt dyno equate to?

I thought thats what BHP stood for... I don't even....

My world just got rocked.
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Hey, don't get mad at me, I just wanted to straighten some things out, because this is kind of an important source.
It comes out in the first 10 top results at Google, when you ask it "BHP vs HP", or "BP vs HP".

So I wanted to get it all right, so that people that are/will be looking for those answers, like myself a couple of weeks ago, won't be confused anymore.

and I know I'm correct, because I've read "a few" books about it, and they all said what I'd posted.


I used my first post to bump an 8 year old thread to tell people that aren't even around any more that they are wrong
Ok, I've changed it for you.
I've only registered here to post that one post, so I'm not trying to troll people, or anything. Just trying to help the future generations :P

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Old 12-04-2011, 02:07 PM
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Not mad, but pointing out that you have to use the same language as your audience if you want to be understood.

In the automotive enthuiast world, HP = engine, BHP = flywheel, WHP = wheels. Using any other interpretation is going to prevent people from understanding what you are trying to say, regardless of who is 'right' and who is 'wrong'.
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Oh, now I get you.
I tried to get it right for the Automotive/Mechanical/Autosport Engineering students, because I've found most of the info in this topic wrong (read: wrong for professional/educational use).
I'll remove that "you're wrong" thing then. :P
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Originally Posted by chris_abr
Oh, now I get you.
I tried to get it right for the Automotive/Mechanical/Autosport Engineering students, because I've found most of the info in this topic wrong (read: wrong for professional/educational use).
I'll remove that "you're wrong" thing then. :P
Brilliant way to introduce yourself to a forum.

Next time, try walking into a sports bar you've never been to and announce that you're going to explain how football is really played. Or maybe a biker bar and proclaim that you're going to explain how motorcycles really work.

Let us know if that gets you a better reception.

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Originally Posted by chris_abr
"BP vs HP".
British Petroleum vs Hewlett-Packard?
Old 12-05-2011, 09:36 AM
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'tards gotta 'tard ....
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Originally Posted by rotarygod
British Petroleum vs Hewlett-Packard?
Bilge Pump vs. Hand Pump.
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annoying troll was annoying
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