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Originally Posted by Cmike2780 Why are you multiplying percentages? 1.25 (25%) number is the percentage factor. 1.20 would be 20% for example: 300hp @ the wheels x 1.25 (25%) drivetrain
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OK. Let's talk through this slowly. Let's say you have a car with 100HP at the crank. If there is a 20% drivetrain throughout, you will have 80HP at the wheels, because: drivetrain throughput = 1- drivetrain loss = .8 100*.8=80 Are we tracking this far? Now, we want to calculate BHP from WHP. To use the same numbers, we have 80HP at the wheels. We know we have an equation that looks like this: 80*Y=X Where: X= BHP and Y = 1/(drivetrain throughput) How do we get this Y? Well, from our first equation, we have: 100*(drivetrain througput) = 80 Or X*(drivetrain throughput)= 80 Or: 80/(drivetrain throughput) = X Which is of course: 80*Y = X To get Y, we take 1/.8 == 1.25 |
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You're misinterpreting what I'm saying.
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