AKA: SAE Rating. (It's for insurance purposes mainly)
- Bernd
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From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: DYNO Output Reading?
"Sonia St.laurent" wrote:
NO, The current measurement still reads flywheel horsepower but it is
measured
as installed in a veichle with all exhaust, water pump/fan, power steering
etc
devices in operation. the old rating used before the mid 70s were made with
no
accessories installed and no mufflers etc.
I saw a dyno demonstration when I was in highschool in 1965 where a Ford LTD
with a 300 hp 390 cid v8 was tested and it made only 180 hp at the wheels.
By
comparison now a 230 hp engine makes about 180 at the wheels.
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