What is BHP (break horse power)? I know the more it is the faster your car is but what exactly does...?

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It do to make your car faster, how does it work?

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Break horsepower is a measure of the power (energy over time) that your engine can apply through the wheels of the car. It determines the *torque* (twisting power) that the wheels can then apply against the road.

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The horsepower that an engine produces determines two things that are noticeable to the driver:

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- The maximum rate of acceleration of the car
- The top speed of the car.

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The reasons for the first are obvious. The reason for the second is, that as your car goes faster, the external forces that make your car slow down increase (wind, friction etc) therefore you need greater power to make the car go faster.

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There are several definitions of horsepower (it's not a metric or SI unit), but when talking about cars, the definition usually meant is 0.7457 kW (33,000 ft·lbs per minute).

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bhp is break horsepower. bhp is a measurement used by manufacturers to help buyers compare engines. the maximum rpm (revolutions per minute)

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it is just a term they use to say how much power an engine can give out

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its the power required to lift 500lb one foot off the ground in one second
ie 2bhp will lift 1000lb one foot off the ground in 1 second or 500lb 2 feet off the ground in one second
i think 500lb is correct but not positive

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bhp is the power your car is pulling the more bhp you have the better but it is also good to have high torque if your into fast cars 200+ bhp is good or if your a serious petrol head 400+ is a good figure

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In the old days, they used to measure everything by how many horses were pulling the thing. So imagine 300 horses pulling your ride. That's fairly strong. From history they just continued this measurement to the point that now we don't ever even see a horse. But strength is measured by horses. Or horse power.

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1 horse power is equivalent to 742 watts. i.e. 1 horse power would run 7 100 watt light bulbs with a bit left to spare.

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When cars were 1st built (about 100 years ago) people mostly used horses to pull carts around and to show the power of the early engines they would give the readings in "horse power", i.e. the power equivalent to one horse.

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Of course this is fairly inaccurate cos horses come in different shapes and sizes.

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Basicaly it's the power that the engine can potentially generate when compared to the power one horse can generate.

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BRAKE Horsepower is the horsepower delivered at the wheels as opposed to the CRANK Horsepower being the power delivered at the flywheel attached to the crankshaft.

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Both a measured with Dynometers, but of different types.
Brake is measured on a full car dynometer and crank is on a static dynometer where the engine is not even in a vehicle.

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Obviously BRAKE is the one that matters to enthusiasts since we can go to specialty shops and have that measured for tuning purposes.

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It all goes back to when we had horses on the road i.e 1 horse power so if you have 16 BHP You have the same as the speed combinded of 16 horses.

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More brake horsepower DOES NOT mean faster!!

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Otherwise, how do you explain motorcycle with 180bhp and a supercar with 480bhp both having the same top speed - around 190mph??

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(It's actually a combination of power-to-weight ratios, drag coefficient, transmissions ratios and aerodynamics that all affect how fast a vehicle can go - which is way too complex to go into here...)

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BHP or Brake Horse Power is a measurement of power.

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In simple terms it is used to measure the power your engine will apply to your wheels to make them turn. BUT, that is only 1 aspect of performance. For example, 150 BHP is fantastic in a motorcycle but utterly useless in a truck. And vice versa, a truck engine may produce 100's of BHP but it won't break any speed records.
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