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Conversion Formula For Wheel To Crank Hp

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foresthump
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Conversion Formula For Wheel To Crank Hp

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Would anyone be kind enough to provide an accurate formula to convert wheel horsepower to crank hp... And... The reverse, crank hp to wheel hp??
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modabasi
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Year and Model: 1998 Volvo S70 T5
Location: Ankara, Turkey

Post by modabasi »

As far as I know there's no exact formula for this, just because every car has a different amount of power loss on the way from the crank to the wheels. There's a calculater here that gives rough estimates;

http://www.mk5cortinaestate.co.uk/calculator4.php
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