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Old 07-25-2011, 10:54 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys View Post
Also, your hp figures on the Mini....you don't lose 40hp in powertrain loss on a fronter. I'd estimate that 220whp figures out to 230hp to the flywheel. Hell even if the cooper were RWD...that's a tiny ass powertrain, still wouldn't lose 40hp.
He was probably basing those numbers off the usual given 12-15% drivetrain loss. That doesn't seem too unreasonable. For your figures to make sense, there would have to be a 4% drivetrain loss to the wheels, which simply isn't the case.
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