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Originally Posted by fatoni
if were gonna argue its going to be about semantics which is fine really. i understand the difference between hp and whp. i think the reason people brag about whp is because thats the number they measured. i dont think its fair to call something standard simply because an internet community uses it frequently especially when you are using terms like "closest to" and "estimated." its entirely possible measure the the bhp from the wheels. again, all i was doing is explaining that in a lower gear you are going to have more tq to the wheels. sorry if this appears to have turned into a little bit of a trollercoaster
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Internet, car enthusiast, car groups...it's pretty standard across the board that anyone "other" than Manufactures talk in w(wheel)hp.
The "closest to" is referring to gears when on the dyno. It is what it is, that's how cars are measured. There is nothing else other than sitting there trying to do a series of mathematical equations, that's what dynos do already. Pretty sure some can take into account the gearing ratio of a vehicle when the dyno operator puts in the parameters for that car. But seriously do we need to be THAT anal about it?
Sure you have more torque to the wheels in lower gears, but that is not how a car is dynoed.