Posted by JohnD on 10/7/2008, 6:16 pm, in reply to "Re: LeMans bonnet"
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Ooops!
MON=0.9RON
Not the other way around!
John
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: That 180 BHP, I do not think their BHP
: are measured the same way we measure it
: here, correct?
:
: As they (we) are here, just as we (you)
: are here, the assumption is a little
: patronising. But although 'bhp' is a
: moveable feast, and no two rolling
: roads agree, you may have missed that
: this is a 2.5 with alleged full race
: spec. Such an engine to my knowledge
: has been measured at 220 bhp.
: Brake Horse Power has the same
: relationship to torque and revs in the
: UK, USA and on the far side of Saturn.
: But the skill and sometimes honesty of
: the rolling road operator is as
: important; for instance just blowing up
: the tyres (tires) harder can get you an
: apparent 5bhp extra, for no charge!
: So like you, I take bhp figures with
: scepticism, but I don't imply different
: methods of measurement.
:
: You may be thinking of octane ratings -
: Reserach Octane Number (RON) and Motor
: Octane Number (MON). RON is more often
: used in the UK and MON in the USA, and
: RON=0.9MON (approx).
:
: JOhn
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