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Old 12-10-2002, 09:11 PM
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I'm pretty sure the majority of foreign cars test horsepower at the wheels.

Does this hold true for domestics as well? Or do they use that gauge thing?(I forget what it's called)

All I know is that it rates cars at a higher hp, but they lose a good bit of it when they actually put it on the ground and run it.
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Old 12-11-2002, 06:22 AM
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All the major manufacturers (foreign and domestic) that I'm aware of post their hp from the flywheel. It makes the numbers bigger, which is something the marketing department likes.
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Old 12-11-2002, 09:36 AM
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Yup, never seen an automaker that quotes whp.
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Old 12-11-2002, 10:16 AM
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what they said
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