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zzz
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 05, 2002 4:36 pm    Post subject: hp to kw Reply with quote

can any 1 tell me the correct conversion rate
from hp to kw

cheers nik
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CuGem
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 05, 2002 4:41 pm    Post subject: Re: hp to kw Reply with quote

1hp = 0.746kW, 1kW = 1.34hp
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Adam
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 05, 2002 4:43 pm    Post subject: Re: hp to kw Reply with quote

www.google.com

The conversion is ~0.7355kw=1hp, but as a general rule to convert from horsepower to kw, divide the HP by 4 and multiply by 3.

Or for kw to hp, divide the kw by 3 and multiply by 4.
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zzz
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 05, 2002 5:13 pm    Post subject: Re: hp to kw Reply with quote

thanks for the help
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martin
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 06, 2002 1:00 pm    Post subject: Re: hp to kw Reply with quote

fark, in that case my gemini had 96.98kw from the factory...

man i would have loved to own it in 1982 Smile woulda killed everything but a v8...
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CuGem
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 06, 2002 3:43 pm    Post subject: Re: hp to kw Reply with quote

Nice plug martin! Are you *still* trying to sell it?
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