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**pgarner** · 23-02-2008, 07:11 PM

i found the formula in a issue of car magazine last august but like you i didnt know where they got the 5252 from so i had a quick look on google for it and how stuff works turned up this

http://www.howstuffworks.com/question622.htm

its worked out from 1 hp = 550 ftlb per second over the number of radians in a seconds

its easier to read it yourself than me trying to explain it

23-02-2008, 07:11 PM	#26 (permalink)
pgarner Super Moderator Torque Junkie Car: VW Bora (184.6bhp) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lockerbie, SW Scotland Posts: 3,397	Re: Do you talk power or drive torque? i found the formula in a issue of car magazine last august but like you i didnt know where they got the 5252 from so i had a quick look on google for it and how stuff works turned up this http://www.howstuffworks.com/question622.htm its worked out from 1 hp = 550 ftlb per second over the number of radians in a seconds its easier to read it yourself than me trying to explain it __________________ Good news !! Winter is on the way !!