xr6t ego Member 1,112 Member For: 18y 2d Gender: Male Location: PERTH WA Posted 06/03/08 09:54 AM Share Posted 06/03/08 09:54 AM Does anyone know how you convert Rear Wheel Kilowatts into Horse Power? What is 326rwkw in HP. Some of the old boys at work ask me and I haven't got a clue.Thanks for your help in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 18y 6m 6d Gender: Male Posted 06/03/08 09:56 AM Share Posted 06/03/08 09:56 AM x 1.34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 4d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 06/03/08 09:59 AM Share Posted 06/03/08 09:59 AM Go to google and type: 326kW in hp. It will do the calculation for you. kW is case sensitive, so make sure you use the capital W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Large Member Member 564 Member For: 17y 10m 21d Location: Brisvegas Posted 06/03/08 10:00 AM Share Posted 06/03/08 10:00 AM Here for all your online conversions.Felix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 17y 7m 29d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 06/03/08 10:00 AM Share Posted 06/03/08 10:00 AM yep that's it 436.84 rwhp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t ego Member 1,112 Member For: 18y 2d Gender: Male Location: PERTH WA Posted 06/03/08 10:16 AM Author Share Posted 06/03/08 10:16 AM You guys are BRILLIANT, thankyou very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saleen Big Gun Donating Members 4,170 Member For: 22y 2m 17d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 06/03/08 10:41 AM Share Posted 06/03/08 10:41 AM And if you want to get a bigger power figure, check it on a hub dyno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erko Donating Members 1,079 Member For: 21y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 06/03/08 10:59 AM Share Posted 06/03/08 10:59 AM note though that you will be converting to rwhp not bhp (brake horse power) which is an engine figure as opposed to wheel figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6 UTE - Track Bound EVO III - Member 3,367 Member For: 20y 11d Gender: Male Location: Strapped in and holding on Posted 06/03/08 12:03 PM Share Posted 06/03/08 12:03 PM AND, as a general rule, your rwhp number is pretty close to your engine KW figure.400 rwhp = ~400 KW at the engine.(Again, rule of thumb; that thumb being cocked 30 degrees as you hold a stubby in the other hand ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t ego Member 1,112 Member For: 18y 2d Gender: Male Location: PERTH WA Posted 06/03/08 12:42 PM Author Share Posted 06/03/08 12:42 PM So going by what has been said....If I have 326 RWKW multiply that by 1.3 = 423 rwhpThen if 423 rwhp = roughly 420 engine KWDoes that mean then 420 EKW equals about 540 ish BHP?This looks like a maths lesson here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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