11-07-2013, 06:14 PM
(11-07-2013, 05:45 PM)Chris_90 Wrote: @cwspellowe oh right I under stand now we'll I think I do lol so the torque figure is approx right?
@piggy I'm still looking in to the turbo my nad just its taking a back seat for now still like the idea of d turbo engine in it tho
Nah, torque would be accurate, but bhp figures are calculated using estimated numbers.
A rolling road measures the force of the driving wheels against a known resistance, the rollers. BHP is then calculated by inputting the rpm at which the torque is produced. It also takes into account transmission losses which vary from car to car, 4wd cars having more transmission loss than 2wd generally.
So basically a rolling road measures torque at the wheels, and bhp and "at the fly" figures are then calculated from that.