Thread: Nismo STOCK whp
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Old 12-29-2010, 01:53 AM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by antfd3s View Post
Sorry if im late but howcome all the mags I read and all the vids i watched when the Nismo launched claim the Nismo puts out 350hp stock.They basically lied to everyone? I had feeling it wasn't what they said it was too. This car felt restricted when I test drove it.Now i feel stupid that they had me telling ppl my car put out 350hp.
You weren't lied to, you just don't understand how hp can be measured. The Nismo puts out 350hp at the crank but only about 290hp to the wheels. The way car companies measure hp is at the crank, basically the advertised hp that every company uses. Hp measured at the wheels is the crank hp that is left over after going through the drivetrain. Due to friction and other forces hp is decreased as it goes through the clutch/flywheel, tranny, driveshaft, differential and eventually to the wheels. I'm not going to get too detailed, just do a google search for wheel hp vs. crank hp.
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