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Old 09-17-2012, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob. Smith View Post
305 HP nice ! I'm an old fart(according to the youth) 54.. but one thing I can't relate to is kilowatts in engines. Although where I work we produce megawatts in electricity. But engines in horseless carriages was compared to the horses they replaced...305 horses pulling a cart is an impressive sight. 225 kw pulling a cart ? I can't even imagine it.
The young blokes at work ask about power in cars and when I say. say 500 HP they look at me blank ( 500 is pretty impressive in my book) so I say 367 kw they say WOW. I think 500 sounds better than 367.....I'm an old fart ! ha ha ha
Rob, I agree with your rhetoric, but who measures the horses' power?
I mean how many Black Caviars are required to make 305 horses? 200 or 201?

Signed the 34year old lingering fart
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