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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 06:44 PM
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Originally posted by: squeege
But that would make the power to weight ratios out of wack. Shouldn't the BRP be waaaaay slower then? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

(hp/#) = power

Raptor 700........ "40 at the wheels"/396 lbs = .101 hp/per pound

Outlaw 525....... "42hp at the wheels"/395 lbs = .106 hp/per pound

BRP 800............. "44hp at the wheels"/639 lbs = .688 hp/per pound
There should be a .0688 for the 800
 
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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you need 1hp to move 10lbs to keep a perfect 1to1 power to weight ratio is it the same for torque
 
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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how do you get to the hp ratings on that site
 
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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never mined i had to read some of it to find it
 
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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With all the CV joints in my quad I loose almost 20hp then, that would put me at about -2hp if I am correct... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
Well, of course my "twice that" remark was WAY off in real world applications...... I was just waxing poetic..... I actually meant twice the ratio, not twice the HP. In reality if a chain drive ATV loses 10hp in the drive-train, a CV-joint set up might lose 12 or something more realistic..... but as I said that would be a guess in exact numbers ....

 
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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 05:47 PM
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exrider91, where did you get that 10 lbs 1 hp ratio because it's wrong...
 
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 11:39 PM
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i know many people that built racecars,dune buggys and sports bike and they know the formal.let me expain it to you simplely like 1hp / by 10 pounds you get .1 thats a perfect 1 to 1 power to weight ratio.if you understand this well you will know that you have .1hp pushing 1 pound.even with the same gearing the car with a power ratio thats closier to .1 wil always win because their is less effort needed to move the weight.their is no power gain by running lightier only less load on the engine letting you gear highier andor get lower times on the drag strip so in simple words lossing 10lbs will be the same as gaining 1hp.
 
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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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72 nm = about 45 lbs torq ... 1 newton meter = .737 ft. lbs of torque
 
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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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Originally posted by: maxxedouty
72 nm = about 45 lbs torq ... 1 newton meter = .737 ft. lbs of torque
It's actually about 53lbs of torque.
 
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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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I herd that the 450r with the optional HRC power kit has 50hp. I don't know if it is right of not though.
 
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