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bhp/l

German translation: bhp/l

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English term or phrase:	bhp/l
German translation:	bhp/l
Entered by:	Renate Radziwill-Rall

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09:47 Aug 15, 2010

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Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / Motorsport

English term or phrase: bhp/l

To achieve a capability in excess of 310 bhp/l and reliable operation up to 20,000 rpm has required significant development work

Renate Radziwill-Rall KudoZ activity Questions: 55 (none open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 1080 France
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bhp/l

Explanation:
bhp stands for "brake horse power". If you want to translate/convert: The unit used in Germany would be kW/l, in this case: 231,167 kW/l.

(I've taken the conversion factor from Wikipedia -> CL not too high).

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Note added at 4 Stunden (2010-08-15 14:42:20 GMT)
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Remark: I was talking about the conversion factor between bhp and PS here.