Abbreviations and Convertions

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Abbreviations and Conversions

Bhp = brake horse power
Cu = cubic inch
Cc = cubic centimeters
Hp = horsepower
Tt = twin turbo
4wd = four wheel drive
fwd = front wheel drive
rwd = rear wheel drive
rpm = revolutions per minute
dohc = dual over head cam
sohc = single overhead cam
Some conversions
1cubic inch = 16.387064 cubic centimeters
1000cc = 1liter
1horse power = .7457 kilowatt




To convert CC’s to horsepower is usually 15-17 cc’s = 1 horsepower.
Or 1 cubic inch = 1 bhp
Note that this is just an estimate horsepower can be increased from tuning.