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Originally Posted by JayChicago
Whaaat?! Never heard that before. Please explain.
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As "miniceptor86" said in an earlier post : "Horsepower was an early sales gimmick so that prospective buyers of steam power could relate the the steam engine’s power to the familiar horse." Horsepower is an extrapolation from the torque reading, calculated by a formula. Since it is a merely a calculation, there is always one value where it will be equal.