# what is horsepower? part 1 the equation

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**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [March 1, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-horsepower-part-1-the-equation/180677 "2006-03-01T14:17:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-horsepower-part-1-the-equation/180677/5 "2008-11-26T19:13:32Z")

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> [@looking at HDTV's](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-at-hdtvs/38818/18):
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> this is cool. one thing; it is a bit more complex solution to find the actual horsepower you are putting to the ground at any given moment in time. i reiterate. the calculation will not be precise due to the friction changing as RPM change, as to surface change. i think you know your math, so a diff. eq. would be used to find the precise HP you are producing at an instantanous point.
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> sorry for complicating your thread. math is my life.lol

way to complicate a thread that has been sitting dormant for over 2 years. :blue:

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