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Originally Posted by Nick S
Why is the horsepower less? Isn't an SS rated at 455 HP/455 ft-lbs torque?
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European metric horsepower rating.
Instead of being based on the power needed to lift 550 lbs 1 foot in 1 second its 75 kg 1 metre in 1 second. The two are close, but the metric version is about 2% less than the imperial.
455 x 98% = 446