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What is mean by brake horse power?

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Brake Horse Power is also known a "crank Horse power"
This is the measurement in horse power an engine will make while NOT driving any accessories.
These accessories include:

Alternator
Water pump
Belts
Power steering
AC
Gear box
Differential

and any other item driven by the engine that it does not need to directly run.
The testing is done currently in a way that measures these losses and figures out an Brake Horse Power rating

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