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Q: What are the wheels called that receive power from the engine?
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Why is it called brake horsepower?

Brake horse power is the amount of engine power which makes it to the wheels. This is different from the actual output at the engine.


How power of an engine is calculated?

A device called a Dynomometer (rolling road) is connected to the automobile wheels. The engine is run at full throttle from idle to maximum RPM, then the engine is disconnected from the wheels (neutral) and the wheels allowed to slow down through the speed range. A computer then calculates the engine torque and Horse Power.


450 horsepower at the engine What is that at the wheels?

450 horsepower minus the power lost in the transition from the engine to the wheels.


What is 4WD?

4WD stands for four wheel drive. Four wheel drive means that all four of a vehicle's wheels receive power from the engine.


When the 2012 jeep wrangler sport 2door automatic transmission 3.6 v6 engine is not in 4x4 mode but 2 wheel drive mode which wheels receive power from the engine front or rear?

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What are the three shafts fitted to a front engine rear wheel drive vehicle?

They are called driveshafts, they transfer power to the rear wheels.


What is a cars tranny?

it is the transmission which transmits the power from the engine to the wheels


What is the function of a transmission?

it transfers the power of the engine to the drive wheels.


What is the operation of any power train on a motor vehicle?

The power train transfers power from the engine to the wheels.


What is the name of tank wheels?

Usually the back wheels are the ones connected to the engine, providing the power to rotate the tracks, and these are the drive wheels. The rest are bogey wheels.


Front wheels drive means both front wheels connected to the engine. Rear wheels drive means both the rear wheels connected with engines. 4wd means all the 4 wheels are connected with engine.?

No. At least with rear wheel drive without posi track only one rear wheel drives the vehicle. Not sure if there's a drive wheel or if both wheels pull the vehicle on a front wheel drive. It's hard to find rear wheel drive anymore. It's usually only produced now on sports/muscle car models if at all


When I turn my wheels left or right it idle high Why?

When I turn my wheels left or right it idle high because there might be a problem with the power engine.