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Summary: Horsepower is the amount of power required to lift 33,000 pounds one foot off of the ground in one minute. Determine how much horsepower your car has by searching for calculators on the Internet with tips from a mechanic in this free car-care and automotive maintenance video.
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"This is Richard Goms. We're here in Murray, Utah. And we're talking about basic car care. Right now we're going to talk about horse power. Horse power is the amount of power required to lift 33,000 pounds one foot off the ground in one minute. It can be calculated by; of the formula load times beat per minute divided by 33,000. Now if you don't want to go through that calculation you can go onto Google.com and type in horse power calculator, and find a calculator that will tell you what your horse power is."
eHow Article: How to Determine How Much Horsepower Your Car Has