User talk:Niederstjv

Giulietta horsepowers
Hi, are you sure these are for Giulietta and not for Giulias ? I cant find these numbers from any internet source --Typ932 T&middot;C 19:10, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Response to "Giulietta Horsepowers"

Hi,

Both editions of Joe Benson's books say 116 hp @ 6500 rpm. Benson was the technical editor of the "Alfa Owner" the official publication of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club of the US, and was a known stickler for technical accuracy.

The owners manual that came with my 1961 Giulietta Sprint Speciale gives a value of 114 hp @ 6000 rpm. Given the linear relationship between horsepower and rpm, 116 hp @ 6500 seems eminently reasonable (in fact, using that linear relationship, extrapolating to 6500 rpm gives a value in excess of 120 hp). Actually, when you think about it, 116 hp from 1290cc's amounts to about 1.47 hp per cubic inch, and that was not too unusual for a hot Italian engine of the late '50's, early '60's. Even Chevy managed one hp per cubic inch in 1957. Niederstjv (talk) 22:14, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay --Typ932 T&middot;C 16:00, 8 May 2009 (UTC)