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hi what dose kpa stand for
jpindy3 - 10/6/09 at 08:18 PM

thank i think i know what it is but i carnt spell it,
can someone reasure me thanks

ReMan - 10/6/09 at 08:23 PM

Kilo Pascals
very nice, specially the red ones

Flamez - 10/6/09 at 08:24 PM

Korean People's Army

or a measurement of pascal a unit of pressure or stress

lotusmadandy - 10/6/09 at 08:24 PM

Did you check your compression today?
Off topic i know but i am interested to know what it reads.

Andy

ReMan - 10/6/09 at 08:25 PM

thgough King pin Angle is probably more car related.
I think it's to do with wearing your tires out in corners

ReMan - 10/6/09 at 08:26 PM

Keystone Pig Advancement

ReMan - 10/6/09 at 08:27 PM

Best yet
Kolagian Phonetic Alphabet

adithorp - 10/6/09 at 08:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
thgough King pin Angle is probably more car related.
I think it's to do with wearing your tires out in corners


That'd be KPI (king pin inclination)

dave107 - 10/6/09 at 08:30 PM

As Reman.

Wikepedia is good for those sort of thing.

ReMan - 10/6/09 at 08:37 PM

Are angle and inclination not the same thing?

britishtrident - 10/6/09 at 08:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
Are angle and inclination not the same thing?


Only if you have the time.

austin man - 10/6/09 at 08:42 PM

Did you see reference to this on a VW ??

hellbent345 - 10/6/09 at 08:44 PM

quote:

Are angle and inclination not the same thing?


true, but the angle of the king pin is almost exclusively refered to has KPI, king pin inclination. I belive angle is mostly used a laymans term, and most probably wouldnt be used shortened into an acronym type thing

edit to add quote (i wasnt quick enough )

[Edited on 10/6/09 by hellbent345]

nstrug - 10/6/09 at 08:47 PM

kPa = kilo Pascal = 1000 Pascals

The Pascal is the SI unit of pressure defined as 1 Newton per square metre.

1 kPa = 0.14 psi

Nick

hellbent345 - 10/6/09 at 08:50 PM

quote:

The Pascal is the SI unit of pressure defined as 1 Newton per square metre.

or as my old lecturer used to say, about as much as a mouse fart lol

[Edited on 10/6/09 by hellbent345]

austin man - 10/6/09 at 08:54 PM

isn it the measurement of power akin to BHP my golf I'm sure is measured in KPA may be wrong though

So the Pascal theaory could well be correct if the torque is the measurement rather than the BHP

martyn_16v - 10/6/09 at 09:04 PM

Them metric types measure power in kW not kPa.

dhutch - 10/6/09 at 09:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by hellbent345
or as my old lecturer used to say, about as much as a mouse fart lol

Which is ofcause why 90% of things get written in kPa, MPa, or GPa!


Daniel

LBMEFM - 10/6/09 at 09:05 PM

Kits Please Anyone

Litemoth - 10/6/09 at 09:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by austin man
isn it the measurement of power akin to BHP my golf I'm sure is measured in KPA may be wrong though

So the Pascal theaory could well be correct if the torque is the measurement rather than the BHP


Maybe you're thinking of PS (Pferdestärke) which is damn nearly an equivalent to Horsepower (HP of course - but not the brown sauce)

hellbent345 - 10/6/09 at 09:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dhutch
quote:
Originally posted by hellbent345
or as my old lecturer used to say, about as much as a mouse fart lol

Which is ofcause why 90% of things get written in kPa, MPa, or GPa!


Daniel


haha and as my college friend would say "true dat!"

[Edited on 10/6/09 by hellbent345]

austin man - 10/6/09 at 09:33 PM

doe E still = mc2 ??????

peteday_uk@btinternet.com - 10/6/09 at 10:02 PM

KPI?

Key Performance Indicator?

Richard Quinn - 11/6/09 at 05:17 AM

quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
Are angle and inclination not the same thing?


Only if you have the time.

I'm angled to agree with this!

speedyxjs - 11/6/09 at 06:06 AM

quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
Are angle and inclination not the same thing?


I have never heard it called King Pin Angle.

jpindy3 - It might help to know what context you are asking

Litemoth - 11/6/09 at 08:16 PM

I've heared it called "Strut Angle Inclination" as a modern evolution of King Pin Inclination (as cars haven't had king-pins in quite a while now)

Liam - 11/6/09 at 08:34 PM

quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
jpindy3 - It might help to know what context you are asking


He's turboing an engine - must be talking pressures. So it's kilopascal.

Unless he means the Kidney Patient Association, or perhaps the Keele Postgraduate Association?

Liam

hellbent345 - 20/6/09 at 09:34 PM

jpindy, what was the answer you were looking for?? im all aflame with curiosity!

Al

jpindy3 - 21/6/09 at 08:12 AM

no you all got it wrong it was
Kolagain Phonetic Alphabet,
err derr




no it was kilopastals,or how ever you spell it,sorry for the bad poats writing and spelling ant my strong points