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Old 12-29-2004, 03:27 PM
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I was reading an article in gm high tech a couple weeks ago and it said that dynos are not realy correct at reading horsepower
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Originally Posted by ruck98
I was reading an article in gm high tech a couple weeks ago and it said that dynos are not realy correct at reading horsepower
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while there are variances in dyno's, they are the best tool to accurate measure hp.

what was the article trying to say?

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Ditto, on what he said & when it comes to chassis dynos I believe that mustang dynamometers are the most accurate. I've seen them within a tenth to actual track times/hp numbers.
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Ditto, on what he said & when it comes to chassis dynos I believe that mustang dynamometers are the most accurate. I've seen them within a tenth to actual track times/hp numbers.
What other brands have you done a 1/4 mile simulation on?
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Originally Posted by ruck98
I was reading an article in gm high tech a couple weeks ago and it said that dynos are not realy correct at reading horsepower

yeah if your talking about a dyno jet thats very true.




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