Dynamometer Results & Comparisons - got a good run today with the lt1 twin turbo and need input please




tt383lt1
06-06-2012, 11:37 PM
ok today i finally got the car running top knotch. we only hit 10 psi we never cam off of the spring. but it laid down 720tq and 450 hp max

the 720 tq was only at 2700 rpm
the 450 hp was only at 4500 rpm

and we never lost boost until 7200 rpm when it hit the rev limiter

as soon as we hit the 720 tq it started to drop as the rpms went up.
and at 4500 to 5500 rpm we could not get any more hp after that. so we think the converter is slipping bad. and at 7200 rpms we are losing about a 1000rpm from hp tuners to the dyno.


and i drove it on the street after it was done and the thing was so fast i could barley hold it down even after 4500 rpms in middle to top of 3rd gear the front end started to lift and the ass started to float.

so how can a slipping converter pull hard after the 4500 rpm. and on the street it felt like it got faster and faster after 4500 rpms

any input:confused::confused::confused:

here is a link to the dyno pull. the pull went to 7200 rpm and the gragh only shows 4500 rpm ( its the only one i can get right now the paper gragh is to tiny to get a good pic of.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu8bRRfePZk


tt383lt1
06-06-2012, 11:41 PM
so the question is. is the converter slipping or is it there dyno.( they have a new hub dyno). i just cant beleive how hard it pulls on the street with a slipping converter

J-tuneD
06-07-2012, 10:12 AM
Hmmm, how were they getting rpm data to the Dyno?

Some dyno's have a feature that allows the rpm to be derived from wheel (hub) speed. As you might imagine an auto trans and it's inherent slip doesn't work very well for that.

Or if they used an inductive pickup on a plug wire, they may have simply entered the wrong values in the rpm pickup settings. On my Dynojet you can tell the software that the plug fires every 180, 360, 720 degrees of crank rotation. Choosing the wrong one for the setup will obviously skew the numbers as well.


LS1NOVA
06-07-2012, 08:58 PM
Something is definately "off", that pull is way too long and stagnant for a big turbo car.

tt383lt1
06-07-2012, 09:44 PM
thats what i thought. it was a long as pole. and what do you mean stanant?

J-tuneD
06-11-2012, 02:51 PM
Im sure he means stagnant as in it was basically not climbing in the rpms..

Id say you should find a different dyno..

FASTFATBOY
06-14-2012, 11:58 PM
The car is loaded a LOT differently on the street spinning its tires versus strapped down to a dyno, thats why.

Put slicks on the car and hook it at the track and it will blow through the converter like it did on the dyno.

Timmy2Stage
06-26-2012, 03:14 AM
You are blowing right through the converter. It will make power to a certain point and then the converter will just start to shear the fluid. You need a different stator in the converter. We have used a place called Midwest Converter in Rockford, IL. Ran into same problems before in the past and have picked up BIG mph and et. Give them a call, you won't regret it.

98BuickGS
06-26-2012, 08:14 PM
I believe he found out he had a split intercooler coupler. AFAIK its running good and hard on 15psi.