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Old 04-02-2005, 01:42 AM
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How many lb/min are you guys getting at wot. The only recent log I have shows about 39.X at 6000 rpm. Is this in range for a cam only car? I know everybody's numbers will prob. be different b/c of scaling the maf or something but I just want a rough idea. If I remember right, my car only did high 20s stock.
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yup, sounds about right, i get 37-40 in 6000-6200rpm range depending on weather
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ttt, anybody else?
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i get around 30-31 at WOT around 3000rpm, not sure above that, thats when my log ends.
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i would like to know whats a normal amount
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Your numbers sound about right. A rough rule of thumb is 10 rwhp per lb/min.
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**** then im way off, i get that around 3krpm, and im not making huge HP. but my car is having a 10mpg problem
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Yeah you should only be getting 15-20 there. Do you have an aftermarket maf?
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67.75 @ 5300...turbos baby!!!!
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So do you have around 670 rwhp?
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40.76 @ 6026rpms. If I go to the dyno and show 407 rwhp I think I will crap my pants in joy.
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I'm seeing 44.68@6506 rpms. Are you supposed to see 10whp for every 1lbmin logged?
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I'm seeing 46lbs/min @ 6500 and I have 700 more RPMs left/lean A/F.
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yup, i've seen upwards of 50lbs/min on big H/C with 90/90 setups at ~7000rpm
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it may also depend on how fast you are willing to go, 45 lb/min for me is at like 145 mph...
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This is a reading of the amount of air passing the mass air flow, correct? So, how do you relate this to power? "If" the rest of the system does its part correctly, you "could" produce this much power?
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i get about 101.6 so that means i have about 1016 rwhp right? haha jk that would be cool though. ill let u know what i see once i get some log info again after the swap (h/c)
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i see 34.7 lbs/m on my truck. i doubt its putting down 347 rwhp though. if its fwhp i could believe it.
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i see 40+, and i doubt i'm over 350. this is a horrible approximation i think, as you dont' take volumetric efficiency into consideration. i guess if we took a lot of data (from teh same dyno at that!) we could come up with some sort of correlation beweetn airflow and hp ratings.


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