just a thought....please read....
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just a thought....please read.... this is just a thought....dyno numbers mean ****.....track numbers are what its about....thats all
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Re: just a thought....please read.... Amen Minty!! I've never had any car of mine dyno'd, it'd be a cool thing to have, but last time I checked, we didn't care what dyno #s people feed us when bench racing. Let's have some ET's and quit the <img src="graemlins/gr_bs.gif" border="0" alt="[bullshit]" />
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Re: just a thought....please read.... I tell you what, if we ran dyno numbers down the track, my wimpy little 310 RWHP would get clobbered mercilessly over here. <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">
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Re: just a thought....please read.... They can be good for testing changes to your combination, but I believe there are too many variables when it comes to comparing numbers from one car to another, especially when they're both in different parts of the country. I dyno'd my pig once awhile back with less than stellar numbers. I'll probably do so again soon since I've changed cams, because I'd like to see where the HP/torque peaks are at now, so I have a little better idea of where to shift the car. Regardless, I'd bet my car still makes nowhere near the 420+ RWHP numbers I see from slower cars than mine. Definately no dyno queen here <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0">
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Re: just a thought....please read.... Its all about the et. The dyno is a great tool and if used properly can help you lower et dramatically. Otherwise it can lead to a bunch of <img src="graemlins/gr_bs.gif" border="0" alt="[bullshit]" /> when people start "assuming" what the car will run based on Thier dyno #'s.
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Re: just a thought....please read.... Food for thought:
My car dynoed 40RWHP LESS with the A4 conversion
BUT ran almost a second faster in the 1/4 with only half throttle in first gear <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
With a full throttle launch 1.3 seconds easily quicker.
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My car dynoed 40RWHP LESS with the A4 conversion
BUT ran almost a second faster in the 1/4 with only half throttle in first gear <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
With a full throttle launch 1.3 seconds easily quicker.
Chris
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Re: just a thought....please read.... I think it can give a reaonable comparison between two cars that weigh the same(or you can calculate small differences to get a good idea)..it seems to be even better with a 6m since there is no variance with a converter.
I hope I do my 428rwhp justice in the 1/4 mile <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">
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I hope I do my 428rwhp justice in the 1/4 mile <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">
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Re: just a thought....please read.... [quote]Originally posted by Chris ARE 360:
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My car dynoed 40RWHP LESS with the A4 conversion
BUT ran almost a second faster in the 1/4 with only half throttle in first gear <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
Chris</strong><hr></blockquote>
That just proves you couldn't drive for sh*t!!
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My car dynoed 40RWHP LESS with the A4 conversion
BUT ran almost a second faster in the 1/4 with only half throttle in first gear <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
Chris</strong><hr></blockquote>
That just proves you couldn't drive for sh*t!!
j/k
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Re: just a thought....please read.... Bob your 310 runs circles around my 277hp dyno.... dont even ask <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0"> dyno doesnt like my car.. which is why i will never dyno again lol
[quote]Originally posted by Bob Cosby:
<strong>I tell you what, if we ran dyno numbers down the track, my wimpy little 310 RWHP would get clobbered mercilessly over here. <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0"> </strong><hr></blockquote>
[quote]Originally posted by Bob Cosby:
<strong>I tell you what, if we ran dyno numbers down the track, my wimpy little 310 RWHP would get clobbered mercilessly over here. <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0"> </strong><hr></blockquote>
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Re: just a thought....please read.... [quote]Originally posted by GeorgeC:
<strong>... but I believe there are too many variables when it comes to comparing numbers from one car to another, especially when they're both in different parts of the country. </strong><hr></blockquote>
They could be across the street from each othr and give completly different results depending on the operator's knowledge. Theroretically though they should 'correct' to the same everywhere.
Track numbers also vary wildly across the country. My personal best is a 12.0 @ 119 in Denver (5800 foot). I don't bother posting corrected times since people don't want to hear corrected track times <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
-Jim
<strong>... but I believe there are too many variables when it comes to comparing numbers from one car to another, especially when they're both in different parts of the country. </strong><hr></blockquote>
They could be across the street from each othr and give completly different results depending on the operator's knowledge. Theroretically though they should 'correct' to the same everywhere.
Track numbers also vary wildly across the country. My personal best is a 12.0 @ 119 in Denver (5800 foot). I don't bother posting corrected times since people don't want to hear corrected track times <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
-Jim
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Re: just a thought....please read.... Dyno numbers are simply a tool to analyze and trouble shoot a specfic car. And ETs are simply numbers to analyze specific car and driver combos ...
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Because the only thing that anyone is ever really ever going to give a rats butt about is who crossed the line first
That's why they call it racin' <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
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Because the only thing that anyone is ever really ever going to give a rats butt about is who crossed the line first
That's why they call it racin' <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
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Re: just a thought....please read.... come on greg be nice to bos if all he had were his track times he'd be in very deep $hit.hahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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Re: just a thought....please read.... That's very true Larry. But aren't you glad to have the numbers that you do?
The fact is that we're talking about apples and oranges. Track #'s reflect the performance of the car. That is the combined preformance and efficiency of the drivetrain, the chassis and the driver. Dyno #'s reflect the performance of the drivetrain. That is the combined performance and efficiency of the motor, the trans and the rearend. AND BIG NUMBERS ROCK!
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The fact is that we're talking about apples and oranges. Track #'s reflect the performance of the car. That is the combined preformance and efficiency of the drivetrain, the chassis and the driver. Dyno #'s reflect the performance of the drivetrain. That is the combined performance and efficiency of the motor, the trans and the rearend. AND BIG NUMBERS ROCK!
[ December 19, 2001: Message edited by: nitropickup ]</p>
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Re: just a thought....please read.... True, you can't race a dyno. You build an engine for horsepower; you build a car for racing.
But then again, you can't go by "best ET" either.
It's who you can whip-*** on at YOUR track. If you've got a 10 sec slip in your toolbox, it doesn't mean you're going to whip someone at the track. It's who crosses the line first. <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">
But then again, you can't go by "best ET" either.
It's who you can whip-*** on at YOUR track. If you've got a 10 sec slip in your toolbox, it doesn't mean you're going to whip someone at the track. It's who crosses the line first. <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">