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Old 05-17-2011, 10:01 AM
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If you ever think your car feels gutless or is down on power please refer to this car we dynod on sunday at our bi-annual dyno day. It is a bone stock '77 Chevette dream car with a 4 speed manual. factory rated around 48 hp this thing was the dyno champion.


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http://youtu.be/sNNZkkmbc_c

Best of all the woman that drives it has been daily driving it for the past 3 weeks.
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look at that power curve!
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look at that power curve!
I think the power curve flatlined

24 RWHP? that's terrible!
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Dyno numbers mean nothing. What's it do at the track?





















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Originally Posted by MikeG
Dyno numbers mean nothing. What's it do at the track?





















probably runs around 1 minute or so in the 1/4
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just a comparison of a lid/catback LS1 car that dyno'd the same day and the chevette



lol
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Rofl!!
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In for the LS swap!
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Good thing you guys used 2 straps.
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I seriously cannot stop laughing at this thread. That comparison graph is so fricken funny
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peak torque at 2.4k rpms, ****'s beast mode.
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I bet I could hold it back lol
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Originally Posted by HWI
peak torque at 2.4k rpms, ****'s beast mode.
Yeah i wish my car made peak torque right off idle like this thing.
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Forget the dyno straps, just have a guy put a hand on the bumper to hold it.
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i printed that dyno graph and stuck it on the wall at work.
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Originally Posted by LS1NOVA
Forget the dyno straps, just have a guy put a hand on the bumper to hold it.
lmao....

this reminds me of the "25rwhp upgrade" a while ago when a guy put a leaf blower on a honda...
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Originally Posted by zacht
lmao....

this reminds me of the "25rwhp upgrade" a while ago when a guy put a leaf blower on a honda...
The leaf blower would double the power the the engine. Killer bolt on.
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Originally Posted by zigroid
just a comparison of a lid/catback LS1 car that dyno'd the same day and the chevette
lol


300 shot on the chevette and that dyno chart would be close.
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Wonder what automatic chevette would of made 15 rwhp?
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OMG I just pissed myself
to think the word VETTE is in the name of that car.......stop ur killin me
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