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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 11:39 AM
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i'm about to get my car dyno'd but its raining.
humidity is about 83% and 61 degrees out.

any ideas on what affect this will have on the result?
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according to this thing http://wahiduddin.net/calc/calc_hp.htm
1-2 hp ..hell, i thought i read somewhere that it seriously screws your numbers
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heat plays more of a role than anything from what I remember.
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What was the baro?

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i'm about to get my car dyno'd but its raining.
humidity is about 83% and 61 degrees out.

any ideas on what affect this will have on the result?
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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What was the baro?
i can't grab that data anymore. now its clear cool skies, but at the time of the dyno it was raining.
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My friend dyno'd his bolt on vette while it was raining. First pull was 260, then 280, then got 331.
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i got 336rwhp and 339rwtq without nitrous, but i'm thinking something's up with that because it showed my 3.23 a4 letting off at 6200rpm and 124mph when i know 3rd gear hits 134 at 6000rpm.
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i got 336rwhp and 339rwtq without nitrous, but i'm thinking something's up with that because it showed my 3.23 a4 letting off at 6200rpm and 124mph when i know 3rd gear hits 134 at 6000rpm.
was the converter locked?
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was the converter locked?
the converter was not locked.
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that would explain the mph difference. since the conveter is not turning 1:1
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