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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 04:47 PM
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ok sorry for asking this yet again after it been asked like 10000000 time but i gotta little discussion going over here. I need to know what is the absolute lowest an ls1 has ever dynoed, what do vets ussually dyno, m6 and a4, and what do f bods dyno, m6 and a4.

this dude keeps telling me that the standard power loss for our cars is 30% and that ls1 consistently put down like 270 stock
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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 04:51 PM
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nah, the lowest ive seen is in the mid 290's for an ls1 f body....dunno about vettes. i believe the vettes have more driveline loss than we do.
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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 04:52 PM
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What planet is he on... LS1's dyno stock aroung 325 to 345 depending on year and if an SS or not.

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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 04:55 PM
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wasn't totally stock,but mine dynoed 288rwhp with shorty headers and an ls6 intake and an airlid.driveline loss is around 18-20% for A4s and 12-15% for M6s.
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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 05:11 PM
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ALL dynos are different....DynoDynamics will read the lowest....and a Dynojet or Dynapack will read the highest. That will encompass a 30whp or more spread usually.
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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 05:47 PM
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I remember a 97 vette auto that put out 280 stock, lowest i can recall.
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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 07:03 PM
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What planet is he on... LS1's dyno stock aroung 325 to 345 depending on year and if an SS or not.

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Might want to make sure you are on the same planet as the rest of us.
From what I have see most Vettes pull around 290-295 (A4) 295-310 (MN6)
Had one guy pull 317 on a stock MN6 ( with the air filter removed )
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Here is the spec on the 2002:

Horsepower
310 hp @ 5200 rpm
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325 hp @ 5200 rpm (Camaro SS)

Torque
340 lb.-ft. @ 4000 rpm
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350 lb.-ft. @ 4000 rpm (Camaro SS)

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Spec on the 2001:

Horsepower 305 hp @ 5200 rpm
320 hp @ 5200 rpmCamaro SS

Torque 335 lb.-ft @ 4000 rpm
345 lb.-ft. @ 4400 rpmCamaro SS

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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 07:49 PM
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Correct me if I am wrong and I may be but those don't look like RWHP and RWTQ numbers. They look like flywheel HP numbers.

Calculate a 15% driveline loss and you should come up with some more realistic dyno numbers

350 flywheel = 297.5 rear wheel hp, which is the measurement most chassis dynos go by as it is the power the car is actually making at the wheels.
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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill Bowling
What planet is he on... LS1's dyno stock aroung 325 to 345 depending on year and if an SS or not.

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Not quite that high. 345 is a little above what I would expect, even for an 01+ M6. The low range for a stock dyno (dynojet numbers) is around 280. My 98 A4 went 319/337 with longtubes, lid, and duals....and those aren't bad numbers either.
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Old Dec 18, 2004 | 02:08 AM
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You guys are forgetting one importent factor. Is it SAE RWHP or STD RWHP.? There is a differance.
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no...those are certainly not rw numbers
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Old Dec 18, 2004 | 07:59 AM
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come on guys lets not argue lol. why cant we all just get along lol! j/k

but seriously i dont evre recall seeing a stock car dyno 345 at the wheels! i have seen around 310 or so from a 02 ss though
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