brickonwheels

iTrader: (6)

This has been something I've been wondering for a while now. I have a LE1 H/C car that put down 350 hp to the wheels. But at the time of the dyno, there was an extremely bad exhaust leak right at the passenger side header.

Here is the video. If you listen closely at the beginning, you can hear it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx-Prd54H6c

Would this have effected how much I was putting down? Now that I have alleviated the issue, how much might I have picked up?

thanks guys

Schweet97Z

iTrader: (35)

yea you could have been loosing horsepower, by sucking in outside air, causing the 02's to read wrong. how much you would loose or gain, is hard to tell....stick the car back on the dyno.

brickonwheels

iTrader: (6)

Sadly, there are no dynos near my college. I'll have to wait until I make it back home.

Schweet97Z

iTrader: (35)

it wont be much, and not worth the money IMO opinion to get it redynoed. just look at it this way....you dont have to listen to the dreaded header exhaust leak tick anymore!

fmaznicki

burned valves

brickonwheels

iTrader: (6)

Shhhhh....

98pontiacfirehawk

If anything save a few $ at the pump, hosepower wise I say none because you do not use the O'2 at WOT just idle and cruise. O-yeah less soot on the rear end.