Untapped horsepower?
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Untapped horsepower?
Hey guys, I had a question... If you are running 4.10's in your car, but the ECU is still set to recognize 3.42's, is there any untapped potential horsepower due to the difference in revs or is it going to be a minimal difference?
Also, can anyone calculate the difference in power digit-wise?
P.S- Also burned out my wiring harness to my knock sensors, which was not throwing a code at the time of tune.
Also, can anyone calculate the difference in power digit-wise?
P.S- Also burned out my wiring harness to my knock sensors, which was not throwing a code at the time of tune.
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As for the knock sensor harness being burned out while the car was tuned (not throwing a code at the time), is it possible that my timing is going to be advanced now that it was replaced?
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So with the 4.10's in the car and the ECU being tuned for 3.42's, 410/405 is more closely to about 425/410.
Gearing has nothing to do with the tune or any of its parameters, so the only thing that is problematic with you not updating the tune is going to be the speedometer being off.
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A dyno algorithm determines horsepower based on speed and acceleration rate, if my speedo is off due to a difference in gear ratio versus what my ECU is programmed, how are my numbers going to be accurate?
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The dyno doesn't care what your speedometer is showing. It has it's own speedometer on the rollers. And if it is a dynojet it is far from accurate anyways. Real dynos measure actual torque and calculate HP based on the math formula tq x rpm/5252 = hp. Dynojets measure rate of acceleration of 2 fixed weight rollers, and backwards calculate HP and tq with a fudge factor.