Re: HP/TQ claims

From: Tim Berry (coolva1@home.com)
Date: Tue Oct 17 2000 - 15:55:44 EDT


I've seen Dynos on STOCK F-bodies that are rated at 305 and 320 HP, put out
300HP at the wheels...
Thats the way I like to see horse power rated... (fwiw, my bro has a 99 T/A
Auto) Stock ran a 13.5@104
With a few bolt ons, he's now at 12.97@107.x
I love that car!!
_________________________
Tim Berry (97 Dakota Club Cab)
Chesapeake, VA
Best 1/4: 13.50@101.91

> Maybe on their trucks...but not on their F-Bodies. The numbers are just
about
> dead-on on the RWHP. We proved that with a '99 SS/SLP Camaro. 325HP
"claimed"
> with 13.5 1/4 mile times...and the G-Tech showed 320HP and a 13.6 1/4
mile.
>
> I know some of you don't trust the G-Techs too much...but it's proved
itself
> with me on a 1/4 mile run at Houston last year and it was off (slower) by
> only .10 of a second. (We had used my G-Tech on my buddies Camaro to test
it
> out in CA.)
>
> - Bernd



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