Re: Well, I finally did it...

From: Dan Myers (waterfn@pacbell.net)
Date: Thu Mar 13 1997 - 02:59:51 EST


Sam Parthemer wrote:
>
> I couldn't live with myself any longer. I HAD to know
> how much HP my truck really was putting out...
>
> SO....
>
> I went to 'The Dyno Shop' near my house. Turns out they
> are 1 of 2 Dyno places in San Diego... They run a Dynojet model
> #248C dynamometer (at least that's what it says on the printout!)
>
> Sam '95 SLT
>
> Oh, sorry you probably wanted to know the results huh???
> :) :) :)
>
> Well, I got a print out with graphs and lines, then a
> comparison to a Dodge 1500 with a 5.9 with the MP SBEC, then the
> same truck with all of the stuff I have minus the MP SBEC, but with
> a Vortech Supercharger...
>
> Here's the #'s of my truck first Measured Torque. Measured
> Hp, then corrected T and corrected HP..
>
> RPM T H CT CH
> ---- ----- ----- ----- -----
> 1650 254.6 79.7 250.5 78.7
> 2000 257.7 98.1 254.4 96.9
> 2200 258.8 108.5 255.8 107.1
> 2500 258.5 123.1 255.4 121.5
> 2800 257.9 137.5 254.7 135.8
> 3200 277.8 169.2 274.4 167.2
> 3500 278.8 185.8 275.4 183.5
> 3700 280.6 197.7 277.2 195.3 <--Peak T 277.2
> 4000 275.1 206.5 271.7 206.9
> 4200 265.0 211.9 261.8 209.3
> 4400 255.1 213.7 251.9 211.1 <--Peak H 211.1
> ..
> 5000 208.1 198.1 205.6 195.7
>
> Above 4400 the HP drops off on a steady curve, the
> torque drops at the same rate...
> The torque is pretty much a flat line with a slight
> rise around 3200 towards 3700, then curves down
> at the same rate as the HP.
>
> We compared this to a 5.9L Ram, and my HP @ 211.1
> beat his 202 (until the a SuperCharger reading was shown!).
> The torque of the 5.9L and my truck were nearly identical
> at 277.2 for me, and 275.0 for him.
>
> The readings are in smaller increments, I only listed
> the ones that had any significant changes... I'll scan
> in the pages so anyone can view them... NEAT STUFF eh?
>
> sp
Sam is that rear wheel hp or engine hp? I thought you should be puttin
more hp out of that engine.

 



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