Re: Robert's horsepower

From: Robert Trottmann (rotrottmann@davidson.edu)
Date: Thu Feb 18 1999 - 12:38:50 EST


I don't have the brass cap n rotor, but I do have the ram air hood and MSD,
which won't do me much at the dyno, so I think 280 is a good estimate for my
hp.

Michael Clark wrote:

> >> now get out your calculators boys and girls.. that equals 250! and
> that's
> >> not all of R/T's mods, so I would say he has OVER 250... gee Robert,
> I
> >> guess you were wrong =)
> >>
> >> -mike d.
> >
>
> Hmmm, hey Robert do I have any mods that you do not? If memory serves
> we both have nearly the same truck. I dynoed at 227 at the wheels.
> Divide it by .82 (fairly close driveline loss factor) and you get 277 at
> the crank. I had 82,000 miles on it at the time it was tested. I'd bet
> you are indeed over 250... at the crank that is. Hell I got a
> documented 18hp from just the Headers and y pipe...
>
> For the record:
> FIPK
> MP SBEC
> DT Headers
> Flowmaster dual cat-back
> 180 t-stat
> Brass cap'n rotor
> --------------------
> = a 47 horsepower gain
>
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