Re: RE: V-6 mods

From: Mark Campbell (bah240sx@shelby.net)
Date: Tue Nov 16 1999 - 18:33:10 EST


Wow, that makes me feel a lot better about my V6. I dyno'd 143.7HP and
196.9ft/lbs. with just minor mods.

Mark Campbell
98 V6 auto
MSD 6A
Magnecor wires
V8 TB
Flowmaster muffler

>
> That's the calculated Flywheel HP...180HP at the rear wheels. Subtract
22%
> for driveline loss as suggested from Dodge, Colvin Automotive (Local Dyno
> Shop), and my old service manager (Ex-Mopar Perf. employee). The 22% is a
> good average for both Automatic and Manual transmissions. (You will see
> slightly more HP on the Manual though...automatics leech a little bit of
> HP.)
>
> Since Dodge states 170HP in their brochures (which is Flywheel, not
> Rear-Wheel), that puts the V6's at approximately 133RWHP. The last two
Dyno
> runs on the truck, before the Nitrous, Roller Rockers, and Headers, showed
> it with 148RWHP (No eRams running either)...that had put her at 180HP off
> the flywheel. Now...Nitrous, Roller Rockers, and the Headers, she's
running
> even faster.
>
> - Bernd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: V-6 mods
>
>
>
> On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Bernd D. Ratsch wrote:
>
> > Just a small list. ;)
> >
> > 235HP - Confirmed.
>
> Nice work! :-) Is that at the rear wheels? That's the same as my
> modified V8.
>



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