Lot of talking here??...944fest '09
01-07-2009, 03:07 AM
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01-07-2009, 07:26 AM
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I thought you were going to keep that a secret?
01-07-2009, 12:11 PM
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Go for it SuperDuke!
01-07-2009, 02:08 PM
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Yep barely register
01-07-2009, 03:26 PM
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jim must be busy welding and practicing launches, he wont respond to my calls hah.
I would like to make it out there this year. Maybe i can hitch a ride with ST... if he ever anwsers his phone hah
I would like to make it out there this year. Maybe i can hitch a ride with ST... if he ever anwsers his phone hah
01-07-2009, 07:28 PM
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01-08-2009, 12:38 AM
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On the topic of a 'fest challenge: the best gauge of real power is a timed 60 - 125 mph run. It takes the driver pretty much out if the equation, it's safe, and you don't have worry about newbies going around a track, and you don't have to worry about comprimising your car with the 1/4 mile.
I know this thread is based on some light-hearted content, but that aside, this would be a true test of real horsepower.
You can make a chassis dyno read whatever you want it to read, and it's more for the broad masses of enthusiasts who get caught up in the propaganda that tells them it's real horsepower.
Case-in-point: 602 rwhp (what's that; about 680 crank horsepower). I think I remember that dyno chart posted some time ago and if I'm not mistaken that power was made at 6,000 rpm. This is the same power peak rpm as a stock turbo S which has 247 crank hp (if you can believe Porsche). If ya get into the physics and math of it all, you can figure out what kind of boost you need to run, and more importantly, the volumetric effciency that has to be achieved to get to 680 hp. Then you realize it's fantasy land.
That being said, I believe ST has his heart in the right place (I would shake his hand and pick his brain), but just caught up in the hype a bit.
I know this thread is based on some light-hearted content, but that aside, this would be a true test of real horsepower.
You can make a chassis dyno read whatever you want it to read, and it's more for the broad masses of enthusiasts who get caught up in the propaganda that tells them it's real horsepower.
Case-in-point: 602 rwhp (what's that; about 680 crank horsepower). I think I remember that dyno chart posted some time ago and if I'm not mistaken that power was made at 6,000 rpm. This is the same power peak rpm as a stock turbo S which has 247 crank hp (if you can believe Porsche). If ya get into the physics and math of it all, you can figure out what kind of boost you need to run, and more importantly, the volumetric effciency that has to be achieved to get to 680 hp. Then you realize it's fantasy land.
That being said, I believe ST has his heart in the right place (I would shake his hand and pick his brain), but just caught up in the hype a bit.
