Horsepower Ratings
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Horsepower Ratings
I took my 2003 Carrera 4S into Pure Tuning (Toledo) tonight to get the car dyno'd. I will be installing Cargraphic 200 cell cats & the plenum next & wanted to get a baseline. The car was dyno'd on a Mustang AWD dyno & she put out 249hp/219lbs torque. Does this seem low. I seem to remember others getting in the 290 range. Maybe it was on a different dyno. The tech explained that this type of dyno simulates a load on the car & is a more realistic gauge of HP. I appreciate others input.
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Originally Posted by viprklr
I took my 2003 Carrera 4S into Pure Tuning (Toledo) tonight to get the car dyno'd. I will be installing Cargraphic 200 cell cats & the plenum next & wanted to get a baseline. The car was dyno'd on a Mustang AWD dyno & she put out 249hp/219lbs torque. Does this seem low. I seem to remember others getting in the 290 range. Maybe it was on a different dyno. The tech explained that this type of dyno simulates a load on the car & is a more realistic gauge of HP. I appreciate others input.
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My limited understanding is that you can't go by the raw numbers as every dyno is different. You can use it as a comparison for the relative change in the numbers with multiple runs on the same dyno, and the same conditions; or properly compensated for different atmosphere, etc. There is a long thread on this: "Do dynos show "real" HP gains?" I don't know how to give you a link to the thread.
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i have included the cold/hot runs on the car. Can't wait to see what the plenum/cats will yield. Hopefully I can see somewhere around 20 Hp to the rear wheels.
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