Birth of a 4.5
#31
Went grocery shopping today....
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#34
Here's a few more numbers for the number nerds out there: stock wheels HP and torque are sort of a consensus number, engine HP and torque are the Porsche advertised and are used to calculate driveline loss to back into a engine HP and torque figure for the 4.5L, wheel HP and torque of the 4.5L are the one of my engine measure by Rick on his load-brake dyno.
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#35
By way of comparison, here’s some BMEP values as calculated by Jason over at Engineering Explained on his really good explainer video:
So yeah, 16.1 is some serious gravy.
- 2020 Mitsubishi Mirage: 10.6 (this was just to use as a “normal car” BMEP number)
- 2016 MX-5: 12.6
- 2012 Lexus LFA: 12.6
- 2020 C8 Corvette: 13.0
- Ferrari 812 Superfast: 13.9
- 2020 Mustang GT: 14.2
- 991.2 GT3RS: 14.8
- Ferrari 458: 15.1
So yeah, 16.1 is some serious gravy.
Last edited by burnergt4; 10-22-2020 at 01:21 AM.
#36
Jason Fenske (i.e. Engineering Explained): "If your naturally aspirated engine already has a super high BMAP you are probably not going to create massive horsepower or torque improvements through modifications because the engine is already so well designed for high torque"
Rick DeMan: "Corey, hold my beer"
Rick DeMan: "Corey, hold my beer"
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#38
Here's a few more numbers for the number nerds out there: stock wheels HP and torque are sort of a consensus number, engine HP and torque are the Porsche advertised and are used to calculate driveline loss to back into a engine HP and torque figure for the 4.5L, wheel HP and torque of the 4.5L are the one of my engine measure by Rick on his load-brake dyno.
#39
Here's a short driveby video.
This is a 4.5L DeMan engine, with open headers and stock PSE (valve open) and stock gearing at this point... It's going back next month to get the transmission done too. I plan on doing the same driveby after the transmission is regeared so we can have a perspective.
This is a 4.5L DeMan engine, with open headers and stock PSE (valve open) and stock gearing at this point... It's going back next month to get the transmission done too. I plan on doing the same driveby after the transmission is regeared so we can have a perspective.
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