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Figuring HP
« on: October 06, 2007 - 07:10:02 PM »
What's the best way to figure approximate HP at the crank if you know the RWHP?
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Re: Figuring HP
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2007 - 07:26:35 PM »
Rule of thumb is 20% drivetrain loss for an auto and 15% for a manual. So, divide your RWHP number by .80 if its an auto and .80 if its a manual.
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Re: Figuring HP
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2007 - 07:36:17 PM »
Did you mean .85 for manual?
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Re: Figuring HP
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2007 - 07:37:52 PM »
Yes I did. :misbehaving:
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Re: Figuring HP
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2007 - 02:25:31 AM »
What make of dyno did you get the RWHP from , Dyno Jet are Happy dynos & make higher #s , Mustang are heartbreakers , real hard to get a high # on them , so the % change depending what you tested on
 I really use dynos mostly for a baseline , don`t care much about the # as much as the gain or loss with changes made

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Re: Figuring HP
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2007 - 09:26:54 AM »
It wasn't my car. Just had some friends who made some pulls on a Mustang dyno. The reason I was asking is, the one guy  ended up with 220 RWHP with his 340. The shop owner told him that was equal to about 340HP at the crank. That sounded a little off to me. I was thinking around 275 at the crank.
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Re: Figuring HP
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2007 - 10:05:41 AM »
That would be an absolutely stupidly huge power loss.

Seems to me the 10-20% would be a realistic range, but off course different setups will yield different amounts.

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Re: Figuring HP
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2007 - 10:11:34 AM »
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Re: Figuring HP
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2007 - 11:34:06 AM »
It wasn't my car. Just had some friends who made some pulls on a Mustang dyno. The reason I was asking is, the one guy  ended up with 220 RWHP with his 340. The shop owner told him that was equal to about 340HP at the crank. That sounded a little off to me. I was thinking around 275 at the crank.

 I axctually agree with this , I test on a Mustang exclusively & most 340 s i have tested seem to be in the 220-240 range so I would say in the 340 range for Gross 1970 rated HP . Like I said the Mustang is extremely tough to get a high # on 

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