Made it to the Dyno this weekend...

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  1. tody

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    While attending a big car meet this weekend, i finally made it to the dyno. No AFR, just a single pull, and no tuning - it was mainly an attraction for the visitors but gave me a good idea where I'm at.

    378 rwhp
    550 NM, that's 405 ft lbs

    i made a cellphone video:


    dyno sheet below.
     

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    good numbers...don't know about their method of tying down the car...:bouncy:
    My Guy uses 3 tie down straps and I broke one of them that was new...:yup:
     
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    sweet numbers
    I remember running my black car with the old motor on a dyno and it seemed like it was on there forever. we ran it to 8500 rpms and it produced a hardy 98 horse at peak lol
    I remember it seemed like I was shaking the bolts out of the building with my engine running on there lol

    I will be thrilled if my new motor produces those kind of numbers
     
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    Wholly hell that's a lotta power in a Comet.
     
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    my first pull at 6500 RPMs had me backing out the door...:yup:
     
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    378 RWHP = lots of steam for a light street car:clap:
     
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    yep, real nice indeed. Although we already pretty well knew what he had in it after he posted those drag race vid's. lol
     
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    glad you like it.
    that was the kind of number i was hoping for, but let's see if the missing 22 horses can be found with a little tuning. the owner of the dyno already offered me to use it for testing purposes, with €400 max for a day.
    and another head to head drag race will be on in september.

    looks like i'm hooked!
     
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