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BarnshaW
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after reading alot of threads on other sites about this, is there general formulas to work out average results for cars? for example a car which goes on a hub dyno , is there general ways to work out the BHP for FWD/RWD/4WD cars etc?

vice versa for other types of dynos.
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Say whaaaat?
adiohead
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FWD cars - add 10 bhp to the wheel figure and divide the result by 0.9
RWD cars - add 10 bhp to the wheel figure and divide the result by 0.88
4WD cars - add 10bhp to the wheel figure and divide the result by 0.84

http://www.dyno-power-run.com/dynocalc.shtml
DaveyLC
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Dyno figures are pub talk!
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No.
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Are so.

Well, bhp is anyways. There's more to a food car than power
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roller figures are never 100% accurate and bhp isnt everything
Gary
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Its about the torque BHP is calulated from torque too so is even less accurate.

Guy i spoke to at ChipWizards admitted his rollers might read different to the true fuigure but are consistant and thats more important when tuning.
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All Honda owners (including myself) will disagree about it being about torque RR's are very handy to find out if your car is running well!
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Are so.

Well, bhp is anyways. There's more to a food car than power



mmmm food car
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iPhone autocorrect fail tbh
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Fwd losses whther straight cut or standard type add 12-15%

Rwd as above but 15-18%

4wd like with evos could see 25-30% losses
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quote:
Originally posted by philip2
Fwd losses whther straight cut or standard type add 12-15%

Rwd as above but 15-18%

4wd like with evos could see 25-30% losses


then look at what tyres people are running, what tyre pressures, are the brake binding slightly, what gear oil is being used, etc etc!

loads of variables.

We use our rolling to see what gains are to be had, or as a diagnostic tool/mapping tool and back to back testing.

a hub dyno is good for mapping as you get no wheel spin, great for high powered cars. not so great for working out transmission losses as it cant do a run down

[Edited on 20-09-2011 by broster]
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I went for a tour round Northampton Motosprort the other week and there rolling road facility is very impressive.

Were tunning Nick Mason`s 250 GTO at the time on there, They use it more for tunning that full on how much power you have etc.
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quote:
Originally posted by adiohead
FWD cars - add 10 bhp to the wheel figure and divide the result by 0.9
RWD cars - add 10 bhp to the wheel figure and divide the result by 0.88
4WD cars - add 10bhp to the wheel figure and divide the result by 0.84

http://www.dyno-power-run.com/dynocalc.shtml


Although this Bollocks as AET told me a different formula to use!
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RR's are good to find out if your car is runnin right and if there is any other faults with them weve ran 2 this year power figures are just a bonus.

 
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