Thread: How did I dyno this high? (not that I am complaining)
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Old 08-22-2011, 08:44 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 6MT View Post
Well, do you think that if I were to travel down a very long hill and reach a very high top speed; that I would deduce that my car has more "power" than someone who runs a short run on a measuring device? Like a dyno? Trap speeds are measurements like dyno runs. But trap speeds can be very deceptive.... as the example above proves.
do you know of any 1/4 tracks that run down a hill? calculating hp by using the trap speed of a 1/4 mile run and your vehicles weight is very effective.
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