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Originally Posted by andre12031948 That EVERYBODY here knows that MUCH H.P is lost when they get to the rear wheels. Clutch/disk, trans, drive shaft, gears, axles, tires, wheels, brake size/weight

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Old 11-05-2013, 11:04 AM   #16 (permalink)
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That EVERYBODY here knows that MUCH H.P is lost when they get to the rear wheels. Clutch/disk, trans, drive shaft, gears, axles, tires, wheels, brake size/weight & I'm sure more are the reason why we dyno at the wheels.

I guess I was wrong about EVERYONE understanding that. So 18h.p at the engine is NOT that much.
I'm pretty sure we dyno at the wheels because taking our engines out of the car and hooking them up to an engine dyno is not exactly a very cost effective measure. Dynos are useful for tuning. The track is useful for proving who is actually the fastest. My numbers fluctuate by a ridiculous number from dyno to dyno and day to day. Dynos are a useful indicator of performance gained, but by no means are they the end all be all of performance. I thought everyone knew that one.

Secondly, peak numbers only tell a fraction of the story. The area under the curve, and getting that power to the ground effectively matter a lot more. So a car with more power can still lose to a car with less power. Everything else being equal, then yes the car with ONLY 18 extra bhp will still win.

Does the drive train lose power? Yes. Does 18bhp matter to some people? Without a doubt it does. If 18hp wasn't that much of a gain then why do some people bother getting an intake or a test pipe or whatever other mod that ONLY gets them a few rwhp.

It still baffles me to no end, why does everyone think that owning a Nismo means you are not allowed to change any part ever?
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