interesting question and one I would love to hear everyone's answer on.....
I know this much... the 355 that we ran at the March meet was an honest
425hp motor... based on dyno tests of many many engines in the same
configuration.... it might vary 10hp or so but no more or no less...
on a Chassis dyno it made 329hp so we can assume that it lost just less
then 100hp in frictional loses between the crank and the rear wheel...
This was with a Doug Nash 4speed and centerforce clutch backed up by a 9"
ford rear end
Keith Turk...
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> From: Daniel Wright <daniel.wright@genetics.utah.edu>
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Drivetrain effenciency
> Date: Thursday, May 06, 1999 9:47 AM
>
> Hi
> I know that a lot of power produced by the engine is lost as friction and
> inefficiency in the transmision and diffreential. What are the best
> choices for those components for Salt flats racing? What are the
tradeoffs
> involved? What can be done to increase effenciency in a given setup?
> Dan Wright
> Dept. of Human Genetics, University of Utah
> dan@saltflats.com
> Utah Salt Flats Racing Association
> "It's amazing what you can do when you don't know it can't be done"
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