I've got a question about the data. I was wondering why I had so much
more gain in torque (85%) than in power (45%) and looked up the
formula for converting torque to hp:
hp = torque * rpm / 5252
That gives me wildly different power values than they listed:
> CO % RPM lb-ft hp calculated
> 6.0 1678 20.5 4.3
> 5.8 2225 145.8 36.9
> 8.7 2549 156.1 48.3
> 5.8 2765 159.5 53.6 ~ 75
> 2.9 2928 161.8 57.4
> 3.7 3515 166.1 70.7
> 4.8 3792 168.1 77.2
> 5.4 4000 168.3 81.5 ~ 100
> 7.4 4652 167.8 94.7
> 7.8 4957 164.3 99.0
> 7.9 5125 164.6 102.7 ~ 160
> 7.9 5464 156.5 104.4
I suspect that I misread the output from the dyno. It was listed as
load rather than torque, but was measured in ft-lb. In my defense,
Randy was talking as if that column was engine torque. But if that
value were higher than engine torque, why was the car still
accelerating the rollers? Because of the 4:1 torque multiplier in the
diff?
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