680 hp?
#22
11-10-2009 | 12:54 PM
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Stout 408s even na can tear up or rip out a tranny faster than you can say "rolling burnout" Buddy dropped his trans (ripped tailshaft off, tore trans out of block pass side) doing that shortly after dyno tuning and before we could get to the track to see what she would run lol.
Seen lots of discussion about set hp losses & % of loss over the years. When talking turbo's, superchargers & intercoolers hp made or lost is generally based on the parts efficiency which will be a %.
With higher horsepower comes higher losses to friction and inertia. Friction losses are proportional to the forces applied as well as the rpms, the more force or faster the the rpms are attained, the higher the friction losses will be. (if that makes any sense lol)
Seen lots of discussion about set hp losses & % of loss over the years. When talking turbo's, superchargers & intercoolers hp made or lost is generally based on the parts efficiency which will be a %.
With higher horsepower comes higher losses to friction and inertia. Friction losses are proportional to the forces applied as well as the rpms, the more force or faster the the rpms are attained, the higher the friction losses will be. (if that makes any sense lol)
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11-11-2009 | 11:25 AM
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