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As insinuated in my first reply, I agree with Jon. I've used Dynapacks (preferred) and Dynojets.

 

Here are some of the NA L6 engines I have measured on a Dynapack (all have headers, intake and exhaust upgrades):

 

Rebello 3.2L, triple Mikunis - 260HP

Rebello 3.1L, bored SUs - 231HP

10:1 L28, medium cam, Megasquirt, no head work - 180HP

Bone stock 280Z (stock manifolds, Monza exhaust) - 125HP

L24 with header (stock cam, SUs, intake, air filter) - 118HP

 

What modification do you think allow your L24 develop as much power as a Rebello 3.1L? Or for that matter as much as a Bob Sharp C production L28 engine?

 

Thanks,

 

Pete

Dynopac is a hub dyno? Dynojet is an inertia type and a Dyno Dynamics is a retarder type. All will show different figues I believe, obviously a hub dyno will read more than a wheel on rollers dyno for a start.

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I think the big thing to take from these past discussions was people with a Racing Mindset BOX must stay thinking within that BOX (also known as strict rules governing things like valve placement, size, etc...) and that touting authoritatively ANY "Racing Numbers" as any sort of "ultimate" build is foolish since they, by definition must conform to RULES that LIMIT horsepower.

 

This engine was not built to conform to such standards, period, end of debate and comparisons between spec-racer builder-specialists, and those not constrained by such rules.

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Dynopac is a hub dyno? Dynojet is an inertia type and a Dyno Dynamics is a retarder type. All will show different figues I believe, obviously a hub dyno will read more than a wheel on rollers dyno for a start.

 

Dynapack is pod style dyno that mounts to the hubs. All the cars I listed were tested on the same dyno, on the same day.

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More to do with the make and type of dyno I've heard Tony although I guess some operators from anywhere give in to temptation and customer expectations. I once sort of asked my operator to push a few buttons to give me an inflated power sheet but he refused.

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Any dyno can be made to show anything the operator wants. That's why I mention SAE Specification. It's an apples to apples comparison using standard math conversions to standard conditions. John C has posted the paper on it.

 

The biggest thing is if the Dyno can be converted to SAE specs (or DIN, JIS, etc)

 

Not all can be!

 

Mustang, DynaPack I know can be. The Mustang manual has a section on it. Look at which Dynos the OEM's use for emissions testing, stuff like that. For years Clayton In-Ground was a golden standard, as long as you calibrated per the SAE specs at the time of testing, you could reliably compare different vehicles as to output. Heck, go so far as to say different vehicles on different Dynos (say a Clayton in Detroit, and one in SoCal.)

 

The standard testing protocols are what gives you at least a standardised number set for comparison. Without it...yeah, they're just numbers!

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But I thought turbo cars should not be correcting air density, look at SAE 1349: 5.5.2:

 

 On any engine where the power output is automatically controlled to compensate for changes in one or more
of the listed inlet air and fuel supply test conditions, no correction for that test parameter shall be made. For example, boosted engines with absolute pressure controls shall not be corrected for ambient barometric pressure.
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Does anyone (monzter included) know if there's a way to find all these pictures still? Every time I click on one of his pictures in this thread I get an "invalid IPB path" error.

 

I found out you can right click and select "Copy Image URL" then just paste that in a new browser tab.  That seems to work well.  I was just looking at some of Monzter's other threads a week or two ago and figured this out.

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Any dyno can be made to show anything the operator wants. That's why I mention SAE Specification. It's an apples to apples comparison using standard math conversions to standard conditions. John C has posted the paper on it.

 

The biggest thing is if the Dyno can be converted to SAE specs (or DIN, JIS, etc)

 

Not all can be!

 

Mustang, DynaPack I know can be. The Mustang manual has a section on it. Look at which Dynos the OEM's use for emissions testing, stuff like that. For years Clayton In-Ground was a golden standard, as long as you calibrated per the SAE specs at the time of testing, you could reliably compare different vehicles as to output. Heck, go so far as to say different vehicles on different Dynos (say a Clayton in Detroit, and one in SoCal.)

 

The standard testing protocols are what gives you at least a standardised number set for comparison. Without it...yeah, they're just numbers!

 

 

 

Yes, the only dyno sheets I really take notice of are those that show detail like the DynoDynamics ones do. A video of the actual car on the dyno with a real time view of the screen is even better. Not everyone is out to bend figures but in my opinion if figures are going to be claimed then respect the target viewer and do it properly.

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And AGAIN, how is this in any way applicable to this discussion of NORMALLY ASPIRATED L-Series engines?

 

What is the tie-in I'm missing to validate the inclusion in this comment into the discussion other than that of a Tourette's-Style outburst?

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