dyno results

As fisho says you can't directly , but looking at figures from similar cars can help you get an idea.

e.g. my patrol puts out an estimated 213Kw at the flywheel.

When it was run it I had it dyno'ed and it put 125kw at back wheels for its claimed 185kw at flywheel (185/125= 1.48 )

So after playing around it then measured 143kw at rear wheels X 1.48 factor becomes 213kw.

260 to 410 for a bitover $100 ? In the words from the castle 'tell him he's dreaming'...

Don't think you read it correctly. The upside included the magic extractor system which still makes it good value, certainly if towing. But then, some might say that life is just a dream, when the dream ends you become a statistic. Only then does any permanence come into effect ;-)

Dyno's need to be set up corectly.. cant see how such a big gain could be achieved by an extractor system. In fact it cant be.. maybe 20-25 kw extra but that's at the extreme end of hopefullness..

Seems this latest 'Dyno' computing setup does far more than give a few readings from the traction area. As everything is chipped these days, but mostly for Mr & Mrs Jones (why we always pick on the Jonses..Keeping up with the Jonses etc?) Thursday night shopping expedition or the big adventure, the one hour drive to the beach. Performance here may be measured as 'Go: Pause: Stop' where anyone pushing the boundaries embrace the much enhanced performance after the Dyno extensive ' Medical'. Many of the guys getting into this area of vehicle improvement can actually drive. They get their skills from time behind the wheel, swapping notes with like minded adventurers, but not from shooting up drugs or polishing a bar stool before venturing out onto the public road system to endanger all of us. They have real financial and emotional attachment to their prized machinery, so are not about to see it wrecked. ('You are sounding like an ex hoon RockyOne;-)

I remember years ago a friend had booked his in to have a turbo put on it. Before they did the job they always put it on the dyno and then again after so the difference could be seen. When they did the first dyno test they noticed how "out of tune it was" as it was way under powered for what it should have been. They tuned it, rang my mate and asked him to come and drive it and see if he still wants the turbo as it had so much more power. (Yes there are honest mechanics) He said it was like a different car but he had put away the money for the turbo so fit it anyway. So I can believe the great result from above because the car may not have been running at its optimum performance level in the first place. Just a thought.

Cheers Tony