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Old 10-11-2009, 07:30 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by chappy48 View Post
Well the car I drive right now (2004 Honda Accord v6) is dynoing around 200whp with 240bhp. Obviously the camaro is a completely different car, but they are dynoing right around 320-330whp with 400bhp. Unless the camaro's auto tranny is a lot worse then the accords, that shows you it's a pretty constant percentage loss through the drivetrain.
I agree with losing 20% on a stock car. If you add 100 engine hp to your stock Accord, I'm saying that more than 80 will show up on the dyno. You won't lose 20% of every hp you add. While the drivetrain loss will always be there, it won't be a constant 20% as hp goes up.
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