Re: [T3] Horsepower at the wheels.

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 31 Aug 2004 at 9:09, Jim Adney wrote:

> On 29 Aug 2004 at 23:33, John Jaranson wrote:
> 
> > So.....for grins I put Sophy up on the Livernois Motorsports dyno and 
> > had them do a couple of pulls.  Results were about what I was 
> > expecting.
> > 
> > Peak HP  		46.3 HP	at 3900 RPM  at the Rear wheels
> > Max Torque	69.8 ft-lbs at 3300 rpm

One of my manuals shows HP and torque curves. The HP curve peaks at 54 bhp at 
4000 rpm, and the torque peaks at 86 ft-lb at 3300 rpm. This is for a bare 
engine on an engine dyno.

I can't help wondering how much loss we should expect in the drive train.

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