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Old 03-30-2014, 12:44 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by trevorovert View Post
this may be incredibly off topic, by why do some dynos such as this one read so low (130whp) while others read real high (180whp)? Nelsmar is right in saying we should be looking at percentages, but what is right here? does the car have 140whp or 180whp? Why would we believe one or the other? why isn't this a standard calculation?
Different dyno types (Mustang vs. Dynojet, etc., testing conditions (high temperature, humidity, heat, altitude), and the specific cars tested (automatic vs. manual - power/drivetrain losses) all have a profound effect on dyno results.

The key that has already been mentioned is to look at a change in results for the same car, on the same dyno, and in roughly the same conditions over several dyno runs.
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