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Old 05-26-2011, 11:10 AM   #72
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Originally Posted by Random_Art View Post
Out of curiosity, why get picky over the type of dyno?
Dynojet reads normal, has been known by shops to manipulate figures, it calculates power based on the known mass of the drums, inertia based.

Mustang dyno puts down a lower true whp reading, it's a load absorption dyno versus inertia, simulates actual road conditions much better than a inertia Dynojet

Dynapack connects to the hub of the car and read the highest of the 3 and doesn't show the actual to the tire rwhp. BUT personally for all peak tuning purposes I would use the dynapack because it gets rid of the wheel/tire factor involved and it's the closest thing to an actual engine dyno to get it precisely tuned.

Anyways dynos should only be used for tuning purposes and not really a HP factor but if all cars are dyno'd on same day, same dyno location then that is useful to gauge a good amount of cars. You really can't compare a stock STi in NJ, CO and CA and expect to have the same #'s on a forum when they are running on different dynos, dyno models, software, let alone temperature, elevation differences and multiple other factors.

Mustang dyno and 1/4mile slips are truth tellers.
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