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Old 11-29-2012, 10:02 AM   #1681
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Originally Posted by Sportsguy83 View Post
My understanding is the 14% fudge factor is to bring the stock numbers back to flywheel numbers. Manufacturer does not advertise Wheel numbers, but Flywheel numbers, so that 14% accounts for the difference between Flywheel power and wheel power.
It's certainly a novel way to calibrate a rolling road!

It'd be nice to see some proper engine dyno development, where the only corrections are based on atmospherics.
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