Dyno-schmymo...

You can figure actual horsepower simply by knowing the actual weight of the car as tested and plugging in quarter mile E.T/mph figures in to a simple formula. Go to www.dragtimes.com to find out. If you plug in typical times /speeds posted for stock Crossfires and figure a 185 lbs. driver plus the published weight of the car it figures out to 215-225 Horsepower. Just as advertised ! I know 60 foot times can vary but averaged between runs along with the top end speed the "formula" has proven very accurate over time.

I think it's a h*ll of a lot more REAL WORLD than dyno figures. Dynos are good for tweaking A/F ratios and the like but it's really ACCELERATION we're after here !

Go to the strip, make some runs, do your ECU or other upgrade and repeat.

If the car's faster, great, it works and you've spent the money well.

If you run slower you have wasted time and money.

Been there done that...

But that IS the REAL proof !

Slim

p.s. guess I'm spoiled since there are two dragstrips within a 15 minute drive from my house but NOT A SINGLE DYNO...