Originally Posted by
JHM2K
A car with intake, tune, exhaust, UD pulleys, bigger MAF/TB, and upgraded ignition would put down a healthy increase because all mods are in sync with each other.
Exactly!!
Originally Posted by
JHM2K
Finally, only a few companies have even figured out how to successfully dyno the cars. And since most people don't live right next door, this poses a problem. To date, BEGi still doesn't have a baseline.
The good ole wheel speed sensor limiting RPM and all that mess. It is still suprising to me that BEGi didnt get a baseline before mock up. Its been done, obviously they could have come in contact with someone who knew how they could do it. It's funny too, like alot of people, at first, they thought it would be like every other car, but if it was easy, well it wouldnt be German
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Originally Posted by
JHM2K
Adding an extra variable to the mix, our cars have an "adaptive" nature to them. In other words, sneaky air/fuel mods often don't get sorted out until you've logged a few hundred miles on the car. So the net gain might be very small if the car is strapped to a dyno immediately after the mod.
I never thought of this but that is very true. It just goes to show that there are way too many variables to accurately achieve numbers. Its money, time, and knowledge. If you had enough of all three you probably wouldnt care what the car put down, just what it could out run lol.