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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 01:06 AM
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Walter Lewin, professor emeritus of Physics, MIT: "Any measurement, without knowledge of the uncertanty, is MEANINGLESS."

Originally Posted by sk8erjosh09
I've seen the 170whp number thrown around a lot. Like stated earlier though, every dyno is different, calibrated differently therefore reading differently. I've seen dyno sheets for E55's ranging from 360whp to 440whp. That's a pretty huge difference and almost everytime they all run around 12 flat in the quarter lol.
Emphasis mine - Josh is right, those numbers are MEANINGLESS.
 
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