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Old Mar 28, 2015 | 11:40 AM
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Default Re: The real performance of Crossfire/SLK320

Originally Posted by GregWork
Its mostly a guess/ estimate.

Take the motor out and test it by itself is the only true way to test.

Here is a guesstimate calculator:

Wheel Horsepower to Crankshaft Horsepower Guestimator

other references

How to Calculate and Convert Rear Wheel Horsepower - CarsDirect

The absurdity of fixed percentage drivetrain loss - TDIClub Forums


Thank you for your response. The converter is very helpful. Is there a converter that can give the real output of torque, too? I assume the dyno results that show HP/Torque are both for the rear wheel then and so how would I convert the Torque values to engine torque?
 
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