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Down on BHP

Postby red leo » Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:44 pm

Just had the oil etc done and put the car on a rolling road it would appear I have plenty of Torque but only 180bhp (his records show it should have been 200) at the fly and a lot less at the wheels. The tester was unsure of the reason. Should I be happy with this or am I missing BHP. It still feels very quick.
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Postby peterg » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:14 pm

180bhp is ok....apparently according to one David G. the GTA will never fulfill its potential on a RR due to the intercooler location and excess heat. How much transmission loss did you suffer? Lee (Clee) had his on a RR recently and posted his figures and graphs.....he lost 62bhp transmission loss, cant remember what other figures he got, but they werent the factory figures!
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Postby David Gentleman » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:31 am

I been in your car and it feels fine and strong for a standard engine. Is there any chance you can scan your powerplot and post it up?

I can tell if there are any problems then...

Did the RR take a boost reading?. It may just be down a little..
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