I am blown away, did not know that for simple mods on pump gas these were 10 sec monsters. If you dont mind me asking, what did the mods cost to get you into the 10's? 
Got the CTS-V...comparison to my 2004 E55
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$4,000 for parts and labor. Car is full weight.
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Is your car an auto or stick...I imagine it is an auto. What did it dyno?
Just curious about the dyno bc my car dynoed low but if I recall correctly...your car dynode low too. My tuners dyno is stupid low on numbers!
I was also wondering what the auto V's dyno in stock form or with just exhaust and/or cold air?
Just curious about the dyno bc my car dynoed low but if I recall correctly...your car dynode low too. My tuners dyno is stupid low on numbers!
I was also wondering what the auto V's dyno in stock form or with just exhaust and/or cold air?
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Is your car an auto or stick...I imagine it is an auto. What did it dyno?
Just curious about the dyno bc my car dynoed low but if I recall correctly...your car dynode low too. My tuners dyno is stupid low on numbers!
I was also wondering what the auto V's dyno in stock form or with just exhaust and/or cold air?
Just curious about the dyno bc my car dynoed low but if I recall correctly...your car dynode low too. My tuners dyno is stupid low on numbers!
I was also wondering what the auto V's dyno in stock form or with just exhaust and/or cold air?
Mine came to 483rwhp and 504rwtq after mods on a low reading awd Mustang dyno with snow tires on the car.
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I guess I don't feel so bad...mine came back 515rwhp and I forgot to ask the torque...lol...I pick it up tomorrow but again...his dyno is low and I will find out what type of dyno it is but it is an AWD dyno. I think those AWD dyno's are lower no matter what the name is of the dyno. I will post the type of dyno tomorrow and tq #'s...most importantly I will run my buddy tomorrow and see the difference.
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I guess I don't feel so bad...mine came back 515rwhp and I forgot to ask the torque...lol...I pick it up tomorrow but again...his dyno is low and I will find out what type of dyno it is but it is an AWD dyno. I think those AWD dyno's are lower no matter what the name is of the dyno. I will post the type of dyno tomorrow and tq #'s...most importantly I will run my buddy tomorrow and see the difference.
I was disappointed when I first heard my numbers too. I was expecting more but my first trip to the track made the numbers irrelevant.
Mustang dynos are load bearing dynos which are better for tuning. A load bearing dyno gives the calibrator the ability to hold the engine at one location while he refines the map of the surrounding area.
Dynojets are inertia driven dynos. They calculate by measuring how long it takes you to accelerate a known weight (the rollers). This makes it difficult to hold the engine steady at all the necessary map locations and build a detailed map.
Here is a quote from Greg Banish who's tuned quite a few cars in his day.
The added benefit to a load bearing dynamometer is that when it comes time to test dynamic conditions, the rate at which the engine sweeps across the RPM range can be adjusted to match exactly what happens in the real world. This means that the amount of time it takes to complete a run is the same between the track and the dyno. We have a better idea of just how much heat and load the engine will see on the street or track. In today's world of handheld flash tuning devices and "canned" tunes designed to fit a wide array of cars, testing under these real world conditions can make difference between "That should have been fine, I don't know why it broke at the track," and "Everything performed just like we expected" when the car comes off the dyno.
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I guess I don't feel so bad...mine came back 515rwhp and I forgot to ask the torque...lol...I pick it up tomorrow but again...his dyno is low and I will find out what type of dyno it is but it is an AWD dyno. I think those AWD dyno's are lower no matter what the name is of the dyno. I will post the type of dyno tomorrow and tq #'s...most importantly I will run my buddy tomorrow and see the difference.
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Dynojets are inertia driven dynos. They calculate by measuring how long it takes you to accelerate a known weight (the rollers). This makes it difficult to hold the engine steady at all the necessary map locations and build a detailed map.
Here is a quote from Greg Banish who's tuned quite a few cars in his day.
Thank you.
Here is a quote from Greg Banish who's tuned quite a few cars in his day.
Thank you.
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I will have to get the full numbers that my car made later on and post them.
