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Old 27-09-2007, 08:25 PM   #1
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hey guys.
anyone heard of desk top dyno?? i'm tryin to work out a rough power figure for my car when i get it all together. out of interest it will have, gt40p heads, 1.72 roller rocker, crane 2031 cam, edelbrock performer manifold, 70mm throttle body, 3inch genie exhaust. i've jus got all the parts and gettin ready to put it all together.
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Old 28-09-2007, 06:07 PM   #2
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Yeah same I saw a mate do it on some website but can't remember what. Check parts manufacturers maybe.
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Old 28-09-2007, 06:10 PM   #3
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Is it manual or auto?
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Old 28-09-2007, 06:56 PM   #4
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its an auto
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Old 28-09-2007, 08:37 PM   #5
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It does work if you can feed it all the info it needs .

I used it to build a clevo a few years ago .. I wanted 400hp.
end result was 391 ..

So I say yes have ago at it and look at different combos
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Old 29-09-2007, 12:34 PM   #6
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cool. didn't know accurate it would actually be
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Old 29-09-2007, 01:06 PM   #7
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There is some software called turbocalc.. pm me your email address and i;ll send it to you.. you just work out the figures with 0.00001 psi to get a n'a reading.. it is not too bad..
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