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Originally Posted by necromant
hey,
i like the styling of cars like the new mustang, camaro...
and i like the fact that they have lots of power for a good price!
until i watched this:
the mustang gt500 was dyoned with 440 hp. how lame is that!?
it's a v8, it has lots of displacement AND a supercharger, those machines should have MORE power than the spec sheet says!!!!
is that a ford-only problem?
do gm engines generally have the power they should have?
thank god that the camaro gets a full rear-suspension...
greetings from europe |
Not quite sure, but it sounds like they are equating rear-wheel horsepower with horsepower at the flywheel. The GT500 makes 500 Horse at the flywheel. No car makes the same amount of power at the wheels as it does at the flywheel, so naturally the dyno is going to report fewer horsepower. 440HP at the wheels sounds about right.
Whats more, is that every GT500 you put on the dyno is going to report different power ratings because every car is unique and there are a lot of variables that go into the powerloss through the drivetrain.