Honest HP estimate

[Nemesis]

Can you veterans/moderators give me a guesstimate of what my car produces in RWHP? I know there are a lot of factors involved, just looking for an estimate because you guys obviously have more knowledge than I do...

Here's the setup: Low miles 98 3.8 A4, NOS 5175 (85 shot), Flowmasters, K&N, Always 92+ fuel and NOS brand octain.

Thanks in advance for your input!

[Camaro_SLP]

Off topic...but what ever happened with your drag racing ticket? Did you go to court yet?

It seems like your car is still 'mostly' stock..nitrous being the main power adder..Take a look at some of these Dyno numbers from some of the members here...it may give you a better guess as to how much HP you have..

http://www.camarov6.com/cgi-bin/ulti...c&f=1&t=010890

btw..you might get better responses in another area..(drag racing, general tech?)

[Nemesis]

Thanks for your response SLP...

Got the court date pushed back by my lawyer so I still don't know what's up with that but now our lawyers (Mine and the guy in the Roush) are working together!

Will look at your link now, thanks again...

[shortdog273]

250 rwhp? The only way to find out is to get it dynoed.

[317indy]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by shortdog273:
250 rwhp? The only way to find out is to get it dynoed.<hr></blockquote>

I will say 238-255rwhp. N/A I will say about 175-186rwhp. You need to give us details on your mods. Like me for instance I've got a 1997 Camaro M5 with 3.23's with 44,000 miles and SLP Cold Air Intake, RKSport Ceramic Coated Headers, Custom 3" Y pipe, 3" hi flo Catco catalytic converter 3" S pipe 2.5" American Thunder Flowmaster Catback exhaust with resonator. I project my rwhp to be in the neighborhood of 190-200. If you opened up your exhaust you would see much more gains in your juiced runs. My fried Ironman not to be confused with IronMan24 runs a 14.3 in a 1998 Firebird with 3.42's&LSD with edelbrock muffler, ram air intake and 85dry shot. Pretty soon he will be running Pacesetter Headers (Ceramic Coated) with a 3'' Exhaust back.

[ August 24, 2003: Message edited by: 317indy ]</p>

[KillerBeeCamaro]

guesstimate what power is made at the flywheel, five here ten there and the 85 from juiced and subtract 10-15% off of that for drivetrain loss. Being an A4 i would lean closer to maybe ~17%, whats the gears

[Nemesis]

No other mods except in the sig... The simple intake/exaust mods and the juice... Wow, you guys thinks it's around 250? Sure feels like alot more than that... I heard about a place to dyno it locally so I guess I'll be calling this weekend...

Again, thanks for your replies!

[Shirl]

I'm gonna say about 240. My bf dynoed his 96' Z28 with 285hp, exhaust, intake and gears and it was around 230. I'll give you 10hp cuz of the extreme cold of the nitrous ;) Are there any prizes for the closest guess?? :D

[1998silverbird]

It feels faster because you are putting 300ftlbs or more tq to the ground..

[Tiago]

250 rwhp

[Nemesis]

Thanks everyone! Somewhere around 250 at the wheels is pretty good when you start out around 150-170 (Average in the link provided by SLP post)... What other mods will increase the efficiency of the nitrous besides headers and ram air? I am going to get the ngk plugs, Taylor wires and am thinking about the MSD ignition...

And Shirl, how about a handfull of bright yellow performance stickers! [img]smile.gif[/img]

[1998silverbird]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Nemesis:
Thanks everyone! Somewhere around 250 at the wheels is pretty good when you start out around 150-170 (Average in the link provided by SLP post)... What other mods will increase the efficiency of the nitrous besides headers and ram air? I am going to get the ngk plugs, Taylor wires and am thinking about the MSD ignition...

And Shirl, how about a handfull of bright yellow performance stickers! [img]smile.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote>


Get a Maft + and hit a dyno!! you get yourself tuned and you will see the power numbers go up up up...
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[1998silverbird]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Nemesis:
Thanks everyone! Somewhere around 250 at the wheels is pretty good when you start out around 150-170 (Average in the link provided by SLP post)... What other mods will increase the efficiency of the nitrous besides headers and ram air? I am going to get the ngk plugs, Taylor wires and am thinking about the MSD ignition...

And Shirl, how about a handfull of bright yellow performance stickers! [img]smile.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote>


Get a Maft + and hit a dyno!! you get yourself tuned and you will see the power numbers go up up up...
[img]graemlins/omg.gif[/img]

[1998silverbird]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Nemesis:
Thanks everyone! Somewhere around 250 at the wheels is pretty good when you start out around 150-170 (Average in the link provided by SLP post)... What other mods will increase the efficiency of the nitrous besides headers and ram air? I am going to get the ngk plugs, Taylor wires and am thinking about the MSD ignition...

And Shirl, how about a handfull of bright yellow performance stickers! [img]smile.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote>


Get a Maft + and hit a dyno!! you get yourself tuned and you will see the power numbers go up up up...
[img]graemlins/omg.gif[/img]

[1998silverbird]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Nemesis:
Thanks everyone! Somewhere around 250 at the wheels is pretty good when you start out around 150-170 (Average in the link provided by SLP post)... What other mods will increase the efficiency of the nitrous besides headers and ram air? I am going to get the ngk plugs, Taylor wires and am thinking about the MSD ignition...

And Shirl, how about a handfull of bright yellow performance stickers! [img]smile.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote>


Get a Maft + and hit a dyno!! you get yourself tuned and you will see the power numbers go up up up...
[img]graemlins/omg.gif[/img]