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Old 04-22-2017, 07:07 PM
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THAT'S NO FUN!

I guess I was hoping for a theoretical ideal as a starting point. I live too far from the closest track to test regularly. I'm planning to hit the track this year, maybe later in the season in case I break something I don't lose the entire summer. So I was looking for starting points.

I'll be taking the car to the dyno in the next few weeks once my new fuel system is in. I have a benchmark dyno report when I first bought the car, but i later discovered that I wasn't getting WOT, so that's not much of a benchmark. I've since changed carb, intake and did a valve job with new springs (the old ones were VERY weak as per the machine shop who measured them).

I know nothing beats opinions faster than a time slip, but indulge me.

PS Hey, 2,000th post!


(I've attached that old dyno run from 3 years ago as a reference point.)

this is the chart I'm using

Chassis dyno

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