What Bhp Are You Boys Running At?

[swales_p]

Hi all, i was just wondering what BHP you lot are running at - also torque as well. Adding to this, at what point does it become difficult to drive the car. for example 300 bhp - 400 bhp.

Cheers

[EarL]

See my sig.

[BLOODUK]

Need to get it rolling roaded, im still rather depressed over the fact I cant get my downpipe sorted right now because of the cost having to get this oil leak sorted.

4 weeks i waited 4!! only to find out that engine repair has to come first :(

[swales_p]

Cheers boys - whats the 0 - 60 times on your motors?

Blooduk, sorry to hear your having problems!! sods law i guess. As long as its done for the summer :)

[BLOODUK]

Blooduk, sorry to hear your having problems!! sods law i guess. As long as its done for the summer  :)

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Looking forward to having that tbar off :D

I should think ill have the downpipe done before the summer, but the only one

i see is the aussie and its expensive why cant they be about £200!

[Stu8]

It's difficult to drive the car when it's standard. lol

What power gain are you looking for?

[Bibbs]

250bhp, 260lb/ft .. that was Xmas 2003 ..

Will tell you the new stats in a week.

[EarL]

Best timed 0-60 was 4.871 secs. That was with my 17's and the old BFGoodrich GForce tyres on and measured with my mate's G-Meter on a nice cold dry day (not that we have too many of them).

...prolly more like 10 mins now, with the el cheapo's I've got on the 14's at the mo. :D

[Stu8]

how do you rate those g-meters Earl?

a mate wants me to test one for him, but I'm not to sure about them.

[EarL]

how do you rate those g-meters Earl?

a mate wants me to test one for him, but I'm not to sure about them.

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Pretty good Stu. My mates was shipped from the states, and cost a pretty penny. It does all sorts (I guess it's kind of a GPS type of thing internally).

Check it out here: G-Meter

[newtomymr2]

G-meter? isnt that one of those things thats always on e-bay for about£40????

Link didnt work for me

[swales_p]

I would like the car to be running at 300 - 400 BHP with LAWDS of torque!! This probably sounds totaly unrealistic but seeing as its going to be equipt with a TRD wide body kit, it mite as well have the power to match the looks

Oh, were talking in a couple of years here + £1000's down the line.

Spot the power freak! :D

[midmotorsteve]

figures at the wheels NOT flywheel guestimates

224lbs@4000rpm

212bhp@5600rpm

my flywheel guestimates at 15% losses are

257.6lbs@4000rpm

245.6bhp@5600rpm

[jaxx]

ive got 257bhp at the min BUT not counting the zorst, this was prior to it being fitted. hopefully ill have an extra 10bhp or so on top aswell?? once got filter, downpipe and water injection... and maybe a better intercooler and ecu ill have it tested again

theres a dyno sheet shot in my gallery on the link below

i want a claimed 300bhp+ just to say ive got the figures, not intent on going too high just want a nice round figure

[dale69v]

ive got 290 bhp atw and then 338 with NOS

[swales_p]

Where did you get the nos fitted m8? I like the thought of NOS in me tubbie.

[dale69v]

Did it myself mate :D

[Jesus]

figures at the wheels NOT flywheel guestimates

224lbs@4000rpm

212bhp@5600rpm

my flywheel guestimates at 15% losses are

257.6lbs@4000rpm

245.6bhp@5600rpm

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I like the way your actual figures at the wheels are rounded up... but the guestimates are to one decimal place!!! :P :D

Good figures though mate.

pswales... if you want a car that will pull like a train and impress your mates with how hard it pushes them into the seat, you want to focus on torque.

It's no good to have 300-400bhp if it's all at the top of the rev range. If you were driving round a 'city' like Milton Keynes, with lots of roundabouts and 200 metre straights between, then a Saxo VTS would probably show you up.

Power is all well and good if you want top speeds and quick quarter mile times... but to be fair, how often do you need that? You need quick day-to-day driving which is achieved with shedloads of torque through the rev range.

[dale69v]

I like the way your actual figures at the wheels are rounded up... but the guestimates are to one decimal place!!!  :P  :D

If you say so

[Jesus]

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You did read that I was quoting midmotorsteve right?

...oh... and it was a joke if you didn't work that one out either.

[Jimlad]

275bhp and 270ft/ib torque.

Car desperatley needs a remap, so should see quite a bit more now.

[dale69v]

You did read that I was quoting midmotorsteve right? 

...oh... and it was a joke if you didn't work that one out either.

Sorry didnt mean for it to sound sarcastic

I just ment that you actually noticed the decimal point

And yes i did notice you were joking

[Jesus]

You did read that I was quoting midmotorsteve right? 

...oh... and it was a joke if you didn't work that one out either.

Sorry didnt mean for it to sound sarcastic

I just ment that you actually noticed the decimal point

And yes i did notice you were joking

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:D

Yeah... I know how precise midmotorsteve likes to be. Too right.

[projectprelude]

266bhp 235lbs torque

My target figure at the moment is 300bhp i just need to figure out how to get there from here without killing my car.

My cars become a bit of a chubby latley though with the 17" heavy chrome wheels and a rather weighty install i want some more power to push it along.

[midmotorsteve]

You did read that I was quoting midmotorsteve right? 

...oh... and it was a joke if you didn't work that one out either.

Sorry didnt mean for it to sound sarcastic

I just ment that you actually noticed the decimal point

And yes i did notice you were joking

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:D

Yeah... I know how precise midmotorsteve likes to be. Too right.

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ah i cut and past the +15% figure from excel :)

car feels quite rapid, my car weightloss programs been going well, so far I seem to have the lightest turbo on IMOC :) 1250kg with a full tank of fuel 530 front axle, 720 rear :D so so pwr/weight is good :D