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"I had chrome wheels 10' wide in the back. I ran a 14.5 on stickies. When I put the stocks back on, I ran a 13.3, so I know driveline
can make a big difference."
Yes, reducing the reciprocating weight will gain HP. That's why racers pay BIG bucks for carbon fiber drive line part, rotors
and lightweight forged and magnesium wheels.
It also reduces overall weight. Approx 100 lb weight reduction will net about .1 sec ET.
Quote:
"I have a 25% lighter REAL ram-air hood with heat extractors that actually forces air into the engine at a higher compression."
"The location of the filter system is meaningless as long as you have a channel of air and the engine sucking in air from that channel."
If it's true Ram Air it will be forced into the intake, not sucked in. The hole in the hood is NEAR the air filter, but NOT connected. If you
had piping to the intake, maybe some advantage might prevail, if there was any pressure in the first place (and there won't be).
Look at the curve of the hood and the placement and height of the scoops. The air is being directed over the scoops, leaving
a low pressure area at the inlet. If they were at the very front edge of the hood, or mounted about 10 inches above the hood line,
they could possibly create a very small pressure at a high speed.
I have an old G-Tech pro, and is accurate as long as you use it correctly (controlled, consistent enviroment). The newer DashHawk
are much better. The accelerometer(s) on these are MUCH better than the iPhone. If you read the forums on dynolicious.com,
they tell about filtering for the NOISY accelerometer in the iPhone.
I agree with svede that the half shafts bolts being loose will not cause any loss. If they cause a vibration and you let off the gas,
you caused the loss, not the half shaft. If they break, well yeah, the will be some loss!
As far as 25% underdrive pully, you're only slowing down the P/S pump, alternator and water pump, not stopping them. The parasitic
losses are still there, just very slightly less. There is very little FREE HP.
As some racers put it: MONEY=HORSEPOWER=MONEY
Larry