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Re:how much power do you loose?.....

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Originally Posted by Cray91

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Originally Posted by Spenser

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Originally Posted by fsufan814

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Originally Posted by Spenser

quarter mile times mean nothing :-*

so if real world times dont matter then wtf does?

duh, mph. ::)

Don't you mean kph ya damn canuck? :P

Times on a standard track are better than just hp and top speed numbers IMO.

---- you are dumb, MPH at the end of the quarter mile ::)

Re:how much power do you loose?.....

Drivetrain loss is NOT a percentage, never ever.
If your drivetrain loss is actually 20hp (and no, these coastdown tests are bullshit) and you are putting for example 200hp to the wheels. Put in a 50 shot of nitrous and you will pretty much make 250hp at the wheels. Hence drivetrain loss is purely a factor of speed and not torque.

Dyno dicks usually boost up their bullshit numbers by percentaging drivetrain loss. I can very much assure you that a 2000hp top alcohol dragster is not losing 200hp+ in the transmission. If that was the fact then the gearbox would pretty much boil all the oil in every run. I'm talking about a manual box here with no cooling at all.