Greg Cooks Car on the dyno pt II
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15 hp loss with the air cleaner, eh? You had a big old K&N unit on there if I remember correctly. Bummer.
What next? More/bigger cam? Different heads? Or are ya just gonna 'sort it out' on the juice this season for now?
I'm also curious what exacting differences @ the flywheel (if you were doing it on just an engine dyno), those changes would have made. (I know they'd be similar, but curious exactly how much). Hmmmmmmmmm that air cleaner gig has me bumming already.............
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What next? More/bigger cam? Different heads? Or are ya just gonna 'sort it out' on the juice this season for now?
I'm also curious what exacting differences @ the flywheel (if you were doing it on just an engine dyno), those changes would have made. (I know they'd be similar, but curious exactly how much). Hmmmmmmmmm that air cleaner gig has me bumming already.............
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Awesome car. Great power too. I'm hoping my 504 does two thirds of that. Another point; where do these cool banners come from?
Drag, good point, Chilly sorry I owe you an apology, how much can a Capri Weigh?? Maybe you can seek up the middle, bite somebody or two in tha ass
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Outstanding power GC! You are a bitch, I just want you to know that. Yes, I am a jealous, jealous man!!!
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Anyhow, it amazes me how two electric fans, one pusher and one puller, keep the Battlestar cool. Even more amazing is that they do it at all speeds. Those are Derale Tornados right? I'd really like to go to electric but I've heard some bad stories about their inability to do the job. If they work on yours, electrics ought to do the job on a way milder streeter.
Back to topic though, glad to hear it was a successful day. It's always good when you can learn and NOT break anything.
Anyhow, it amazes me how two electric fans, one pusher and one puller, keep the Battlestar cool. Even more amazing is that they do it at all speeds. Those are Derale Tornados right? I'd really like to go to electric but I've heard some bad stories about their inability to do the job. If they work on yours, electrics ought to do the job on a way milder streeter.
Back to topic though, glad to hear it was a successful day. It's always good when you can learn and NOT break anything.
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Oops, this isn't the Battlestar is it? My bad.
Hell ya! I was there with him at the 2001 cruise and I could'nt friggin believe how good that car stood up in that "bumper to bumper" traffic that day?On 2002-04-04 14:28, Greg Cook wrote:
The torture test is Woodward Ave Cruise, idling in creeping traffic for hours on end. On one fan (puller) it will creep to 195*, turn on fan #2 and it will come down to less than 175* if there is any forward vehicle motion at all.
Last year I really got caught up in the thick of things on Saturday late afternoon. I mean, sit for 5 minutes, pull up 5 cars, sit for 5 minutes, etc.... It was August heat and the worse it got was 200* water, trans, and oil temp...That was with all fans running, two radiator and one trans cooler.
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I'm in a constant battle with my fab shop guy to take my Falcon "off the street".We go back and fourth all the time,I always tell him real fast real street cars are kick ass!
Gregs car and the Woodward 2001 cruise days made me feel even stronger about this.I would'nt want a car that could'nt be at least somewhat streetable,I don't care how fast it is.
Chilly, that Capri with 408 and 3000#s is putting you right there with the big boys. You might be surprised.
Greg, did that Super Sucker spacer improve power all thru the powerband or only at the peaks? What about the K&N air filter, was it only near and at HP peak? The old 10:1 514 shifting at lower RPMs was needing much less air than your new 13.5:1 557 is so that's no surprise there. I guess we were dead on with the 32* total timing
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Did you dyno it with the exhaust on or off? How much total did you gain from the other parts and tuning? Do you have a picture graph or numbers printout of the first and last dyno pulls? Should it run a .1 th quicker now in the quarter than before? Did you get new ET Streets or ET Drags yet for fresh traction at the track? I love asking questions!
Greg, did that Super Sucker spacer improve power all thru the powerband or only at the peaks? What about the K&N air filter, was it only near and at HP peak? The old 10:1 514 shifting at lower RPMs was needing much less air than your new 13.5:1 557 is so that's no surprise there. I guess we were dead on with the 32* total timing
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