Thread: how much HP
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Old 08-14-2008, 03:01 PM
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Default Drive Line Loss

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Originally Posted by Red S/C View Post
One of the posts here suggests you'll lose between 35% and 45% flywheel to rear wheel horse power. Those figures are considerably higher than anything we've seen in the race cars we have built.
Absolutely right, I have seen between 15 and 17% loss depending on the transmission make and drive line configuration. The major reason for low rear wheel numbers is that the engine never made the claimed HP at the flywheel.
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