Real power of the cerbera's?
Real power of the cerbera's?
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brakedust300

Original Poster:

1,059 posts

239 months

Monday 21st May 2007
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Still looking at getting a cerbera soon and was looking at getting a 4.5 because of the extra power, but some people have said that the 4.2 is nearly the same as the BHP figures are slightly exaggerated!
So what are the real power figures on a standard 4.5 and 4.2?

FUBAR

17,065 posts

268 months

Monday 21st May 2007
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Most 4.2s seem to be in the 355-365bhp area, whilst 4.5s can vary from a poor running un-modded car at 350ish, up to 390bhp is unmodded but a 'goodun'. Most modded/remapped cars are in the 390-420bhp whilst a modded/remapped Red Rose seems to be 420-440bhp

4.2s dont respond to mapping etc in the same way the 4.5s do.

HTH

central

16,745 posts

247 months

Monday 21st May 2007
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The blue ones have 15 hp on top of that.











And apostrophes just add weight.









Coat, door, gone. paperbag

HarryW

16,029 posts

299 months

Monday 21st May 2007
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FUBAR said:
Most 4.2s seem to be in the 355-365bhp area, whilst 4.5s can vary from a poor running un-modded car at 350ish, up to 390bhp is unmodded but a 'goodun'. Most modded/remapped cars are in the 390-420bhp whilst a modded/remapped Red Rose seems to be 420-440bhp

4.2s dont respond to mapping etc in the same way the 4.5s do.

HTH

Although this mapped 4.2, whilst not peaking much more seems to have a very very healthy Torque curve thanks to mapping http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x2

FUBAR

17,065 posts

268 months

Monday 21st May 2007
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Christ, Ive just seen that torque figure! Im sure my toque figure was higher than this recent one. No idea where its gone.

ETA: Ive just dug out some old RR graphs. My car had 340lb.ft pre map and 375 lb.ft post map (I think I'll discount the graph that started the bunfight that shows 430lb.ft!) so I aint got a scooby where its all gone? Still feels pretty rapid

rev-erend

21,622 posts

314 months

Monday 21st May 2007
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The yellow ones are less powerful, attract flies in the summer and spend more time in the garage being fixed.

Fact hehe

Steve_T

6,356 posts

302 months

Tuesday 22nd May 2007
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Get back under yer bridge.