392 Bhp Chimaera ?
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The old rule with supercharging was it should add 50% over the normally aspirated figure.
Using that rule 392 bhp would mean the car needed to have started with 261 bhp before the supercharger.
It's certainly not beyond the realm of possibility to tune a 4.0 litre RV8 to 261 bhp.
So I would say 392 bhp from a supercharged 4.0 litre RV8 is achievable but you would certainly need to start with a very healthy engine in the first place.
It would be nice to see the supporting rolling road graph though.
Using that rule 392 bhp would mean the car needed to have started with 261 bhp before the supercharger.
It's certainly not beyond the realm of possibility to tune a 4.0 litre RV8 to 261 bhp.
So I would say 392 bhp from a supercharged 4.0 litre RV8 is achievable but you would certainly need to start with a very healthy engine in the first place.
It would be nice to see the supporting rolling road graph though.
450Nick said:
Probably just an optimistic dyno, does seem a tad high
That was one of my conclusions, could also be a misprint.Makes you wonder which of the three owners had the work done, if it was the first one then information could be mildly exaggerated by each owner in turn leaving the current owner with 392.
As Chimpofdarkness said, a rolling road graph would be nice.
Got some details from the seller along with a Dyno Printout.
It was the seller who had the work done, and the Dyno printout is from Surrey Rolling Road dated September 2011 and it shows Max 392.2 hp.
The work was completed by SC Power.
I'm surprised it's chucking out that much power, given from the picture of the engine bay it appears to be still running 14CUX and Dizzy.
What does has me slightly confused though is that on SC Power's website there is this comment@
"Customers who later fitted the intercooler system with an aftermarket ECU have achieved 385BHP, not bad for a stock engined 4.0L!!!"
You'd have thought they would mention this car producing over 390 ???
The info has been passed onto a friend who's interested in a Supercharged Chimaera so best of luck to the seller if he reads this - certainly sounds worthy of a closer look.
It was the seller who had the work done, and the Dyno printout is from Surrey Rolling Road dated September 2011 and it shows Max 392.2 hp.
The work was completed by SC Power.
I'm surprised it's chucking out that much power, given from the picture of the engine bay it appears to be still running 14CUX and Dizzy.
What does has me slightly confused though is that on SC Power's website there is this comment@
"Customers who later fitted the intercooler system with an aftermarket ECU have achieved 385BHP, not bad for a stock engined 4.0L!!!"
You'd have thought they would mention this car producing over 390 ???
The info has been passed onto a friend who's interested in a Supercharged Chimaera so best of luck to the seller if he reads this - certainly sounds worthy of a closer look.
sgrimshaw said:
Got some details from the seller along with a Dyno Printout.
It was the seller who had the work done, and the Dyno printout is from Surrey Rolling Road dated September 2011 and it shows Max 392.2 hp.
The work was completed by SC Power.
I'm surprised it's chucking out that much power, given from the picture of the engine bay it appears to be still running 14CUX and Dizzy.
What does has me slightly confused though is that on SC Power's website there is this comment@
"Customers who later fitted the intercooler system with an aftermarket ECU have achieved 385BHP, not bad for a stock engined 4.0L!!!"
You'd have thought they would mention this car producing over 390 ???
The info has been passed onto a friend who's interested in a Supercharged Chimaera so best of luck to the seller if he reads this - certainly sounds worthy of a closer look.
Perhaps this engine isn't/wasn't stock?It was the seller who had the work done, and the Dyno printout is from Surrey Rolling Road dated September 2011 and it shows Max 392.2 hp.
The work was completed by SC Power.
I'm surprised it's chucking out that much power, given from the picture of the engine bay it appears to be still running 14CUX and Dizzy.
What does has me slightly confused though is that on SC Power's website there is this comment@
"Customers who later fitted the intercooler system with an aftermarket ECU have achieved 385BHP, not bad for a stock engined 4.0L!!!"
You'd have thought they would mention this car producing over 390 ???
The info has been passed onto a friend who's interested in a Supercharged Chimaera so best of luck to the seller if he reads this - certainly sounds worthy of a closer look.
sgrimshaw said:
Got some details from the seller along with a Dyno Printout.
It was the seller who had the work done, and the Dyno printout is from Surrey Rolling Road dated September 2011 and it shows Max 392.2 hp.
The work was completed by SC Power.
I'm surprised it's chucking out that much power, given from the picture of the engine bay it appears to be still running 14CUX and Dizzy.
What does has me slightly confused though is that on SC Power's website there is this comment@
"Customers who later fitted the intercooler system with an aftermarket ECU have achieved 385BHP, not bad for a stock engined 4.0L!!!"
You'd have thought they would mention this car producing over 390 ???
The info has been passed onto a friend who's interested in a Supercharged Chimaera so best of luck to the seller if he reads this - certainly sounds worthy of a closer look.
Maybe they was playing safe as you know what forums can be like It was the seller who had the work done, and the Dyno printout is from Surrey Rolling Road dated September 2011 and it shows Max 392.2 hp.
The work was completed by SC Power.
I'm surprised it's chucking out that much power, given from the picture of the engine bay it appears to be still running 14CUX and Dizzy.
What does has me slightly confused though is that on SC Power's website there is this comment@
"Customers who later fitted the intercooler system with an aftermarket ECU have achieved 385BHP, not bad for a stock engined 4.0L!!!"
You'd have thought they would mention this car producing over 390 ???
The info has been passed onto a friend who's interested in a Supercharged Chimaera so best of luck to the seller if he reads this - certainly sounds worthy of a closer look.
can you imagine how this could harm their rep if someone as this kit fitted then starts crying like a baby because its 7 BHP short 
you know how big PH's audience is for example 
Simon says said:
aybe they was playing safe as you know what forums can be like can you imagine how this could harm their rep if someone as this kit fitted then starts crying like a baby because its 7 BHP short you know how big PH's audience is for example
Don't think it is that, I'm pretty sure I know which car the 385bhp comment relates to. can you imagine how this could harm their rep if someone as this kit fitted then starts crying like a baby because its 7 BHP short you know how big PH's audience is for example Gassing Station | Chimaera | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff