285 BHP ! ! ! NOT !
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I know there have been a lot of threads on this already, but I had my Chim 450 on Motorvation Motorsport's rolling road this week, and I am getting a whopping 238 BHP at the flywheel.
I know that is about what everyone else gets, but it just seems someone should put up a large banner in blackpool asking for the remaining 47 HP.
The good part was that I was completely satisfied with the "special" service that they are running this month. Good group of guys as well.
thirsty.
I know that is about what everyone else gets, but it just seems someone should put up a large banner in blackpool asking for the remaining 47 HP.
The good part was that I was completely satisfied with the "special" service that they are running this month. Good group of guys as well.
thirsty.
No, TVR figures are quite correct, provided you remove all drivebelts, alternator, fan, sparkplugs, pistons, oil, stand with the wind coming over your left shoulder at 278 degrees from North, with one leg in the air, on a cold wet day, whilst whistling the song 'I've Got The Power' from the band called 'Snap!'
This, I believe is how they achieve these mythical performance figures. Oh and by the way, you will be 47 BHP out if they tested the engine when there is an 'R' in the month!
Jas.
This, I believe is how they achieve these mythical performance figures. Oh and by the way, you will be 47 BHP out if they tested the engine when there is an 'R' in the month!
Jas.
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How can a rolling road tell you how much power you have at the fly wheel?
That all it can do - it measures the power put through the driven wheels on acceleration, measures the drag through the wheels/drivetrain on lift off, and whats left is the power at the flywheel.
The measurement at the wheels is dependent on tyre pressures, tyre width etc etc.
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