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dqr32
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 Can an R be dynoed on a 2 wheel drive dyno?...« »

Would the readings be way skewed if you disconnected the haldex unit and ran it on a two wheel dyno?
Any way to account for parasitic loss to the rear wheels?

Wondering because APTuning just called me and said they just got a new dyno.

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i ran my car in both FWD mode adn AWD mode on a mustang dyno and found about a 5% difference in power at the wheels. you can use that as a rough conversion factor i guess
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 Re: Can an R be dynoed on a 2 wheel drive dyno?... (dqr32) »« »

Just figure 15% drivetrain loss on a 2 wheel dyno. For an 4 wheel dyno it
depends entirely on what type of dyno it is and how it loads the drivetrain.
Can be anywhere from about 20-35% drivetrain loss.

ian

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 Re: Can an R be dynoed on a 2 wheel drive dyno?... (Daemon42) »« »

So using the R in FWD mode, I'd probably get a truer guesstimate by simply subtracting 15%, give or take?

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OK, fine... MD
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 Re: Can an R be dynoed on a 2 wheel drive dyno?... (dqr32) »« »

Divide whatever wheel hp number they give you by .85.

crank hp = x
wheel hp = y


x - .15x = y
(1 - .15)x = y
.85x = y
x=y/.85

crank hp = (wheel hp)/.85



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 Re: Can an R be dynoed on a 2 wheel drive dyno?... (rabbitgtibbar) »« »


Who woulda thunk that 7th grade algebra would come in useful some day?

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OK, fine... MD
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 Re: Can an R be dynoed on a 2 wheel drive dyno?... (Daemon42) »« »

You must have been in the advanced class. I didn't see that level of algebra until the third year of my PhD program.



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