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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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Also, you said you are in need of a tune in your sig...so you might just want to have the tune done on it. Might pick up some power from a retune.
Old Dec 30, 2009 | 11:02 AM
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Did you have the car tuned for these cams or did you just do a couple of pulls? My base run with cams was 265rwhp and I picked up over 20rwhp from the tune.
Old Dec 30, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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Yeah, i have to say those numbers are way off. Was this on a dynojet? A tuning issue could explain a lot of it, but it would have to be really out of wack to only get those numbers. The low torque numbers could definantly be the result of a slipping clutch too.

BTW, how were those cams installed? Were they installed at the advertised 112 intake centerline with you cam gears degreed? That could be part of the equation as well.
Old Dec 30, 2009 | 12:13 PM
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I have a slipping clutch and with mods in sig i put down 250rwhp and 263rwtq...but i could hear my car's clutch slipping on the dyno. But yea, slipping clutch and tune might be a combination of why your numbers are low.
Old Dec 30, 2009 | 12:25 PM
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Damn thats seems low for having boltons + cams...?
Old Dec 30, 2009 | 01:14 PM
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Thats about 25-30rwhp less than what it should be..did you get a tune?
Old Dec 30, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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The graph is pretty tiny, any bigger ones so we could see your A/F better?
Old Dec 30, 2009 | 01:31 PM
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dyno numbers dont mean anything...ive seen cars dyno 20rwhp less on one dyno than another...as long as she performs, thats what matters man...usually dynojets read high, but i saw an example of a blown escalade that gained 25rwhp on a mustang dyno over a dynojet...theres too many factors to get hung up on just numbers...you can go back to that same dyno in different weather and make diff numbers...dont be too hard on yourself, driving it is where those mods will add up....dynos are awesome as a tuning tool, other than that theyre fun to play with, but have no real value when it comes to performance
Old Dec 30, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 99BlackPonyGT
dyno numbers dont mean anything...ive seen cars dyno 20rwhp less on one dyno than another...as long as she performs, thats what matters man...usually dynojets read high, but i saw an example of a blown escalade that gained 25rwhp on a mustang dyno over a dynojet...theres too many factors to get hung up on just numbers...you can go back to that same dyno in different weather and make diff numbers...dont be too hard on yourself, driving it is where those mods will add up....dynos are awesome as a tuning tool, other than that theyre fun to play with, but have no real value when it comes to performance
Good point, take this thing to the track and see what it traps... that will give you an idea of how it's performing.

But to my first point, if this thing hasn't been tuned since the cams, lay off it because you're probably going pretty lean up top.
Old Dec 30, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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+1 on the dyno tune suggestions if you haven't already gotten one.



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