Mazda admits power deficiency in the RX-8
08-27-2003, 07:46 AM
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Originally posted by mt6forlife
How do car makers determine engine power? Do they have dynos that connect directly to the crankshaft or something? Or is it calculated from WHP and adding back their best estimate of driveline loss?
How do car makers determine engine power? Do they have dynos that connect directly to the crankshaft or something? Or is it calculated from WHP and adding back their best estimate of driveline loss?
08-27-2003, 09:02 AM
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Originally posted by scalbert
Correct, they use an engine dyno; the engine is out of the car. Load is applied to the crank output via either normally a water or electric brake.
Correct, they use an engine dyno; the engine is out of the car. Load is applied to the crank output via either normally a water or electric brake.
08-27-2003, 09:17 AM
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Originally posted by mt6forlife
So in other words, they knew EXACTLY what kind of numbers it was putting out. Real classy company. I wonder what the point of lying is. Its not like no one was ever going to dyno the car and paste the results all over the Internet and make them look like assholes.
So in other words, they knew EXACTLY what kind of numbers it was putting out. Real classy company. I wonder what the point of lying is. Its not like no one was ever going to dyno the car and paste the results all over the Internet and make them look like assholes.
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