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Originally Posted by joyridin'
I do not believe it is a marketing tool. It is the best way to measure the numbers between engines, and possibly builders.
So what if it puts out 550 RWHP? In a 10k pound truck, this may not mean squat. In a 1800 pound stripped out Opel GT, it could mean 10 second quarters.
The questions most people should be asking are; Is he reputable? Yes. Are the engines durable? Yes. Does it meet YOUR HP requirements? Yes. Does it have decent torque across YOUR operating range? Yes. Does it have a reasonable price? Yes. Then buy it.
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That's kind of the underlying point here...
If it does put out 550 rwhp on one dyno, and you run down the road and put it on another brand and it only makes 500, which one is right?
That leads to discussions that involve, "That particular engine builder is apparently fluffing his numbers because it only made x horsepower on our dyno."