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Old 12-18-2002, 03:12 PM
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Use a chassis dyno as a tunning aid. Many people pick up 30-40 hp just by tunning their car on the dyno.

Again, the higher the hp, the less the losses. There was an article in one of the hot rod type mags. that had an engine that made 850 fwhp and only lost 10% at the rear wheels.
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