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Old 05-02-2005, 12:06 PM
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Originally posted by DealsGapCobra


Simple question...are both runs corrected to standard sea level conditions? This is a very reasonable thing to do and should be done. However, this would not explain the peak power being at a different RPM.

Did the guy in PA add any numbers? This is, in my opinion, not a reasonable thing to do and was probably not done. However, I know quite a few engine shops that use engine dynos "adjust" the numbers for a bunch of BS reasons (like internal friction, estimated accessory drag, etc) and then report power produced. They do this so that the customer can say (and think) he has a 450 Hp engine when it only produces 400 at the crank.

With the loss in high RPM power I would check the total timing (the distributor curve will be inconsequential at this RPM) and the fuel delivery.

Good luck.

Rob
the PA shop says no, that the graph printed 351. I am 6 feet below sea level here. The PA shop is 780 feet above sea level.

The check of the timing is next. I asked this dutch shop (www.moritztuning.nl) whether the Scott Drake fuel pump was inadequate or not. The owner says it should not make a difference. I was under the impression that I wanted at least a 110 gph fuel pump for this engine. the scott drake (I think it is a federal mogul) is probably more like 70-80 gph. After the timing is checked, how high on the list of suspects would the fuel pump be? Can a 80 gph deliver enough fuel at 6000 rpm?
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