Solid Roller vs. Hyd. Roller - Pros/Cons?

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by blykins

I have had the luxury of seeing other builders' creations on the dyno that I use, and the numbers are never the same. Again, let me underline that higher numbers are not necessarily the result of being shady, but when I see dyno numbers, the first question I ask is, "What kind of dyno was it?" That's why I grow very tired of forum members gawking at horsepower numbers and dyno results.

Doesn't matter to me who built your engine, or how far away they are from me. Those points are apropos of nothing.

I didn't know that there was a hp app for the i-Phone.

These are points to me, because you're making a whole lot of assumptions. You still don't know anything about my engine, how it was built, what parts were used and/or replaced, where it was dyno'ed and what dynometer was used.

You claim Lippy's numbers are X on your dyno and would have made X+Y on someone else's dyno. My BS meter is pegged right, notwithstanding your expertise and experience.

You're in the business to build and sell engines. And underselling your product is definitely a smart marketing move, IMO. Most engine builders choose to go the other way, and make "happy" claims about the HP their engines produce. You've chosen a different path for your engine building business. And I applaud that.

But I now find it ironic that you're making claims that Lippy's engine, as an example (not to pick on Lippy), makes 8% more HP (roughly 50) on other people's dyno's and then claiming my engine makes 8% less power (THE SAME 8%, roughly 45 HP), even though you know NADA about my engine, car, dyno or anything for that matter. I'm sure your formula that uses 8% for adding and subtracting dyno HP is unassailable.

So, you're making the same "happy" claims, you so dislike, but choosing to wrap those "happy" HP claims in a wrapper of "my engines make less HP because my dyno is correct and honest."

And since I'm a layman who just writes checks and has a difficult time putting air in his tires, let alone knowing anything about highly technical measuring devices such as a dyno, what do I know anyway.