05-09-2010, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Excaliber
The flywheel and rear wheel h.p. may not be that far off, 446 to 326. IRS, for one thing, has more parasitic loss than a live axle. The parasitic loss in this case is about 27%. Anywhere from 18 to 25% is considered normal, so the numbers are in the ball park.
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Wive's tale on the IRS having higher parasitic losses. The C6 Corvette is running around 11.5% drivetrain loss with it's IRS, less than Ford's latest Mustang 8.8" live axle.
I agree with CobraEd, everyone tends to juice their numbers, to one extent or another.
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