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AN03REW
26th March 2006, 04:54 AM
Put my car on the rolling road on Saturday.
This picture is what am getting at the wheels with a pipercross viper induction kit and a cooper exhaust.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/AN03REW/cars/82bhp.jpg

This is the power am getting at the wheels with all of the above plus my bluefin super chip.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/AN03REW/cars/101bhp.jpg

And this is the power am getting at the fly wheel
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/AN03REW/cars/124bhp.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/AN03REW/cars/P3250032.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/AN03REW/cars/Dscf0044.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/AN03REW/cars/Dscf0052.jpg
Shame it couldnt be 124bhp at the wheels! Is the 90bhp quoted for a mini one at the wheels or at the fly wheel :question:
The Dogfather
26th March 2006, 08:35 AM
I would imagine at the flywheel, but I could be wrong....
lightbody
26th March 2006, 09:43 AM
I had a scary incident on a rolling road when my MINI nearly jumped off the rollers - i'd never do it again!

Most cars quote BHP at the flywheel.
sh@z
26th March 2006, 11:27 AM
Yeah all car power figures (as quoted by manufacturers) are @ flywheel generally speaking
MartinSullivan
26th March 2006, 03:41 PM
As stated manufacturers figures are quoted at the flywheel - the rolling road attempts to calculate this by using the braking effect of the rollers to calculate the losses between the flywheel and the wheels of the car, it is only an approximation. You did the right thing by taking a reading before and after the bluechip installation - gives a better understanding of the gains.
monkimagic
26th March 2006, 09:39 PM
quote:Originally posted by lightbody

I had a scary incident on a rolling road when my MINI nearly jumped off the rollers - i'd never do it again!

Most cars quote BHP at the flywheel.


How did this happen ?
ScottishcooperS
26th March 2006, 11:17 PM
where did you go mate?
lightbody
27th March 2006, 09:05 AM
quote:How did this happen ?It was a while ago, and in my previous MINI. They just didn't seem to have a clue what they were doing, got confused about their readings, and had the car travelling at far higher speed than they thought (double I think). The car really did nearly go through the wall - and would have taken the 2 operators with it...
AN03REW
28th March 2006, 04:18 AM
The place was called japerformance it was in Ellon. There was no problem with it movin. I dont know how exact it is though, would be good to go some where else see the reading I get from there.