Dyno testing!

Dyno testing took place on February 27 at Garcia Automotive in Melbourne, FL. Now, if you recall, (or you can refresh your memory right here): Our rear wheel target was 350 HP and 350 ft.lb of torque. Well, here is what two dyno runs yielded (individual results were about one percent apart):

·         Rear wheel peak power: 367 HP @ 6,260 RPM

·         Rear wheel peak torque: 377 FT.LB @ 4,710 RPM

Here is the video of the second run (the fun starts at 25 seconds):

 

 

A few tweaks

A couple of changes to deal with the heat:

1. A heat shield that goes between the CAT and the turbo air intake area to keep the inlet air temp as low as possible has been added. A shroud around the intercooler (in the pontoon) has also been added.
2. Instead of drawing (hot) air from the engine compartment, the turbo air intake has been extended with a rubber boot such as the air is now drawn from the inside of the bumper.

The turbo compressor and air filter now run considerably cooler and will be a benefit in a whole bunch of ways.


New heat shield and turbo air inlet arrangement

We're now a week from travelling to Florida to inspect, dyno test and bring #1283 back to Texas!