PHR tests correction factor, 'splain please.

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All I know is that we never pad our numbers. If they suck they suck.

Good to know.

One of these days, time and money permitting, my friend and I are going to build an engine, dyno it on his SF-901 or his brand new SF-902, then drive it down to Westech to be dyno'd. We've been wanting to do this for years but haven't had the time. We have renewed motivation now given the recent article in SC. I'm fairly confident in his numbers, on a engine making in the mid-700's for power his dyno tracks within about 10hp of the dynos at Richard Childress Racing-- he's bought a couple engines from them complete with dyno/build sheets, first thing he does when he gets them is to throw them on his dyno.

The Westech guys have to know about their reputation via the magazine articles... it definately preceeds them even amongst top-level shops. Several of the shops I know have to deal with the other end of this, when guys come in from the street saying "Magazine XXXX built this engine and it made XXX HP, I want one just like it." The shop owner then has to try and convince the guy that it isn't gonna happen (and usually they'll lose the business when the guy goes to another more gullible shop), or worse yet they build it anyways and then the customer complains it isn't making the HP they expected, via either an honest dyno or the trap speed at the 1/4.

In fact, that's what I'd like to see on all these magazine engines. Have a standardized "test car" for these engines-- consistent chassis setup, tires, tranny, rear end. Dyno them, then throw them in the test car, report the new curb weight, then report back with the ET and MPH. I know that's asking a lot and will probably never happen but I can dream.



Steve, I beg you to take your car to the dragstrip and let us know the trap speed. Only then you will know if you received a "fair deal" on your dyno session.