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Old 10-17-2014, 01:10 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cosmick View Post
Curious what reference you're using, if any, to indicate you're not dropping the RPM more than ideal? Or is this, like me, just trying to get a new baseline to work from?
Its definitely not a total shot in the dark. Here is what I have.

A while back I made this dyno chart with a g-tech pro. From this chart I know I have ~17 hp at WOT at 1500 rpm.



Now, using the hand dandy ecomodder aero & rolling resistance calculator, I know that I need about 7 horsepower to keep me going on a flat road at 45 mph.

Tercel aero & RR calculator




So, theoretically, I should have about 10 hp left over. Sounds like enough to me. Originally, at 2100 rpm I'd have had 26 horsepower available.
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