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Old 01-06-2009, 03:00 PM   #109 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by roflwaffle View Post
As long as it went to what, 80-85 out of 100 if you slap it down at ~1500rpm or greater, it should be measuring torque at some engine speed. If it's significantly below that it's probably measuring power.
At around 1100 RPM in 5th gear, I would see as high as 91 LOD. But it wouldn't stay there. As the RPMs ever-so-slowly increased with the MPH, it would fall off. I will do the test again at 1500 RPM, but now I am leaning toward assuming that that it's measuring torque.

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