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 Posted: Jul 18, 2017 05:50AM
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As Jamal say's with "this dyno" torque and horsepower numbers vary greatly with temp, humidity, barometric pressure, altitude, even latitude is taken into account for some reason with SAE correction factors. Still to read these numbers from a little tractor engine is amazing!

 Posted: Jul 17, 2017 07:34PM
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It's really only a comparison on a given Dyno, and I'm careful to say on THIS dyno.   I did notice the readout on my old run says "Flywheel Power", but that was the very same setup from the guys at Driving Ambition, and it does measure at the wheels.  The Unit connects to the drive flanges in place of your wheels.   A couple of years ago, our good friend Bruce Blair of Bruce's Morris Garage brought his absolutely stunning lavender '59 commemorative edition Minor, yes one of the "One Million" serial number cars.  Featuring a rebuilt 998 (rear wheel drive of course), this car was like going back in time, and he'd just driven it over the Sierra Nevadas so it was running perfect.  It huffed and puffed it's way to 22.5 HP on THIS dyno.

The day we ran mine was hot. Over 100 degrees, and the dyno area smelled like coolant from all the expansion overflow.  Other classic Minis that day included some 1380s I had built to the Mini Mania specifications. Those showed about 60 WHP on THIS dyno.  I always counseled AGAINST claiming HP numbers as MM does.  Certainly the claim of 113 or 120 HP from a 10 to 1 engine running standardish valve sizes is fiction!  These numbers make an interesting comparison, sometimes just to confirm what the "Butt dyno" tells us.

 Posted: Jul 17, 2017 05:38PM
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Originally Posted by RedRiley
The only dyno my car will ever be on is the Butt Dyno. I couldn't care less how my car compares with anyone else's, or how many HP it's got. As long as it puts a smile on my face when I drive it, that's what it's all about.
I'm with RedRiley on this my 1293 does an honest GPS measured 103mph, how much HP does it make? 80?  Who cares it keeps up with traffic 

 

 

 Posted: Jul 17, 2017 08:28AM
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I'm reaching into the recesses of time here...back in 2003, before we tore the Mini 1000 apart for rebuild with 1380 install, I went to Bergman Bros. (lots of race & hi-performance experience) and got the 1st iteration of POOH up on their 1,500 hp Mustang dyno.  Bloody drum was 5 feet in diameter.  Mini looked like it would be eaten by the machine.

The Mini 1000's 998 had an MG Metro cam, 12G295 head (can't recall ccs & CR), Pertronix Ignition, Hitachi 1'1/2" on Sportex intake with medium bore LCB & single box exhaust.

Power at the wheels maxed out at just over 39 hp, torque a lovely flat curve 44-45 ft. lbs. from 2,000 on to 5,000.  Operators said there was a bit more but did not push it.  Lowest output the dyno had measured at that time.

The idea was to go back with the 1380...did not happen as Bergman Bros. stopped using the dyno.  All I know about the 1380 is I could break an inner pot joint cage putting down the power.

 

 Posted: Jul 17, 2017 08:05AM
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OK, here's one. Tired 848cc Traveller. At the wheels. 27 whp at 5000 rpm. (We didn't run it any higher!) 33 lb ft torque at ~3100 rpm. Although I don't own the car any more it is still on the road with the same, not rebuilt engine. 848 engines seem to last for ever.

And another. MOKE when it had the 1360cc engine with the supercharger running 8 psi. Taken in 84F degree weather. At the wheels. 110 whp at 6500 rpm (still climbing a little, but we backed off). 102 lb ft torque ~5100 rpm. (70 lb ft already at 1500 rpm)

Both done on the same dyno; although, the 848 was run on a cooler day than MOKE.

 Posted: Jul 17, 2017 07:30AM
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I can't find the dyno sheet for Tigger as Suzy has stashed it away somewhere.  In place of a scan, here is a photo of the graph printed in Mini Mag in about 2013.  Comparable to Jemal's 1380 as both are measured at the flywheel, this is only a 1310 with an SW5 cam and a decent head, running 10.1:1 compression and regular 95 octane unleaded (wasn't allowed to use 98) hich is the same as your 87 I believe.

Power was down due to a burnt valve seat.  We went back a month later after recutting the seat and got 89 bhp.

 Posted: Jul 16, 2017 01:02PM
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That sounds about right for the Vette... remember the HP numbers of the "first" muscle car era were usually inflated, and lots of liberties were taken with 'gross' vs SAE net (much more realistic at the wheels), as dictated by the 1970s.  When that change took place, NOBODY wanted to quote HP numbers! Yes there were political and insurance reasons, but with the change of scale, Z28s, Trans-Ams, Mustangs, and what was left of Mopar  "lost" nearly half their power!  Those were the dark ages when most "performance" divisions were neutered!  I recently saw a "Mustang-II" from about 1974... remember those hideous things?

Thankfully, today they are right back at it!  Have you seen some of the advertising for the Hellcats and such? You can be sure your insurance agent has!

As to the build.... and by the way I missed the 998 making 86!  I AM building a BIG A+ small bore with a 3 inch stroke, using parts and experience from Graham Russell... I'll be VERY happy with about 60 at the wheels, and that one will be to go some distance.  But the 1380 in the graph is the one I built for myself about 10 years ago now.  Even at the time it was more "proof of concept" nearer the ragged edge than I would recommend.  It's an A+ bored to 1380 with a standard re-ground crank, ARP bolts on A+ rods,  286SP cam, lightweight lifters and timing set, standard oil pump... really quite ordinary.  But then, some musclecar tricks: Flat top "MEGA" pistons right up to the deck, an alloy head (Pierce, with my special porting and mods to run 1.464" intake and 1.22"), very careful cam timing with about 13.5 : 1 compression.  An old set of the forged Keith Dodd rocker arms set up to clear the pushrods with the bigger valve spacing of the head (as much to allow room for seats as big valves.... none of the cast iron heads allow side by side seats for big valves). The big Weber looks and sounds great and rounds out the old fashioned hot rod.... big displacement, big compression, big cam, valves, carb and exhaust -  I built a stainless system using BINI leftover parts minimum 2 inch ID, same as the collector on the big bore header.

Not exactly engine, but important for the way in runs is gearing.  Final Drive is 3.76, same as most standard Minis with an 850.  The rod change box contains a set of Cooper S close ratio gears, so rules out a tall final drive.  The car is beautiful to drive (yes with 13 inch wheels!) up to about 60 or 65, but sustaining 70 or more gets tiresome.  You know, like most classic Minis!

I updated my signature a little!  Many of you have found me since I left Mini Mania.  I'm just one of you now!  Looks like they'll have to manually change my email as there is no button for it!
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 Posted: Jul 16, 2017 12:13PM
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The only dyno my car will ever be on is the Butt Dyno. I couldn't care less how my car compares with anyone else's, or how many HP it's got. As long as it puts a smile on my face when I drive it, that's what it's all about.

 Posted: Jul 16, 2017 08:07AM
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The Corvette showed 250 Hp and 300 ft/lbs of torque.  I finally found the engine specs on the net.  From the serial number it came from a 57 Imperial that made 320 Hp and 430 ft/lbs of torque with one 4 barrel where I have two and that was at the flywheel.

 Posted: Jul 16, 2017 04:58AM
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GB

There was a very interesting article in Cooper World a few years ago, written by one of the MCR members who'd done a back-to-back comparison of dyno vs rolling road.

The engine was a Swiftune one, which had naturally been started and set up on their engine dyno and was supplied with the power and torque figures.  Some while later, with the engine installed in the car and run-in according to instructions, he visited Slarks rolling road - one of the UK ones disparaged by DRMINI - and had it checked...

When a clever state-of-the-art rolling road gets to within 1 bhp of Swiftune's engine dyno, I'd say it's pretty accurate !
Now, that could of course be down to the luck of the day, but having seen Neil Slark in action he's one of the two people I trust to tune my engines, the other being Steve Harris.

Back to the graphs posted, we kinda need engine specs gentlemen !

It's all well and good showing 86bhp, but if that's from a 1380 then it's pretty poor compared to 86 from a 998...

 Posted: Jul 15, 2017 01:20PM
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It was a pleasure to meet you Rosebud!  I was very impressed with your car and your journey to Nevada City!  I was hoping to swap rides with you but had to take another good friend and his bicycle back up to his airplane. Advantage MOKE! No way to stuff a road bike into the S.  By the time I returned, you'd left.  I'm sorry there wasn't more time to spend with many people at the event!
And thanks for the link to that steering bracket....  Your column is the nicest I've seen, but that level of fabrication is more than most can do!

Here's my run from 2008 on that same dyno.  The photo has been on this website for years and is used in articles and promotions for the dyno-day. This is with the 48IDA that it still has, but it had only run on the test stand (at the previous year NCA, I demo'd for the crowd, including once with open collector big-bore header - very briefly, and with ample warning).  I finally installed it in the car (which still looked more barn-find than Resto-mod hot rod), and drove it the 9 miles or so to Mini Mania.  We flogged it on the dyno to 7000 RPM over and over trying to get rid of that dip at the top of the HP graph. Even Don was shaking his head about it staying together!  But it did, and it has!

But like Chuck says, this is NOT an engine for long distance travel, or even short distance!  I really only take the car out for a little shock and awe now and again, or to give someone a ride.  Most of it's use has been for short tire-shredding bursts of fun... I put up that video of some minor parking lot stunts a while back. 

Kolsen - What did your Hemi Corvette do on the dyno?  And oh yes, the A-series is terribly inefficient between the crank and the wheels.  Most 850s less than 20 WHP,  most 998s low 20s....  on THIS dyno!  

 Posted: Jul 14, 2017 08:34AM
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I also took my 65 Corvette with a 57 392 Hemi to the dyno as well.  Based on the production specs on it I would be losing 23% thru the drive train or maybe more since my engine has dual 4 barrel carbs and the production engine only had one.  Chassis dyno's are helpful but probably better for tuning vs real numbers.

When I built my 3.0L engine for the Porsche we ran the engine on an engine dyno in an air conditioned sealed room for two days.  That was crankshaft horsepower.  Even the Porsche we use 15% drivetrain loses.

 Posted: Jul 14, 2017 07:33AM
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Originally Posted by Spank

51hp 57ftlbs on our 998 built with used parts for $500


Current leader: HP per dollar award!

 

Michael, Santa Barbara, CA

. . . the sled, not the flower

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 Posted: Jul 14, 2017 12:03AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZL_ZpLGi8c

51hp 57ftlbs on our 998 built with used parts for $500

I need to find the dyno runs from when we turbocharged it later.

 Posted: Jul 13, 2017 04:49PM
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@nkerr,
I have built similar motors that made 120 real HP at the crank. This measured on a proper engine (water brake) calibrated engine dyno, they are not pretend crank HP numbers extrapolated on a chassis dyno as the UK guys do.

Yes the motor has a 12G940 race head on, but valve sizes are MK1 S. C/R is 11.0:1.

Kevin G

1360 power- Morris 1300 auto block, S crank & rods, Russell Engineering RE282 sprint cam, over 125HP at crank, 86.6HP at the wheels @7000+.

 Posted: Jul 13, 2017 03:12PM
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wow, to get from 86.6hp at the road wheels to "120hp at the crank" you'd have to have more than 28% loss in your driveline.

Must be some pretty inefficient driveline.

Probably that was just talk from your dyno guy eager to make you feel happy.  
If your driveline was normal, more like 15%, it would be a more realistic 100 at the crank.  

 Posted: Jul 13, 2017 08:05AM
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Originally Posted by DRMINI

It's not been on Graham Russell's Froude engine dyno, but he said it would have made around 120+ at crank.
Those are great numbers! Maybe the 120 HP street motor isn't a fable after all. I'm guessing it has a pretty trick head and maybe >10:1 compression ratio?

 

Michael, Santa Barbara, CA

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 Posted: Jul 13, 2017 04:37AM
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Here's my road 1360 from about 10 years ago at the ausmini dyno day in Castle Hill, Sydney Australia.
Took out top N/A Mini there on the day.
It's not been on Graham Russell's Froude engine dyno, but he said it would have made around 120+ at crank.
Note the runs on the day were all using 3rd gear, that accounts for some of the power loss.
Cam is an RE282 with 1.5 rockers. Using 45 Dellorto carb with 38 chokes in it then.

Kevin G

1360 power- Morris 1300 auto block, S crank & rods, Russell Engineering RE282 sprint cam, over 125HP at crank, 86.6HP at the wheels @7000+.

 Posted: Jul 12, 2017 09:36PM
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Kolsen's post about his trip to the dyno made me wonder what kind of numbers the rest of you are pulling. I know that dynamometers aren't as widespread as they are in Great Britain, at least not for our cars. Heck, reading the European car mags makes one think that the Brits put their cars on a "rolling road" when they so much as change a spark plug. I'm envious. 

Still, I'm sure many of us have made a trip to the dyno guy. So, what were the results? Be sure to tell us about your build; head, cam, exhaust, carburetor(s), compression ratio, etc. Feel free to provide any correction factors (excuses ) that may apply; elevation, barometric pressure, the dog ate your dyno sheet, etc. I'm particularly anxious to hear from some of the turbo/supercharger guys. 

I'll go first...

 

Michael, Santa Barbara, CA

. . . the sled, not the flower

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