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Thread: How much HP are E46 M3's getting to the wheels?

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    How much HP are E46 M3's getting to the wheels?

    Just wondering if anyone has ran their car on a dyno to see how much power they got to the rear wheels....

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    Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by hundreds of engineers that get paid thousands of dollars for something you bought at Pep Boys because your buddy who doesn't have a job told you it was 'better'?!?

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    271 rwhp/ 230 ftlb, sae corrected

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    287.1 whp SAE
    243.1 torque SAE



    - KJ

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    HaroldC where did you get your car dynoed?

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    I wish I had 93 or 94 AKI

    I got 270.8 WHP and 230 lb-ft SAE stock with 91 AKI

    got more than 3$# WHP now, waiting for dyno.

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    KJ,

    I can't wait till you modify your car. your car is pulling the closest numbers to euro cars, 287-290 whp. There's an article in Total BMW magazine where a race E46 M3 with modded ECU and no cats was expected to be pulling 287 WHP on 99 RON (95 AKI).

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    Originally posted by Rollaway
    HaroldC where did you get your car dynoed?
    Roll,

    I got my car dynoed at Speedsport Tuning in Norwalk, CT, on a Dynapack dynometer.

    www.speedsporttuning.net

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    arent these numbers kinda low ?
    i mean 275 hp for a car that produces 333 hp ?
    and 240 wheel torque... thats kind of low

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    275whp calculates to 17.4% drivetrain loss. That's certainly within reason.

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    Comparing dyno numbers with specifying the type of dyno is misleading. Mustang, DynoJet, and Dyno Pack will give different numbers for the same car in the same circumstances.

    Also, due to the way that chassis dynos work, you also need to say what gear was used.
    Terry Carraway

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