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Old 09-20-2007, 05:15 AM
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Car is a sedan trapping 112mph only.
Any guess?

Sorry no access to the dyno in my place.

Sorry, car is a 4 door sedan with B16A, T3 Turbo, Not sure of tranmission, 5 speed though.

Car is not mine but friend wants to know maybe some people have numbers for this type of trap speed
Old 09-20-2007, 05:21 AM
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how much does it weigh? and i'm guessing its turbo and a honda and a 5 speed???

i'd say 300 whp.
Old 09-20-2007, 05:22 AM
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definately not enough info. And even then, kind of ridiculous
Old 09-20-2007, 06:58 AM
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Why is that ridiculous? Trap speeds don't lie,they can't "read" high,they can't be miss calibrated.Dynos are good tuning tools.That's it.The numbers don't mean **** if it's not backed up at the track.


To the op.The only way you could get the formula right was if you know your EXACT weight with the car with you in it on the day the car was ran.

Page with formulas

http://www.rpmoutlet.com/formula.htm
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you need the weight of the car to know for sure but 300whp is a good guess
Old 09-20-2007, 07:39 AM
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I'd say between 280-300hp
Old 09-20-2007, 07:42 AM
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excellent guessing guys... id say about 300whp as well... i had something kinda close to those numbers on lower boost making 292 whp at 12 psi on a built b16 in a DA with full interior weighing in at 2662 and i was trapping 13.1's all day long and consistantly at 110-113 mph...
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id say just under 300whp..

I was trapping 118mph with 320 and a street tune... In my EG..
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weight and trap you can get close.
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