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Manufacturer figures on vehicle performance are not always accurate. That’s why many road test editors prefer to verify the numbers on their own.
- Shelby Gt500 And Camaro Zl1 Battle It Out On The Test Track
Whichever way you crunch the numbers, the new 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 owns the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 when it comes to sheer power. According to their respective manufacturers, at the flywheel, the $54,995 Camaro ZL1's 6.2-liter supercharged V8...
- Power To The People: Late Model Racecraft's Twin Turbo Camaro Pushes Out 1,810 Horses
The folks over at Late Model Racecraft pride themselves for being “Home of the world's quickest and fastest stock suspended LSXâ€. In one of their latest tunes, they crafted a twin-turbocharged Chevrolet Camaro for owner Kelly Bise who...
- Video: Dallas Performance’s 1,302hp Corvette C6 Hits The Dyno
After some recent fails, let’s see a dyno test with a happy ending. This is a 2005 C6 Corvette built by Dallas Performance, which recorded a whopping 1,302 hp and 1,662 Nm (1,226 lb-ft) of torque on the rear wheels, according to the performance...
- Fail: 2 Fast, 2 Furious Lancer Evo Vii Breaks Free Of Dyno In Puerto Rico [video]
Dynamometers, or dynos for short, are a useful tool in any racer’s arsenal. By applying some basic physical principles, a dyno can calculate the amount of horsepower and torque being transferred from the wheels to the track, without ever needing...
- Bmw's 135i Coupe / Convertible Superchiped To 360 Horsepower
Electronic tuning specialist Superchips has released a new performance boosting ECU remap for BMW's lively 135i Coupe / Convertible. The Buckingham-based tuner said that as measured at its in-house four wheel drive chassis dyno', the electronic...
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2013 BMW M5 F10 with Twin-Turbo V8 Dyno-Tested: Does it Deliver What it Promises?
Manufacturer figures on vehicle performance are not always accurate. That’s why many road test editors prefer to verify the numbers on their own.
Some of them even go as far as dyno-testing to see not only if the output figures match those announced by the manufacturer, but also what is the actual power that is transferred to the road and how much is lost on its way from the engine to the wheels.
Read more »- Shelby Gt500 And Camaro Zl1 Battle It Out On The Test Track
Whichever way you crunch the numbers, the new 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 owns the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 when it comes to sheer power. According to their respective manufacturers, at the flywheel, the $54,995 Camaro ZL1's 6.2-liter supercharged V8...
- Power To The People: Late Model Racecraft's Twin Turbo Camaro Pushes Out 1,810 Horses
The folks over at Late Model Racecraft pride themselves for being “Home of the world's quickest and fastest stock suspended LSXâ€. In one of their latest tunes, they crafted a twin-turbocharged Chevrolet Camaro for owner Kelly Bise who...
- Video: Dallas Performance’s 1,302hp Corvette C6 Hits The Dyno
After some recent fails, let’s see a dyno test with a happy ending. This is a 2005 C6 Corvette built by Dallas Performance, which recorded a whopping 1,302 hp and 1,662 Nm (1,226 lb-ft) of torque on the rear wheels, according to the performance...
- Fail: 2 Fast, 2 Furious Lancer Evo Vii Breaks Free Of Dyno In Puerto Rico [video]
Dynamometers, or dynos for short, are a useful tool in any racer’s arsenal. By applying some basic physical principles, a dyno can calculate the amount of horsepower and torque being transferred from the wheels to the track, without ever needing...
- Bmw's 135i Coupe / Convertible Superchiped To 360 Horsepower
Electronic tuning specialist Superchips has released a new performance boosting ECU remap for BMW's lively 135i Coupe / Convertible. The Buckingham-based tuner said that as measured at its in-house four wheel drive chassis dyno', the electronic...