that should get you well in the 12's with numbers like that *thumbs up*

My goal is low 11's so its a good start

And thx Brad, loads of respect for your beast!

Where does all the horsepower go????
GT's came with 200. How come the dyno is reading 160ish hp?

Wheres it go?

Uhm hate to burst your bubble but GT's come with 200 crank hp. Not whp...

And like I said this dyno is deff conservative on its readings.

Loss through the drivetrain, plus age.

I thought GTP's had 230 and GT's had 200.
Am i mistaken?

I would guess I only have about 150ish left lol.

Yes, GTP's had 240 at the crank, through drivetrain loss it is closer to 190-200 HP at the wheels.

GT's have 200 hp at the crank, and about 155-160 at the wheels. Figure in about 20% drivetrain loss.

Geeeeze, those numbers are pretty low for todays standards. The new WRX is at 340hp now i believe. Were all falling behind! (or at least those of us too poor to afford more parts *me*) haha)

So theoretically, what would it take to get say all the horsepower to the wheels?

Is it even possible?

The new WRX is fairly performance oriented but yes you are correct, more and more family sedans are coming with more power from the factory.

All vehicles will have drivetrain loss, certain cars will have more than another. Some platforms, like AWD, have more drivetrain loss than others.

You can change the amount of drivetrain loss using aftermarket parts I'm sure but you will only change it a few percent at most, maybe 3% AT MOST, and that is using very expensive parts with new technology.

If you want more power to the wheels, make your engine more powerful.

Well here is the thing different cars can do different things with different amount of hp. A Grand Prix requires high 400whp to run low 11's meanwhile another v8 would take close to 900whp. Get my point?

Ya lol I took an evo 8 today hahaha I'm souped!

from a roll I am guessing. from a dig I think he would have you, at least till 70.

From a 20 roll. btw stock evo8's run 14's his was a little modded from what I could tell and hear magnaflow exhaust, and hks ssq bov no idea what else.

The amount of cylinders means nothing. A 400hp v6 makes the same amount of power as a 400 hp v8. Yes different drivetrain may throw WHP numbers off a bit but not by 500 whp, maybe 50whp at most, and that is on a very anemic AWD platform compared to a GP.

Weight is the biggest factor. 100 lbs is 0.1 sec in the 1/4 mile, as a general rule.

Very interesting.

Is there a difference in power efficiency as far as automatics and manuals are concerned?

I'm sry I should have been more specific. I just used a general v8 an example of how every car is diff. I didn't mean it as in cylinders etc.