Is 620 HP correct?
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Safety Car
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From: Taylorsville North Carolina
Cool badge. Mine will be just like the stock one except it will just say 620 HP. A "sublte" difference.
After being on the fourms for awhile, you get used to the flamers, especially ones who haven't been members here very long. Nowhere did I ask for opinions, just some math, but it seems opinions are much easier to spew out.
After being on the fourms for awhile, you get used to the flamers, especially ones who haven't been members here very long. Nowhere did I ask for opinions, just some math, but it seems opinions are much easier to spew out.
Melting Slicks
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From: Tulsa OK
I think you are safe using 620 on your badge.
As a point of reference, I was talking to Jason, at TSP, while he was dyno tuning my car. He actually had the opportunity to engine dyno a 402 they built and then run the car on the chassis dyno after installing the engine. The engine made 650 hp on the engine dyno and 550 rwhp on the chassis dyno. This was in a 6 speed C5. That comes comes to right at 15% loss through the drive train.
As a point of reference, I was talking to Jason, at TSP, while he was dyno tuning my car. He actually had the opportunity to engine dyno a 402 they built and then run the car on the chassis dyno after installing the engine. The engine made 650 hp on the engine dyno and 550 rwhp on the chassis dyno. This was in a 6 speed C5. That comes comes to right at 15% loss through the drive train.
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Racer
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when I owned my 1982 911SC widebody everybody wants to race you its fun to let them keep up to you at 100 mph I'd just look over at them and smile they think they can keep pace with that porche. Wave then drop it 2 gears and let er rip wow it dosent prove anything dont want the pressure of having to perform or prove yea it's fast. All that matters is that you and only you know that you have the deck stacked in your favor DONT ADVERTISE your ace in the hole. Then let her rip!
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Drifting
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From: San Dimas Ca.
I was just doing the math ( rwhp + 15% ) and my car comes out 543.95 HP. I really don't know what to do. 544 doesn't sound that good. I guess I could just lie and say 550, I mean who's going to know? Are their truth in advertising badge checkers? This is way to complicated, on second thought forget the badges. 
Rick
Rick
Melting Slicks
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I'm not partucularly a fan of badges but yet i run LS1 Twin Turbocharged badges. Reason being is that i got tired of all the mustang and ricers wanting to race. Now they tend to leave me alone. But there's not a day that goes by that i wish i didn't have to have them on. I have always liked the sleeper look myself. But in this town there's way too many street racers looking to take on a vette. I guess i should have bought a superchargerBottom line is it's your car and do exactly what you want. Do a search for Austin in Parts he does some awesome work.
Bottom line is it's your car and do exactly what you want. Do a search for Austin in Parts he does some awesome work.
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Badges?....We don't need no stinkin badges!
Your figure of 620 is correct....opinions vary on loss from 14% to 17% for manual, so if your rwhp is correct at 528 it would be 528/.85=621.179 based on 15%.
Hey, if you like badges, go for it. I don't need chrome wheels, a custom interior, or audio system either, but I like 'em.
Melting Slicks
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From: gresham oregon
Melting Slicks
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From: gresham oregon
I think those badges are pointless and even more stupid if you want to show off your investment prove it on the track
. Don’t ADVERTISE
, just seem to my little “rice” like the stupid “Powered by Honda” sticker but don’t get mad I believe in the right to do any thing you want to the car that you like and I respect that. I just want to tell you what I think about them. Not that you asked.
. Don’t ADVERTISE , just seem to my little “rice” like the stupid “Powered by Honda” sticker but don’t get mad I believe in the right to do any thing you want to the car that you like and I respect that. I just want to tell you what I think about them. Not that you asked.
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From: Converse TX
I'm not partucularly a fan of badges but yet i run LS1 Twin Turbocharged badges. Reason being is that i got tired of all the mustang and ricers wanting to race. Now they tend to leave me alone. But there's not a day that goes by that i wish i didn't have to have them on. I have always liked the sleeper look myself. But in this town there's way too many street racers looking to take on a vette. I guess i should have bought a superchargerBottom line is it's your car and do exactly what you want. Do a search for Austin in Parts he does some awesome work.
Bottom line is it's your car and do exactly what you want. Do a search for Austin in Parts he does some awesome work.
Melting Slicks
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From: Fredericton NB
I think those badges are pointless and even more stupid if you want to show off your investment prove it on the track . Don’t ADVERTISE , just seem to my little “rice” like the stupid “Powered by Honda” sticker but don’t get mad I believe in the right to do any thing you want to the car that you like and I respect that. I just want to tell you what I think about them. Not that you asked.
. Don’t ADVERTISE , just seem to my little “rice” like the stupid “Powered by Honda” sticker but don’t get mad I believe in the right to do any thing you want to the car that you like and I respect that. I just want to tell you what I think about them. Not that you asked.
Give me a break....Don't advertise ?? Your driving a vette' _uck sakes !!
Its your car...youve invested in the mods....Using a Z fender badge with 620 hp is ABSOLUTELY no different than a stock one with 405 hp...
"I just wanted to tell you what I think about them. Not that you asked."
Melting Slicks
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