that is a pretty good reading. I think if your get headers put in you should make over 200flywheel HP. I didnt think just an intake and catback would give you 13hp. That is nuts. what size rims are those to ? if they are over the 18inch stock rims. You lost some HP there.
Rim are 18 and i kept my stock tires. And yes i believe my Catback & Cool air intake gave me over 13hp. My car made a tremendous amount of difference once it's been installed. Or maybe i have wishful thinking.
Rim are 18 and i kept my stock tires. And yes i believe my Catback & Cool air intake gave me over 13hp. My car made a tremendous amount of difference once it's been installed. Or maybe i have wishful thinking.
I've noticed an increase in power, yes. The biggest difference is what I've HEARD. Give her gas and she responds with a nice, big, throaty GROWL now!!
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Yeah, you're right about this. I asked him the difference between this Dyno and the Drum Dyno, he explained the same to me. This is my first ever Dyno so i was just enjoying the free knowledge. Thanks.
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Is it just me or does the HP graph look like a car without variable valve timing? It isn't the two humped camel climbing a hill Honda's look like. Hardly any dips.
On a four cylinder engine, to get a 10% increase (17.7 HP) from just an intake and cat back would mean there was something wrong with the stock design or the manufacturer was low balling the HP numbers. I doubt either's the case. Looks like dyno differences.
By the way, several people have reported an Ecotec seems to loosen up more than other cars. About how many miles do you have on the car?
I know what you mean about wondering if a new exhaust is any faster. It's hard to eliminate that joyous "sounds faster factor". One test of improved engine efficiency, did you see an increase in gas mileage after the mods?
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Look back to my previous post ... I did add if you are intersted in a DynoJet Dyno session I woudl be willing to offer it to youat no cost to give more perspective to the Sol community
What part of the US are you located?
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The HP at the flywheel with what he did is about right, the original RWHP for the stock Solstice from 4 different Solstice is from 143HP to 149HP, so the more acurate RWHP on his car would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 152HP to 158HP.
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The HP at the flywheel with what he did is about right, the original RWHP for the stock Solstice from 4 different Solstice is from 143HP to 149HP, so the more acurate RWHP on his car would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 152HP to 158HP.
DynaPacks don't measure FWHP ... they still take in consideration clutch mass, tranmission/gear parasitics, driveline loss, rear gear ratio loss ... It just makes it hard to compare to anything else because most other have the rear tire and wheel mass along with final drive ratio (diameter)
You had mentioned that someone told you that you could put 10psi of Boost on the car to add another 100 or so HP.... Do you plan on rebuilding the Motor, because I have been told by my techie that the Ecotec motor has a very high compresing ratio and that the most you can boost the motor stock with out damage is 6psi. Has anyone heard different???
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Is it just me or does the HP graph look like a car without variable valve timing? It isn't the two humped camel climbing a hill Honda's look like. Hardly any dips.
On a four cylinder engine, to get a 10% increase (17.7 HP) from just an intake and cat back would mean there was something wrong with the stock design or the manufacturer was low balling the HP numbers. I doubt either's the case. Looks like dyno differences.
By the way, several people have reported an Ecotec seems to loosen up more than other cars. About how many miles do you have on the car?
I know what you mean about wondering if a new exhaust is any faster. It's hard to eliminate that joyous "sounds faster factor". One test of improved engine efficiency, did you see an increase in gas mileage after the mods?
Yeah it loosened up tremendously. I have about 4600miles on the car. I didn't really see to much in the increase in gas mileage, But i think it's me. I'm constantly on the gas to hear my own exhaust, it sounds so beautiful.
You had mentioned that someone told you that you could put 10psi of Boost on the car to add another 100 or so HP.... Do you plan on rebuilding the Motor, because I have been told by my techie that the Ecotec motor has a very high compresing ratio and that the most you can boost the motor stock with out damage is 6psi. Has anyone heard different???
Someone mentioned they Dynoed a stock Sol about a month ago and got 135hp at the R/W if not mistakened. Oh Cool air Intake $378.00 if i can remember Catback $638.00 All are GMPP.
I have a feeling my engine was too green and that's why I ended up with a low number. I don't have any plans to try again until I get some money together for either the CAI or catback though.
Here are the images in a direction us normal mortals can read.
Going to get mine dynod at 3000k miles instead of the 1k like I planned since it seems the engine really doesn't give it's best numbers till after 2500 miles at least.
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Here are the images in a direction us normal mortals can read.
Going to get mine dynod at 3000k miles instead of the 1k like I planned since it seems the engine really doesn't give it's best numbers till after 2500 miles at least.
LOL ... I could not help but to tip my head to read those charts! haha THANKS :P
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