1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Sedan LS Turbo Build

Northernregal

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Track will tell the true numbers, but it made 500+ whp, 600+ ft-lbs thru an unlocked TH400 and Ford 9” rear end IN SECOND GEAR 👀

Also made 18 dyno pulls and it didn't blink an eye :D
Fixed that for you....
 
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Tony1968

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I don't get it...? Why would it be in 2nd gear?
And if it was I believe that scews the numbers obtained
 

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I don't get it...? Why would it be in 2nd gear?
And if it was I believe that scews the numbers obtained
With my 3.25 gear ratio, the top of third was going to be nearly 180 mph wheel speed
 
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Northernregal

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True true. Not sure how that helps or hurts lol

I don't get it...? Why would it be in 2nd gear?
And if it was I believe that scews the numbers obtained
I believe Tony is right, I remember something about this in my hours of mindless youtubing.


Spongebob Squarepants GIF

Maybe you should send me some tunes or datalogs or whatever.... So I can peek up her skirt, so to speak. lol
 
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Tony1968

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With my 3.25 gear ratio, the top of third was going to be nearly 180 mph wheel speed
Understood. However being in 2nd at 1.48 to 1, isn't the rwhp/rwtq going to be off? By a lot? Being that gears are torque multipliers and all.
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Northernregal

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Understood. However being in 2nd at 1.48 to 1, isn't the rwhp/rwtq going to be off? By a lot? Being that gears are torque multipliers and all.
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In theory it would look like this "diesel Volkswagen" dyno result... ;) ;) ;)
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With massive torque that was higher than HP, like skewed by like 100hp.... Allegedly....
 
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GroceryGetter83

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Understood. However being in 2nd at 1.48 to 1, isn't the rwhp/rwtq going to be off? By a lot? Being that gears are torque multipliers and all.
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We did some wheel speed calibration to match the rpms of the tires to the dyno itself
 
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64nailhead

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If you can get it to hook, then you’ll know what it’s doing imo.

Well cooked tires, half *ss prepped track, 16 psi in the Mickeys and 8 degrees on the hit is what it took for me. At 10 degrees I couldn’t get traction.
Refresh my memory, 275/60R15’s on the rear?

Tony is correct. 2nd gear pulls will joy give the same result as 1:1 in 3rd gear.

Good luck Chris - hope to see some results!!!!!!
 
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If you can get it to hook, then you’ll know what it’s doing imo.

Well cooked tires, half *ss prepped track, 16 psi in the Mickeys and 8 degrees on the hit is what it took for me. At 10 degrees I couldn’t get traction.
Refresh my memory, 275/60R15’s on the rear?

Tony is correct. 2nd gear pulls will joy give the same result as 1:1 in 3rd gear.

Good luck Chris - hope to see some results!!!!!!
275/50-15s in the back
 

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