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Any guesses on my horsepower or 1/4?

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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 07:52 PM
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Any guesses on my horsepower or 1/4?

I don't have the money to take it to a dyno yet, but I would like to get a rough estimate and maybe you guys can help.

Car is a 1993 Z28 with an a4. I've got a K&N Cai, TB airfoil, 1.6rr, MAC headers, home ported heads (don't know exact flow numbers but they sure flow more air!), 160 stat, hypertech power chip, 3 inch high flow cat, a cutout (mounted just after the cat) and 3.73s. Also have a whole ignition set: MSD 6 , MSD coil, MSD 8.5mm wires, and splitfire plugs; just that they aren't installed yet

Saving for cc305 or cc306 and pcmforless

Any guesses would be greatly apperaciated (sp?)

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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:03 PM
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I'd say 280 RWHP. ET's are hard to guess because of factors like weather, track conditions, your experience etc...
Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:19 PM
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I would guess about 295HP. Considering I have similar mods and put down 276.
Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:27 PM
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Just curiours (sp?), but how much is that at the crankshaft? How do you convert rwhp to crankshaft hp? Thanks again.
Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:42 PM
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about 280rwhp. also there is about 15-20% drivetrain loss with an auto, clsoer to 15% for a 6spd car.
Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:56 PM
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260-275 IF you know how to port heads. I've seen home porters lose hp more than once.
Assuming your automatic isn't slipping and you can manage a 1.8-1.9 60 ft. time you might see 13.0s @ sea level. Then again, some 93s are freaks and you may tickle 12s, however w/out a torque converter, most dont see 13.3s; especially since 3.73s will induce wheel spin much easier, since it appears all of your suspension is stock.
Old Mar 4, 2003 | 08:08 AM
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my bad... I forgot to mention the suspension stuff. I have drag launch springs, traction bars, and will soon have drag radials (old ones are sh*t) and 90/10 shocks out front with adjustable ones in back.

EDIT: all this should be enough to take a 98 Z28 a4 right? One wants to run me in a few weeks at the local strip.

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Old Mar 4, 2003 | 11:14 AM
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What is the weight of the car, and what is the mph in the quarter?You can go to prestage.com, they have different formulas that I have found to be fairly reliable.
Old Mar 4, 2003 | 11:37 AM
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Originally posted by Got-LT1
my bad... I forgot to mention the suspension stuff. I have drag launch springs, traction bars, and will soon have drag radials (old ones are sh*t) and 90/10 shocks out front with adjustable ones in back.

EDIT: all this should be enough to take a 98 Z28 a4 right? One wants to run me in a few weeks at the local strip.
If the 98 is stock, it'll be a fun race. if it has mods you could have problems. Those LS1s are pretty fast man. With those kinda mods though, as long as you can get traction...
Old Mar 4, 2003 | 11:48 AM
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I would say a little over 300 and a 12 no problem if you can get a stall converter. Considering you did things right
Old Mar 4, 2003 | 12:17 PM
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i'd say about 282...
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