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Christian how big is the collector on your headers?

What's going to kill these numbers in the long run is a lack of tuning. If we can't mess around with our air/fuel ratio, we've never going to get optimal gains. I'm sure with proper tuning, blkonblk would have cleared 200whp and gotten around 190tq easily
 
DV8 there is no way in hell i could run less hps than the stock motor. I mean the type 2 should have 200-230hp stock. how could he be running less then 200hps. i think somethings wrong with the dino.
 
Andre94 said:
DV8 there is no way in hell i could run less hps than the stock motor. I mean the type 2 should have 200-230hp stock. how could he be running less then 200hps. i think somethings wrong with the dino.
The stock Type II Legend makes 230HP at the crank not at the wheels.
 
yep the HP that dealer gave you when you bought the car that is fly wheel HP and WHP is your actual power come from the wheel and push the car.
 
Mikey851 said:
The stock Type II Legend makes 230HP at the crank not at the wheels.
so what's a completely stock Type II Legend get on a dyno? would it be in the 160's? is there a typical ratio for how far apart the listed HP and WHP are? how much do you normally lose on the way to the wheels...
 
I would say about 15% of your power lose from the crank to the wheel due to weight, wind resistance and part in the tranny that transfer the power to the wheel.
 
GrtOutdoorsAZ said:
so what's a completely stock Type II Legend get on a dyno? would it be in the 160's? is there a typical ratio for how far apart the listed HP and WHP are? how much do you normally lose on the way to the wheels...
Probably around 180-185 on average for a stock Type 2, with a 6 spd tending to be a bit higher than an automatic. 15% is a rough estimate of power lost between the flywheel and the wheels, every car will be different though. A lot of factors will affect this (drivetrain layout, synthetic fluids, etc).
 
Wow, great gains! Can't wait to see others. I want these headers bad. Stupid college...

Kenso said:
Probably around 180-185 on average for a stock Type 2, with a 6 spd tending to be a bit higher than an automatic. 15% is a rough estimate of power lost between the flywheel and the wheels, every car will be different though. A lot of factors will affect this (drivetrain layout, synthetic fluids, etc).
So, when can we expect a dyno from you with headers? :)
 
truonghthe said:
I would say about 15% of your power lose from the crank to the wheel due to weight, wind resistance and part in the tranny that transfer the power to the wheel.
Honda automatics usually have a 18-22% driveline loss.

Andre94 said:
DV8 there is no way in hell i could run less hps than the stock motor. I mean the type 2 should have 200-230hp stock. how could he be running less then 200hps. i think somethings wrong with the dino.
You have no idea what you are talking about. Have you ever looked at the dyno thread? There is a driveline loss of 15% - 25% depending on the vehicle in ANY car. All automakers rate their horsepower at the crank, not at the wheels. EVERY CAR dynos less than the "stock HP" when they are near stock. There are a few exceptions to this (mostly vettes) but thats about it.
 
KindBuddy said:
So, when can we expect a dyno from you with headers? :)
Haha, good question. If I get these, I'll be running a reworked y-pipe, which is something that may come about in the future.
 
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ALoneR said:
Christian how big is the collector on your headers?

What's going to kill these numbers in the long run is a lack of tuning. If we can't mess around with our air/fuel ratio, we've never going to get optimal gains. I'm sure with proper tuning, blkonblk would have cleared 200whp and gotten around 190tq easily
2.5 collector off the headers, the Y pipes i have are a 2in. and a 2.25in. Im going to dyno the 2in. sometime in the future to compare and contrast

The AFC does a great job tuning the A/F. Its F/I power that needs a standalone, or any power over 250-260WHP. I say a Bayou stage two or a similar knock off and hes got 200WHP no problem. The AFC in his current condition would do litte being that there arent many mods to take advantage of the tunability. Look at the A/F graph, its pretty nice in its stock form.

Kenso said:
Probably around 180-185 on average for a stock Type 2, with a 6 spd tending to be a bit higher than an automatic. 15% is a rough estimate of power lost between the flywheel and the wheels, every car will be different though. A lot of factors will affect this (drivetrain layout, synthetic fluids, etc).
Ive always been a fan of 18-20% loss for a Auto and 15-17 for a manual. or you could use 18 as the universal number.

Stock TYPE I auto is around 170
Stock TYPEII manual is around 180

Heres a real old dyno of my car for you to compare to, same setup as John but i added a bayou chip and an AFC. Intake greddy catback, TYPE II topend(heads,I.E. Manifold ETC.) AUTO. No headers no Y pipe stock (Big) cat.

Bayou Vs. Stock ECU's
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AFC tuned to the bayou.
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~Dv8
 
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chad said:
Yo DV8 can you try to shoot some pics up of the top of the headers mounted and possibly your exhaust setup??
Everything i have avalible for public viewing is on mywebsite below.
Im' not the one with the OBX headers if thats what your looking to see.

~Dv8
 
I see that there MAY be a 15-18 wheel horsepower gain. These numbers come from the comparison of blkonblk's dyno with the two dynos on page 1, thai's and 95Lcoupes. I know that they are both auto, but I was wondering if these two were both type 2's? Anyways, I was also wondering whether or not the same gains can be expected from a type 1?
 
KindBuddy said:
I see that there MAY be a 15-18 wheel horsepower gain. These numbers come from the comparison of blkonblk's dyno with the two dynos on page 1, thai's and 95Lcoupes. I know that they are both auto, but I was wondering if these two were both type 2's? Anyways, I was also wondering whether or not the same gains can be expected from a type 1?
Yes, they are both type II. This was not compared to type Is, as there are quite a few differences, and the type Is usually having lower hp, and a bit higher torque. From the look of it, the headers dont "lose" much tq, but they do gain hp. Looks like they broadened his torque band as well as possibly shifting it slightly upward, and it is almost flat (good thing) a wide flat torque curve is good.

and just as a note feel free to pm me, but i like leaving discussion out here for the benifit of the community. and no i am not e-stalking you, i am studying for a test, and keep checking my subscribed threads.
 
So, yeah I cant wait for the headers to be tried out on a type 1. The horesepower to torque ratio will be an interesting bit of info.
 
Something interesting!
I have new flanges made that will be closer to having a port match after you weld in the primaries! Maybe it is pinching hp but I am doing it for the next round of turbo stuff.... Stock is 1.5 right? And so are my manifolds. I have these punched out to 1.75 and have the template! Honestly I just ordered 2 sets...cant say for what.
Secondly...if I had a set of these headers it would probably be really easy to create an all out drag header with larger primaries and everything else! With what I am doing next this could be crazy legend stuff!
Food for thought anyhow!
Let me know if anyone wants some flanges!
Later, Kyle
 
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