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Ok, the mechanic just texted me, saying he got about 30 Kw more out of the engine with this OTR and a stage one tune, was 170kw to start with added 30kws on top of that, didn’t the firsts LS1’s have 220kw (that’s the SS VT
picture not the final runView attachment 229444specs, not sure if the Calais had the same or not,
guess it’s not bad, for the original engine to the car with close to 400,000 km on it
Factory rated power is at the flywheel.
Dyno results are at the rear wheels.
Power is lost through the drivetrain....to what extent, well depends who you ask.....rule of thumb, especially with auto, is around 30% loss so 70% of 220 fw kws = 154 rw kws.