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Originally posted by Thor's Hammer:
BSR has a 3 kits for the S60 T5 as well as the 2.4T. The stage 3 kit gives the T5 319HP @6000 rpms and 314 ft/lbs @ 4000 rpm with over 295 from 3000 to 5200 rpm.
319HP, eh? Sounds pretty good, but I wonder they use the engine dyno machine to get the figure or simple chasis dyno and use their 'assumed' % of HP loss from tranny. Hehehe..."oh..you got 260 HP at wheels, but we think there's an 22% of hp loss from the transmission, or maybe 24%".....
The actual HP loss on an manual 70 series T5 is no greater than 12%. In another word, to achieve 319hp at the crank, you are talking 285 hp at the wheels.
That's a lot of power...and that is ought to be outta the safety margin for the engine components.
I'm speaking from an experienced stand point,
oh..BTW, there's still the flywheel to worry about once you get up to that kinda HP. Since you are going to be distributing and reselling for them, I think you should find out how they obtain their HP figure and on what car they go this from.
Hehehe..you'll always have a$$ like me asking these annoying questions.
It's not pretty when things start to break apart when you get to have the real HP. Don't want to be a meanie...just wanted to get few facts straighten out.
Hopefully you won't think I'm trying to stop anyone from making $$$.
[This message has been edited by The_one_n_only (edited 11-01-2001).]
