03-02-2013, 03:20 PM
This is why shootouts are just pointless unless done PROPERLY...
On your typical dyno day, they just want to rattle through the cars so they can go home...
The whole idea of the Shootout is sound - so that it's DIRECTLY comparable to any other car on any other day... However, when the values are just overlooked, it's pointless, you can even see the correction values they're using at the bottom of the page to compensate for Barometric Pressure, Air Temp, Relative Humidity, Tyre Pressure...
Let me guess though, they didn't even think about tyre pressure, just shoved it on...
Depending on the way they strap it to the dyno you can get a good 10hp if you strap it really loosely
And I know if you EVER bought this up with a Dyno place, they'll tell you how they had it calibrated last month... It's like having a thermometer to measure the temperature of a liquid - then putting the thermometer at the very edge of the liquid so it only measures the stuff close to the cool edges, entering the wrong calibration data for the thermometer used, wrapping the probe in tin foil and then reading a different gauge... Well done, your thermometer probe is calibrated and has been checked, but doesn't negate the fact the operator is a retard...
On your typical dyno day, they just want to rattle through the cars so they can go home...
The whole idea of the Shootout is sound - so that it's DIRECTLY comparable to any other car on any other day... However, when the values are just overlooked, it's pointless, you can even see the correction values they're using at the bottom of the page to compensate for Barometric Pressure, Air Temp, Relative Humidity, Tyre Pressure...
Let me guess though, they didn't even think about tyre pressure, just shoved it on...
Depending on the way they strap it to the dyno you can get a good 10hp if you strap it really loosely
And I know if you EVER bought this up with a Dyno place, they'll tell you how they had it calibrated last month... It's like having a thermometer to measure the temperature of a liquid - then putting the thermometer at the very edge of the liquid so it only measures the stuff close to the cool edges, entering the wrong calibration data for the thermometer used, wrapping the probe in tin foil and then reading a different gauge... Well done, your thermometer probe is calibrated and has been checked, but doesn't negate the fact the operator is a retard...
