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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 01:47 PM
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flywheel to rear wheel hp

about how much horse power is "lost" betwwent the flywheel and the rear wheel? i f i buy a 350 crate engine with 330hp will i have atleast 300rwhp? if not how much? thanks
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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Its assumed that its 15-18% for a manual, and 20-28% for a automatic. What tranny are you using? If its the stock T5, becarefull, it will come apart if you beat on it.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 02:47 PM
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i have a 700r or something like that, it is stock
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 11:39 AM
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Car: 87 Evoluzione, 84 TransAm, 05 GTO
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You'd be lucky to see 260 at the wheels.
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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That stinks.
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