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Originally Posted by XwChriswX
LoL I must have made myself sound like a dumbass...
I understand the reason behind a dyno and what it does for you, what I'm asking is why do they pick 1 particular gear (obviously now for the 1:1 ratio thanks semtex!  ) But I mean, does that give you the best Total output?
I'm just wondering for 'Practical' output... Say just like you would on a 1/4 mile, do a dyno thats actually going up through the gears just like you would in a race... Or would that be just completely retarded? |
If you went up through the gears I think you'd just end up with a separate chart for each gear. Because think about a dyno chart. On the x-axis it has the rpm scale. So you go through 1st gear and there's one graph showing your hp from 2k - 7500 rpm. You shift into 2nd and there's another graph showing hp from 2k - 7500 rpm. And so on and so on. On a 6MT, you'd end up with 6 dyno sheets. 7 for those with the 7AT. As for why they choose the gear with 1:1, I don't think it's so much that it gives you the best numbers, but more that it gives you the most
accurate numbers, seeing how engine and transmission speed are in synch with one another.