Flow numbers and max HP potential
I don’t buy into calculators.
Fixed...
In other words, calculators are exact. The world isn’t. Nor is the input to the calculators or the person i point about what there doing. Ether by mistake or not being honest with themselves or not fully understanding the program or there build.
So there is a wide verity of possible problems. Small or large, it doesn’t matter. Though calculators aren’t a bad thing, it is just something that should not be taken as gospel. You would be amazed (maybe not, but...) at the number of people at a gathering asking me about engine power. I say I estimate 450. (Which is followed by 500 questions about the engine and insults on how stupid I am to come up with that number and I wasted my time doing ...... AKA any aspect of the build as stupid...)
They come up with exactly what I’m supposed to run.
How that is I don’t know since engine power is the only thing they have to go on. Zero consideration on gearing, type of trans, car weight and any suspension being used.
The thing here is.... human or computer calculators are all guessing until you get your *** out there and onto the track & optimize your car. Or in this case, dyno the engine. Which is also not an exact thing ether or for anything.
The dyno is a tool and that’s that. No more, no less.
Just like the computer calculators.
As I said, a good rule of thumb is cfm X 2 for hot street engines and light racing. It can be exceeded! This is not a problem. But don’t bank on a back yard hone job and slamming in the parts to reproduce the latest magazine article power house.
