Subject	The more efficient you make your drivetrain, the less
Posted by	degradated on July 03, 2003 at 2:35 AM
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In Reply To	is there a rule of thumb when calculating hp loss>> posted by TomGreen on July 02, 2003 at 08:21 PM
Message	horsepower you will lose to the ground. Zo has a carbon/carbon clutch and flywheel, carbon fiber driveshaft, pulley, etc, etc that will lessen the normal losses. I think they say that the rule of thumb is 12-15% for FWD cars, 15-20% for RWD and 22-25% for AWD. It does vary quite a bit, though. Figure about 18% loss for a 5 speed TT to begin with(stock is rated at 300 hp and on average they will put down around 245 to the wheels). Zo's loss is probably closer to 14-15 percent, perhaps even less because he has made his drivetrain more efficient. Figure he's making anywhere from 725-760 at the motor.
Follow Ups	is there a rule of thumb when calculating hp loss>> - TomGreen 20:21:55 07/02/03 it varies from car model to car model. and std to auto - genic 20:24:23 07/02/03 for the Z, I mean. I though it was like 20% (n/m) - TomGreen 20:31:37 07/02/03 Re: for the Z, I mean. I though it was like 20% - socos 20:58:02 07/02/03 My understanding is between 15%-17% for Manual Trans. (n/m) - xxbulovax91xx 21:48:29 07/02/03 Little closer to 18-20% in our cars. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 00:24:15 07/03/03 The more efficient you make your drivetrain, the less - degradated 02:35:18 07/03/03 Re: The more efficient you make your drivetrain, the less - ZHOUND 09:21:56 07/03/03 I have a carbon fiber driveshaft (n/m) - TomGreen 07:58:11 07/04/03
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