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What I can gather from dyno numbers is if I take a Z making 200RWHP on a dynojet and race it against a car making 400RWHP on a dynojet, the car with 400RWHP, as per dynojet, will not only feel faster, but it will BE faster in direct power output comparisons such as 1/4 mile races. It is not arguable that the data collected on the dyno gives you information about the potential of the vehicle being tested. While there are some things that can be done to the car on a dyno that can't be done while the vehicle is racing down a track (like holding an open NOS tank in front of the the intercooler while its making a pull on the dyno), the practices we are using are all performed right from the driver's seat. While there are other dynamics that take place with the car when it is speeding down a road such as wind resistance, cornering tire resistance and whatnot, you can still be assured that the power and torque at the tire to ground interface is consistent with what you see on the dyno. In the end, a dyno is as real world as you can possibly get. Ultimately, the ZEMulator will have its own dynomometer. It will use the front ABS wheel sensors to acquire a distance count and from that, relative to a timebase, you can calculate all kinds of information such as horsepower, torque, wind resistance, speed, acceleration, etc etc. From this "real-world, in the car going down the road" information I'm certain that it will convince you that the dynomometer is, in fact, just as correct as in the real-world scenario with minimal and reasonable deviation.
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