sawzall
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Deping on your elevation (colorado is pretty high up there) the air may be less dense. less air = less power.
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Dyno Outputs and Drive Train Parasitic Loss
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WannabeRacing
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Yeah, that is true. Trying to run my truck in Colorado was a bit of a stretch. But dynomometers all correct the power to a standard air density. (To over simplify, they correct it to 'sea level'.) So no matter where you run, it should be corrected to a sea level number.
It sounds like you have a pretty cool deal going. If you wanted more performance with limited funds, my advice would be find a converter builder that really knew his junk. The best for this type of thing IMO is Marty Chance from Neal Chance Racing converters. He is just east of you in Kansas. Get that baby to multiply torque and use what you have. Because from the parts and the detail, that engine should be a great one. If you maximize that, this truck should be a terror!!
It sounds like you have a pretty cool deal going. If you wanted more performance with limited funds, my advice would be find a converter builder that really knew his junk. The best for this type of thing IMO is Marty Chance from Neal Chance Racing converters. He is just east of you in Kansas. Get that baby to multiply torque and use what you have. Because from the parts and the detail, that engine should be a great one. If you maximize that, this truck should be a terror!!
There are a couple real numbers that do mean a lot, E.T. @ MPH!
(but I think we have the wrong vehicles for that)
got to agree with that....tuning netted me almost 3 tenths on my Vette. And I "thought" it ran good on the street.
WannabeRacing
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I took apart my cadillac and did lots of new work to it. (Painted chassis, some new carbon, new paint, new ignition, etc.) When I put it back together I lost some ET. My plugs were not what I would have liked to see. Some problems with the computer. I took the ground and made sure there was no paint between the wire and the chassis. I also put a secondary ground on the car. Picked up two tenths of a second and I don't even remember how much MPH. It was almost as good of an upgrade as throwing away every Hughes torque converter and running Marty Chance. 
Dyno's can tell tales. Time slips can't!!
Dyno's can tell tales. Time slips can't!!
