[urq] Reality Check (Dyno results)

[Buchholz, Steven]

... funny, my initial thoughts were thoughts were identical to yours ...
then I realized that the Euro cars came with 200HP ... so he'd be 25% down
on power ... assuming that the factory numbers were taken at the wheels ...
that's the other issue to be worked through ...

Steve B
San José, Kaleefohnia (USA)
> 
> Best thing to do first, is to check the cylinder 
> compression...this will
> tell you what you have to work with.  151 BHP, is not bad for 
> an 20 year old car with 160 BHP new.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> Hi list, my urq has 151 BHP @ 0,45 BAR / 6.5
> PSI... I always thought some 'umph' was missing
> but now it's official:
>  http://www.moregraphics.nl/quattro/dyno_results.htm
> 
> Question:
> 
> How and where exactly to start checking for vacuum leaks with 
> the MityVac
> pump?
> How do I know if the wastegate spring is set correctly?
> Other places to look for the missing BHP's?