OK - we have all read about the guy from NC who is making a claimed 925 rwhp on a stock motor on 13 psi. But I dont want a big pissing match over the new RSI number. They seem to be a reputable tuner shop from all I have read. But I do have a few questions that I need some answers to before I can know that this new "World Record" is for real.
1. Was the air/water intercooler being sprayed with NOS during the dyno pull? If the answer is yes, the number is still valid to me, but it is nice to know under what conditions it was obtained.
2. DLM has been running powerful blower combinations for years. Their most powerful car would be Treynor's I am pretty sure. His car only made 990 rwhp with boost AND nitrous. The numbers that RSI has gotten are so strong that they would almost seem to be obtained with nitrous. How can we know that the bottle was turned OFF?
3. The most powerful SC Viper dyno graph I have seen was Heffner's SC that belongs to Paolo. It was something like 885 rwhp on 14 psi (correct me if I am wrong). So RSI is making 173 rwhp more than his car with 2 psi more boost and 22 more cubic inches? Maybe its true. But again, its really hard to believe.
If RSI reads this, they could probably care less what I have to say or questions that I have to ask. But I am sure that I am not the only one who has these questions.
It would seem to be in RSI's best interest to bring this 1058 rwhp non-nitrous as of yet Viper to San Antonio on Saturday and dyno it in front of everyone that is going to the Viper Nationals. If they duplicate their number or any number over 1000 rwhp with independent witnesses who can plainly see that the nitrous bottle is not in the car, then I am a beleiver and truly impressed.
Until then, I wont call BS, but I will say that it looks just too good to be true. And you know what they say about things that are too good to be true.
If RSI or any other sound tech head (torquemeister) wants to take issue with my questions, I welcome intellegent comments (please dont reduce this to a flame war). Thanks.
CJ
1. Was the air/water intercooler being sprayed with NOS during the dyno pull? If the answer is yes, the number is still valid to me, but it is nice to know under what conditions it was obtained.
2. DLM has been running powerful blower combinations for years. Their most powerful car would be Treynor's I am pretty sure. His car only made 990 rwhp with boost AND nitrous. The numbers that RSI has gotten are so strong that they would almost seem to be obtained with nitrous. How can we know that the bottle was turned OFF?
3. The most powerful SC Viper dyno graph I have seen was Heffner's SC that belongs to Paolo. It was something like 885 rwhp on 14 psi (correct me if I am wrong). So RSI is making 173 rwhp more than his car with 2 psi more boost and 22 more cubic inches? Maybe its true. But again, its really hard to believe.
If RSI reads this, they could probably care less what I have to say or questions that I have to ask. But I am sure that I am not the only one who has these questions.
It would seem to be in RSI's best interest to bring this 1058 rwhp non-nitrous as of yet Viper to San Antonio on Saturday and dyno it in front of everyone that is going to the Viper Nationals. If they duplicate their number or any number over 1000 rwhp with independent witnesses who can plainly see that the nitrous bottle is not in the car, then I am a beleiver and truly impressed.
Until then, I wont call BS, but I will say that it looks just too good to be true. And you know what they say about things that are too good to be true.
If RSI or any other sound tech head (torquemeister) wants to take issue with my questions, I welcome intellegent comments (please dont reduce this to a flame war). Thanks.
CJ