Ford Says It Makes 500 hp, Four Different Dynos Give Four Different Results

[Garcia172]

Dyno charts don’t run races. Don’t forget the rest of the statement.

Damn. Makes me want to buy one . . .

I'm sure a tune is getting close to 100hp on those cars.

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[Dave2013M3]

So the regular M2 is only 473 hp. It does 11.6 at 124 mph, so, yeah, it would kick a stock Dark Horse's ass.

It does appear to be a couple of hundred pounds lighter, but even considering that, the mph shows the 473 hp is underrated. 3755 pounds at 473 horsepower is 117mph, not 124. That is flying and indicates a lot more horsepower than the rating.

A lot more. Like not even freaking close more.

Are they running that kind of mph in the real world? Is BMW above giving a ringer to Car and Driver, like Jim Wangers did with the Pontiac GTO magazine test car?

Some people have run better and a few worse than those times. The 8spdZF transmission is really good. It keeps the boost full on between shifts, unlike the manual. There is a lot of torque management with the manual. There are E20 cars running low 11s. Here is whats amazing...for $300 you can get the BMW CS tune, its the OEM file, and it bumps power to 525-530rwhp. Is it warranty friendly? It is not. BMW finds out you will have a battle on your hands. It will pass smog though as it is an OEM file and it matches CARB and other state requirements to have a matching CVN.