2006-09-21 06:09:29 · 14 answers · asked by mcclean5552 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Honda
What you can do is get a passport g-timer. theres other brands out there that do the same. basically its a little speedometer reader that measures your total hp, and torque. You can also measure 0 to 60 times and 1/4 mile runs. It will cost about 300 or so but easy to hook up. all you got to do is plug it into your cigarette lighter and use a suction cup and put on your windshield. I got one and there very accurate a lot cheaper then finding a dyno epecially if you only are interest on how much power your car is puting out check out the website below.
2006-09-21 16:22:47 · answer #1 · answered by redevoninja 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to find a place that has a chassis dyno. For about $50 or more, they will strap your car on the dyno and do a couple of pulls.
Afterwards prepare to be dissappointed...your car never comes close to making the numbers that it leaves the factory with or that you think it has. I know for a fact, (I have witnessed many of Hondas being dynoed including my own) that Hondas generally lose a bout 20-30 horses at the wheels. (So if you have a 160hp engine, you put down anywhere from 130-140hp at the wheels.) The factory horepower rating is at the flywheel.
Also if you have something like a cold air intake, a header, and a cat-back exhaust dont think your going to see a horsepower increase of 30 or 40 on the dyno....its not realistic. You might gain 10hp or maybe a little more and thats about it.
But other than that I would have to say watching a car get dynoed is almost as fun as driving it...and if you have a b-series engine...when it hits vtec in the dyno room it is the sweetest sound you will ever hear.
2006-09-21 13:24:02 · answer #2 · answered by Zack S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Type your car into this website
http://www.autotrader.com/research/model_info/index.jsp?restype=used
Then click technical specs
You could take your car to a 'dyno' if you want to measure the horsepower output.
2006-09-21 13:18:28 · answer #3 · answered by Paul 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You need a dynamometer thats the only way you will find this out.This will give you TORQUE at the driving wheels to get horse power formula Horsepower =TORQUE Xrpm over 5252. from this you can plot your horse power curve. Hope this helps Mick.
2006-09-21 17:57:17 · answer #4 · answered by mick 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it's a tuner you can get a programmer that can read that info for around a hundred bucks but if it's stock just read your manual, if you want rear wheel info you need a dyno (or front wheel if your into that kind of car pervert)
2006-09-21 13:19:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Get it Dyno'ed by a garage with this type of machine. Checking the manual or looking up your engine type won't really give you the answer because alot of variable change the HP output...age being a big factor because of engine wear
2006-09-21 13:18:04 · answer #6 · answered by Lauren 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
check your dealers website.. If not you have to get it dyno tested, which costs big $$$$$$$
2006-09-21 13:16:45 · answer #7 · answered by KinfOfPly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take it to a dyno
2006-09-23 14:05:03 · answer #8 · answered by Twsti07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well that depends on how big the horses are. Daft or Clydesdale's are alot .
Miniature horses are pretty weak :)
2006-09-23 01:36:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
get your car dyno
2006-09-21 16:08:43 · answer #10 · answered by YAY AREA_408 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋