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Dec 20, 2002 | 01:55 PM

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harryb92

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From: NJ Wayne

a chassis dyno is susceptible to gearing bias. More power can be produced on a dyno graph by simply running the test car in a lower gear. Dyno operators should pick the trans gear that is closest to a 1:1 ratio to avoid gearing bias. This ratio is 4th gear in most cars.

Dec 20, 2002 | 09:26 PM

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fdao

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From: Hawaii

Quote:

Originally posted by harryb92
Dyno operators should pick the trans gear that is closest to a 1:1 ratio to avoid gearing bias. This ratio is 4th gear in most cars.

In the Z, it's 5th.