265 dyno proven frt wheel hp

[PTPink]

Rumors have it that there are two very quick PT's on the left coast. One is owned by a guy named Larry and the other by a fellow named Rick. I don't know either of these owners myself nor have I seen their car's but have heard from a couple of other PT owners both car's are truly georgeous and very fast.

I hope the owner's will eventually surface at a Southern California "meet & greet" so some of us can get a look see at these car's and ask questions. The engine work on one of them was supposely done by someone in the San Diego area.

PTPink

[bstockum]

Originally posted by Overtake
Well, you know I've always been the one to BRAG about being one of the slowest Whipples out there (at least till the new puter), but IF he's got both the Whipple & a working nitrous, wouldn't that number be just about right or close?

Sure! .... The number is not out of the question. ... The numbers that these guys keep spewing out, ... like 5.0 sec, 0 to 60 mph and big HP numbers with no way to back it up, ... coupled with the kinds of "bench-racing-HP" I have heard being discussed at some of the shows, .... just leaves me wondering where these "NUMBERS" come from.

The thing that makes it LESS impressive, ... is that, so far, ... every time we have called their hand, ... asked them to show us, ... doubted their statements, ... they have vanished into thin air!!

NONE OF THEM has posted the first thing to validate their claims of either 0 to 60 times, ... or big HP from their PT's.

So far, they have all seemed to be SC owners, .... with more "Tongue, ... than Torque!!"

For those of us, busting our humps to improve and upgrade the performance of the PT, as well as devoting a HUGE portion of our own personal income doing it, ....This is a smack in the face, to have someone , .... lurking around the boards making un-substantiated claims of greatness, just to make themselves or the "troubled SC's", ... look good!

Even though it was my first time at the track, with any FWD car and only three weeks with a turbo on my car, (not tuned for max perf), .... I beat a V-8 Mustang GT, heads up in the 1/4, coming from behind, with a respectable time of 14.3 at 99.3 as the evenings best! ... It is on tape, ... with time slips and dyno charts from the day before, all posted for you all to see!

... So why the information blackout on all these fast super charged PT's we keep hearing about?


I am all ... "F O R" .. big numbers and fast times!!! There is always something to be learned from other peoples hard work.

It's just too darn easy to spin a tail, ... instead of the wheels of their PT !!

Put up .... or ... (well, you know the rest!)

Bob

http://www.bstockum.com

[Powertrip]

Hey Bob, you know that when I ran the Superhcarger two years ago I was more than eager to share my results, and posted my Dyno runs for all to see.


Based on past experience though, I am glad I swithced over to the Turbo!


Brad

[GOLDMEMBER]

I saw 2 Honda Prelude's which had 70Grand sunk into engine and Chrome work. One Prelude had 485hp without Nitrious
but for that money you could buy a viper

[Overtake]

Originally posted by GOLDMEMBER
I saw 2 Honda Prelude's which had 70Grand sunk into engine and Chrome work. One Prelude had 485hp without Nitrious
but for that money you could buy a viper

AND be cooler!

[achr]

Originally posted by bstockum
Why is it that all the SC "braggers" not you Ram, ... the ones that tout all this HP and super fast times, .... never back it up with HONEST facts and numbers?!

Somebody spend the $75 and have your freekin Whimple dyno tested and post the results. OR ... just run it through the 1/4 mile and stop by the truck scales and weigh the darn thing with you in it! ..... Then you can figure the HP from the MPH and weight .... and it is really accurate!

If you can't break 100 mph, .. than you are not over 250 HP in a 3300 lb car with driver! and it doesn't matter if the tires slip or you get a bad reaction time, ... the MPH doesn't change much no matter how bad a start you get! ... as long as you go as hard as you can for that 1/4 mile.

100% Agreement Here. For me, there is much more FUN in going to the track rather than a dyno. I never raced a Dyno but believe the Raptors are the fastest.

For $75, I can get 5 Friday evenings of enjoyment and as many passes as I can make in 3 hours. As Bstockum says, there are horsepower calculators out there that can accurately give you the numbers. Speed is the more accurate indicator, not ET. According the calculators, my old PT was a runner and generated 152 horsepower at the wheels against typical dyno numbers of between 127 and 129. I only had an open element air filter. Everything else was stock but it weighed 3,250 pounds with me in the car as I lost almost 160 pounds of easily removeable items. Kinda scary driving around with no spare tire though. I went 16.309 @ 84.27 mph.

Until absolutely proven wrong or detrimental to me, I will continue to subscribe to the HARD break-in method. I have three vehicles, all broken in hard and they're all strong runners, get excellent mileage, and exhibit no excess oil burning or premature wear. I do change my oil early. My DC-II 5 speed will NOT be abused with kindness, collectible or not. I'm going to enjoy this car to the fullest, not baby it so some unknown future owner can enjoy it.

When is Chrysler coming out with the Mopar performance upgrades for the 2.4 anyway?

[GOLDMEMBER]

Race and Street had their Cruiser at CRC2
The last time they dyno'd it it was 279hp with a whipple


I believe it is possible to get alot more HP if you have another $20,000 or $30,000

Around where I live there is Prelude with 485hp mind you the guy is a little nuts.. He spent over 70,000 on a rice rocket

[GOLDMEMBER]

I heard of PT modified in Toronto with a Interpid RT 3.8 l engine

not sure who did it... I heard the 3.5 is too wide but 3.8l will fit with some mods...


anyone else heard or seen V6 Cruisers??



I have seen HemiCruisers V8 Cruiser but not a V6
mod

[Cal Cruzer]

I saw the Mothers Wax v6 panel cruiser at a meet a couple months ago. I can't remember what he said the hp at the wheels was but I think it was about the same as my Turbo at the flywheel.

[PTBRUIZER]

Originally posted by GOLDMEMBER
I heard of PT modified in Toronto with a Interpid RT 3.8 l engine

not sure who did it... I heard the 3.5 is too wide but 3.8l will fit with some mods...


anyone else heard or seen V6 Cruisers??



I have seen HemiCruisers V8 Cruiser but not a V6
mod

i saw a black one in vegas it had p6 cruiser on the doors and i think it was from a town& country 3.2 or 3.3 l i'm not to sure. I'm sure if you wanted to u could put the prowler engine in there.
which is the same as the interpid RT which is a 3.5l. i know i work at the dealership.