I don't really know what to make of this. Let's start by saying that the 440F (or whatever the hell it's called) is not a dyno friendly transmission! It's very difficult to get boost building due to the fact that the dyno doesn't emulate road/ load conditions effectively. This inturn freaks out the tranny's shift points and the dyno graph is jumping all over the place.
The fuel table ended up being too lean as a result of the above conditions.
I tried third, drive/ feather throttle, pin throttle, etc. The only thing that remotely worked was adding slack to the TV cable so the tranny wouldn't "radically" kick down, (which is fine under normal load conditions). Even with the adjustments mentioned I still had to ease into the throttle. The tranny was still acting a bit whacky but we managed to get somwhat of a smooth pull.
The Torque turned out great:
Factory 212 (crank) (-) roughly 35%= 138ft/lb @ the wheel. New number 250ft/lb peak. 235ft/lb on the smooth curve.
The Horsies??? Don't ask me.
Factory 155hp (-) 35%= 101hp
This graph showed a whopping 108hp @ the wheel, which I assure you is way out of whack!
Another major consideration is tire size. The guys at the the shop said that even when they add a slightly larger racing slick to one of the drag cars, it can rob up to 20hp on a high horsepower car.
Variables, variables, variables... I know it's a blast to drive compared to stock so I think that's what I'm going to do now; drive. Tired of band-aiding the "variables".
Wait, maybe I should do the H55 swap now! Whatever
The fuel table ended up being too lean as a result of the above conditions.
I tried third, drive/ feather throttle, pin throttle, etc. The only thing that remotely worked was adding slack to the TV cable so the tranny wouldn't "radically" kick down, (which is fine under normal load conditions). Even with the adjustments mentioned I still had to ease into the throttle. The tranny was still acting a bit whacky but we managed to get somwhat of a smooth pull.
The Torque turned out great:
Factory 212 (crank) (-) roughly 35%= 138ft/lb @ the wheel. New number 250ft/lb peak. 235ft/lb on the smooth curve.
The Horsies??? Don't ask me.
Factory 155hp (-) 35%= 101hp
This graph showed a whopping 108hp @ the wheel, which I assure you is way out of whack!
Another major consideration is tire size. The guys at the the shop said that even when they add a slightly larger racing slick to one of the drag cars, it can rob up to 20hp on a high horsepower car.
Variables, variables, variables... I know it's a blast to drive compared to stock so I think that's what I'm going to do now; drive. Tired of band-aiding the "variables".
Wait, maybe I should do the H55 swap now! Whatever
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