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If you do want to compare… have all the cars on the same dyno on the same day and take the average between the two runs
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Inb4 Honda’s not having torque comments
Inb4 “Still more powerful than Alonso’s car” comments.
Lesson: No two dyno runs are the same, so it’s not fair to compare dyno runs?
If you do want to compare… have all the cars on the same dyno on the same day and take the average between the two runs
Thanks for another enlightening video. Looking forward to the next one.