Banks experiment - altitude and hp
Neat video...I skipped past some of the explanation portion as it drug on some. His 8.1L starts out at 347hp and then drops to 285hp at 5600'. Video
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ShinerBock wrote:
Haven't watched the video, but that is about right doing the math. An N/A engine drops about 3% power every 1,000 ft above sea level.
3 x 5.6 = 16.8
347 hp - 16.8% = 289 hp
Not too far off.
It would be fun to see a series of similar tests with diesel and turbo vs non-turbo.
As you say it matches the math but it's always nice to see confirmation.
