Dyno Results: 502 w/ AFRs
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Also camshaft vs exhaust sizing/wave tuning has a large effect.
I did a few million tests on a basic small cam low compression 502cid/540hp with wet marine / dry dyno headers/ undoing each belt accessory (including belt driven sea pump) one at a time / etc /etc / etc. 15hp max difference no matter what was done / added / or taken off.
The more actual overlap a cam has, in a NA motor, exhaust can be a big deal !
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So 1 guy is saying 50hp and another guy is saying 15...? That's a bit of a difference. Just curious cause my 500efi dynoed at 522hp and 591ft/lbs of torque fully dressed with all accessories wet exhaust and pulling water through the sea pump. I guess I'm pretty darn happy with that.
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So 1 guy is saying 50hp and another guy is saying 15...? That's a bit of a difference. Just curious cause my 500efi dynoed at 522hp and 591ft/lbs of torque fully dressed with all accessories wet exhaust and pulling water through the sea pump. I guess I'm pretty darn happy with that.
Read what I said about cam overlap vs exhaust.
Also, I've been a part of 100's of non marine engine dyno tests and I'll tell you accesory hp loss not only depends on what you are turning but how hard (rpm) you are turning them. It'd usually not as much hp loss though as magazine ads make it look like.
Anyway, so yeh....had a chance to run that 502 full wet....exactly how engine would go in boat. It was low compression (8.8:1) with mild cam and good heads. Ran 3 different intake manifolds and different spacers also.
Nothing really phased that engine. I think I could have pissed in the carb and it would have ran the same. LOL.
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I look at CFM #'s a lot. Of course I do. Ooops, forgot I'm SB here. Normal name is CFM.
Anyway - anyone notice this Motor could have used more carb ? Also, it looks like the carb had difficulties keep a half way linear A/F ratio.
The A/F ratio on the sheet appears not be to a wideband, but thru the fuel meter vs Air meter. So , the ratio is not what was actually used by engine but you can look at it to see peaks and valleys. Seems to flutter. Could be the carb itself, but I see the same sort of trends on carb's that aren't sized the way the motor wants.
Seems to be some power left in the carb dept. Not just WOT.
Just letting out some thoughts from my own couch / armchair on the internet. LOL.
Anyway - anyone notice this Motor could have used more carb ? Also, it looks like the carb had difficulties keep a half way linear A/F ratio.
The A/F ratio on the sheet appears not be to a wideband, but thru the fuel meter vs Air meter. So , the ratio is not what was actually used by engine but you can look at it to see peaks and valleys. Seems to flutter. Could be the carb itself, but I see the same sort of trends on carb's that aren't sized the way the motor wants.
Seems to be some power left in the carb dept. Not just WOT.
Just letting out some thoughts from my own couch / armchair on the internet. LOL.
Last edited by SB; 05-11-2014 at 09:53 PM.
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I look at CFM #'s a lot. Of course I do. Ooops, forgot I'm SB here. Normal name is CFM.
Anyway - anyone notice this Motor could have used more carb ? Also, it looks like the carb had difficulties keep a half way linear A/F ratio.
The A/F ratio on the sheet appears not be to a wideband, but thru the fuel meter vs Air meter. So , the ratio is not what was actually used by engine but you can look at it to see peaks and valleys. Seems to flutter. Could be the carb itself, but I see the same sort of trends on carb's that aren't sized the way the motor wants.
Seems to be some power left in the carb dept. Not just WOT.
Just letting out some thoughts from my own couch / armchair on the internet. LOL.
Anyway - anyone notice this Motor could have used more carb ? Also, it looks like the carb had difficulties keep a half way linear A/F ratio.
The A/F ratio on the sheet appears not be to a wideband, but thru the fuel meter vs Air meter. So , the ratio is not what was actually used by engine but you can look at it to see peaks and valleys. Seems to flutter. Could be the carb itself, but I see the same sort of trends on carb's that aren't sized the way the motor wants.
Seems to be some power left in the carb dept. Not just WOT.
Just letting out some thoughts from my own couch / armchair on the internet. LOL.