The following is a follow-up to my original post in this thread.
I made a few runs yesterday with the 3.50" pulley. The results were quite interesting:
_____________RWHP____RWTQ
Uncorrected___786.11___719.68
STD__________773.84___708.43
SAE__________750.75___687.27
Uncorrected, these numbers are down from the previous run with the 3.25" pulley by 21.34 rwhp and 44.57 rwtq. That 3.25" pulley run averaged 22.86 psi.
The boost on this 3.50" pulley run averaged 19.93 psi. I kept the same mix of gasoline in the tank as I ran with the smaller pulley. The spark plugs looked excellent - no signs of detonation.
Once again the conditions were very good, 53.2 degrees / 29.8 ABP / 32% humidity.
Again, I can't help but be impressed with this Whipple supercharger! It looks like I am going to stick with this 3.50" pulley. To me it's a good trade-off when you drop the boost by almost 3 psi and only lose a relatively small amount of power (28 rwhp average throughout the entire run).
Steve
I made a few runs yesterday with the 3.50" pulley. The results were quite interesting:
_____________RWHP____RWTQ
Uncorrected___786.11___719.68
STD__________773.84___708.43
SAE__________750.75___687.27
Uncorrected, these numbers are down from the previous run with the 3.25" pulley by 21.34 rwhp and 44.57 rwtq. That 3.25" pulley run averaged 22.86 psi.
The boost on this 3.50" pulley run averaged 19.93 psi. I kept the same mix of gasoline in the tank as I ran with the smaller pulley. The spark plugs looked excellent - no signs of detonation.
Once again the conditions were very good, 53.2 degrees / 29.8 ABP / 32% humidity.
Again, I can't help but be impressed with this Whipple supercharger! It looks like I am going to stick with this 3.50" pulley. To me it's a good trade-off when you drop the boost by almost 3 psi and only lose a relatively small amount of power (28 rwhp average throughout the entire run).
Steve
