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Ryephile · Mar 4th, 2007, 04:17 PM

I extrapolated a few at-the wheel torque figures using the non-fudge factor Blue line which is measured wHP:

149 wLb-Ft @ 2000 RPM
153 wLb-Ft @ 2400 RPM
156 wLb-Ft @ 4500 RPM [the torque peak]
135 wLb-Ft @ 5600 RPM [the power peak]

This is about on par for the new R56 MCS from what I've seen so far. The whole "205bHP" hoopla is some wildly inaccurate drivetrain loss fudge factor, and should be disregarded, no matter how much you like the sound of "205bHP" from the factory. This chassis dyno's powertrain loss correction factor is damn near 35%, how absurd! The R53 MINI had about a 12% loss, not 35%! 12% added to the peak wheel HP figure of 144 and you have 164HP at the crank.

Mar 4th, 2007, 04:17 PM	#7
Ryephile Deals Gap Junkie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Metro-Detroit Local Time: 08:00 AM Posts: 421 Offline	I extrapolated a few at-the wheel torque figures using the non-fudge factor Blue line which is measured wHP: 149 wLb-Ft @ 2000 RPM 153 wLb-Ft @ 2400 RPM 156 wLb-Ft @ 4500 RPM [the torque peak] 135 wLb-Ft @ 5600 RPM [the power peak] This is about on par for the new R56 MCS from what I've seen so far. The whole "205bHP" hoopla is some wildly inaccurate drivetrain loss fudge factor, and should be disregarded, no matter how much you like the sound of "205bHP" from the factory. This chassis dyno's powertrain loss correction factor is damn near 35%, how absurd! The R53 MINI had about a 12% loss, not 35%! 12% added to the peak wheel HP figure of 144 and you have 164HP at the crank.