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Old 09 July 2008, 06:51 PM
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hi there had my car on the rolling road last year my96 wrx pre facelift z4 ecu standard though out at the time it was 227 bhp and 218 lb/ft tourqe matey said it was a good strong standard engine then i noticed on ebay claims of standard wrx being 280 is mine shagged it had done 76000 miles at the time
Old 09 July 2008, 06:57 PM
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I would say yours is doing well with 227hp at the wheels, given that the z4 equiped car is rated at 260ps, or 255hp at the flywheel.
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sounds about right if the figure is ATW, it would roughly convert to 280 @ the fly.
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Originally Posted by smokingkills
sounds about right if the figure is ATW, it would roughly convert to 280 @ the fly.
thanks guys just the answer i was lookin fo since then i have chipped it wive a scooby chip and added a hayward scott backbox and decat any ideas of a bhp of the tops of ur head
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Hmmm So is all Bhp measured at the flywheel then eg the stats we read for new cars etc
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Originally Posted by scoobyhep
Hmmm So is all Bhp measured at the flywheel then eg the stats we read for new cars etc
Yes.
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