Had a great day meeting up with folks and driving Watkins Glen - thanks for all who came!
HawkRod Tour 2025 - (North East Region of USA)
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Driving some nice roads this morning!
We had a beautiful drive this morning. As we got close to Warren, however, the skies opened up and we got heavy rain. Well, I'm glad I didn't polish my car too much before I left!
The Packard museum was small but nice.
Tomorrow is the meeting with the "dream crusher" dyno! We'll see how the car preforms...
The Packard museum was small but nice.
Tomorrow is the meeting with the "dream crusher" dyno! We'll see how the car preforms...
Good luck with the dyno.
We're waiting Hawk 
We're waiting Hawk
So let me first say the dyno run was a huge success. My car gained about 35 horsepower from when it came in, and I have already felt how the drivability has improved. Dyno tuning your car is an exercise that is well worth it. Most of us spend 1000s of dollars on our cars, but then don't want to spend a few hundred bucks to tune it.
Yeah, yeah, none of you guys give a crap: what are the numbers????
Final: 448 rear wheel horsepower and 507 lb feet of torque.
I'll share the graphs when I get a chance, but here are some key takeaways:
The numbers above are the way my engine performs in my car, as built.
My rear wheels are really heavy, so this likely contributes to reduced horsepower numbers.
My exhaust system is too restrictive for the engine to make high horsepower. Also, my ability to get air in through a lower intake may also play a part (to fit under the Air Grabber). The graphs clearly show that the engine tops the horsepower numbers at about 5100 RPM.
BUT, the graphs also show an incredible high and flat torque curve that is around 500 starting even at 2600 RPM where each run started. This is what gives this car such great drivability.
When I get back from my trip I will post some dyno charts.
Many thanks to @Nxcoupe for all the dyno tuning help and advice!
Nice!
448 hp and 507 torque sounds pretty respectable to me.
I'd be interested in what tuning parameters were changed.
Link to the engine build?
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We stopped at Fallingwater and checked it out. Nice place!
Here is the crew that drove today:
Driving towards our hotel:
We also stopped at a nice covered bridge
Tomorrow we head towards the Classic Auto Mall
Here is the crew that drove today:
Driving towards our hotel:
We also stopped at a nice covered bridge
Tomorrow we head towards the Classic Auto Mall
Good stuff! Thanks!
Is that someone's house or some sort of a public building?
Falling water, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. There are buildings he designed all over the country. We even have some in Dayton OH.
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Beautiful! Glad all of the lumps are out.
I made a couple photo albums of Watkins Glen and the Packard Museum with the pictures I'd taken:
Watkins Glen:
Watkins glen · Thursday, May 29 ð¸
Packard Museum:
Packard Museum · Friday, May 30 ð¸
Watkins Glen:
Watkins glen · Thursday, May 29 ð¸
Packard Museum:
Packard Museum · Friday, May 30 ð¸
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