mAX POWER ON STOCK MOTOR???
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This question comes up so much it's we-todd-did. You want to know how much power you can make? You forgot to ask for how long. Sure, you can make 600 hp on your little rotary but how long will it last? If you're at the drag strip every weekend, maybe a couple months if you're lucky.
Think of it this way: engine life, assuming everything else constant, depends on power level and the duration that power level is maintained.
Life = HP x Duration (units of horsepower-time)
I'm oversimplifying things A LOT, but you get the idea. Life for a given motor type (i.e. 13b-rew, ls1) is fixed (and will have some variation depending on the level of preparation/quality of parts/operating environment, etc... this is where a statistical figure would be VERY nice for people asking about engine life on an FD). Then, if you drive around WOT all the time, duration will decrease proportionally (at least in this example... the real relation between life, power, and duration my have another functional form; it may be like the square of hp, etc.)
Remember that hp is constantly changing as the car is driven. It's not practical to actually measure the engine hp level as you're driving, but my understanding is that engine engineers do just that to judge what a motor's operating life is.
Think of it this way: engine life, assuming everything else constant, depends on power level and the duration that power level is maintained.
Life = HP x Duration (units of horsepower-time)
I'm oversimplifying things A LOT, but you get the idea. Life for a given motor type (i.e. 13b-rew, ls1) is fixed (and will have some variation depending on the level of preparation/quality of parts/operating environment, etc... this is where a statistical figure would be VERY nice for people asking about engine life on an FD). Then, if you drive around WOT all the time, duration will decrease proportionally (at least in this example... the real relation between life, power, and duration my have another functional form; it may be like the square of hp, etc.)
Remember that hp is constantly changing as the car is driven. It's not practical to actually measure the engine hp level as you're driving, but my understanding is that engine engineers do just that to judge what a motor's operating life is.
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