usually as the car gets old the engine produces less power, but exactly how much horsepower is lost after, say, 10 years or 100k miles?
how much power does a car lose due to aging
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WAAAY too many variables involved. how well was it maintained? was it abused? was it left outside often? etc.
You're basically asking how many licks does it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop.
You're basically asking how many licks does it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop.
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^ piston rings wear over time causing blow-by (lower compression), carbon deposits, etc happens inside the engine no matter how well you maintain it. you're almost guaranteed to lose SOME power, regardless if your car has gone through all scheduled maintenance.
that's what got me thinking. a 2000 GT has 140hp originally, even with regular maintenance and garage kept now it'll only produce what, 100hp? 120hp? with these numbers it's pointless to put any performance modifications on it, even with a turbo and whatever it's still easier to just get a new car.
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You're all thinking about two different hp numbers. the 140/180hp that toyota states is hp from the flywheel. GT's should be around 120whp and GTS's around 160whp. 15whp is a huge drop from any of those numbers.
only way to really tell man is if you want to dish out 50-75 dollars every year to do a quick dyno run just to see how much power your losing,
but even a dyno result wont be very accurate, like my car will keep pulling and gaining more HP after every run until it starts to really heat up then drops and drops until im right back where i started which in all was a good 10 runs to reach max WHP and another 4 to see the same results from the very first run,
to many conditions man but 15 whp loss in 9 years could or could not happen, their are people who will blow an engine in 6 months man just ask my cousin.
but even a dyno result wont be very accurate, like my car will keep pulling and gaining more HP after every run until it starts to really heat up then drops and drops until im right back where i started which in all was a good 10 runs to reach max WHP and another 4 to see the same results from the very first run,
to many conditions man but 15 whp loss in 9 years could or could not happen, their are people who will blow an engine in 6 months man just ask my cousin.
a dyno run wouldnt prove anything either.
you would need to run it on the same dyno in the same condition before and after the 100,000 miles
At least a compression test before and after the 100K's might at least prove if any compression is actually lost
you would need to run it on the same dyno in the same condition before and after the 100,000 miles
At least a compression test before and after the 100K's might at least prove if any compression is actually lost
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The silver lining would be this is a universal rule for all vehicles, not just Celicas. So all cars will depreciate in power over time.
actually it was 3
oh well my bad
and yea 10 runs because the dude was like hmm let see how much power it keeps making so i said why not :gap:, it was fun and for only 50 bucks
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