Before heading for a dynamometer test, I'm always filled with a sense of trepidation, anxiousness, edginess and all other feelings that will tie knots in the pit of my bowels and my adrenal glands will be working overtime. Not knowing what to expect, especially from bolting on some performance parts to major engine rebuilds, heading for the dynamometer always gives me the willies. So I always do my best to clear my mind and remove all thought of impossible gains and whatever result comes along, take it with a pinch of salt.

Still running with Super Unleaded RON 97 with added Torco RCL, I headed down to ST Wangan to have the R dyno-ed on their 4WD Hyper Power dyno machine. Its been 3 days since I the installation of SUN Automobile and Guang Dao voltage products. About a week since the Torco lubricant change, fresh Nology spark plugs and the installation of the Mugen Power Airbox. 

Did a couple of runs and this time around the R managed to peak out 208.7 HP and 198 NM of Torque measured at the engine, 10 peak horses up and 7 peak NM increase. Much to my pleasure, the choice of bolt-on modifications yielded very good gains, considering the fact that the engine, exhaust manifold and catalytic converter have been left untouched. The gains in horsepower and torque are all across the whole RPM band. The most pronounced gains were from 6,800 RPM to 8,300 RPM where average gains are approximately 9 - 10 HP and 11 peak horsepower was recorded at 7,600 RPM. Torque gains are pretty impressive with an average of 7 - 10 NM in that RPM range.

Low to mid-range power is no slouch either, averaging about 5 - 6 horse increase before the VTEC crossover point, but torque figures are way up the scale. 2,000 - 3,200 RPM gained between 15 - 20 NM and 7 - 10 NM torque gains from 3,800 - 6,300 RPM.

With an increase in horsepower and torque, the time recorded on the Hyper Power dyno was also reduced, from 10.838 to 10.717 seconds which is a 0.121 seconds improvement. Even the A/F (Air Fuel) Ratio is leaned out by quite a fair bit which explains why I had better mileage after installing these items. When electrical load and all electrical systems are working overtime, the ECU would load a safer map to prevent unnecessary knocks and pings from the engine. It is to my understanding that when the electrical side is running efficiently and that electrical load is reduced, the ECU can unleash its potential by re-adjusting the A/F map to generate more power and torque. 

It goes to show that with the right combo of good quality lubricants, good plugs, enlarged air intake and the addition of high performance voltage products can transform a car and improve drivability and provide decent torque and power figures and this is merely the beginning, coming soon, there will be more performance items to spruce up the R and improve every aspect from chassis tuning, ride and handling, braking, security and ECU tuning.