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1. Yeah, my timing was slightly advanced.
2. Yeah, the torque@wheel x 1.15 = 175 tq. It does seem like a lot of torque, but if you're getting 141hp to the wheels you should have a similar peak, or less torque dropoff.
3. 15% is an estimate. You generally see anywhere from 15% to 20% as the driveline loss estimate. 10% is probably not ridiculous, but in my opinion it's unlikely. In either case, 10% or 20%, one component of my car (driveline or engine) is in spectacular shape for the amount of miles on it. 8.7% loss would pretty much leave my car bang-on to the stock #'s, so factor in the timing and intake filter and it's possible that 10% makes sense.
4. Travis' explination is carbon deposits on my pistons, although if there were carbon deposits actually raising my compression, i'd hope they're on the head side of the combustion chamber, or else i'd be sacrificing a small bit of piston weight (not that carbon deposits would stay put on a moving piston anyways).
I'm guessing the lesson learned is that regular maintenance (or a freak engine) pays off more than some basic mods??
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