Banks HP-ECU accuracy?

[Tpsillos]

The banks idash has a calculated Hp and also torque info from the ecu on the gauge but what do y’all’s max numbers look like? I’ve been running it for a few months and just found this page.
I doubt it’s very accurate but maybe?
I've try to pay attention to egt's but I have been towing pretty often. If it got this hot which I don't doubt, it wasn't for long. How hot has your rig got?

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[ALeeL]

I don't think they are pulling actual engine hp and just doing a calculation based on weight and acceleration. The more accurate you are with these inputs, the more accurate the estimation of hp. If it is way off, try weighing your vehicle with you in it to get a more exact number and/or make sure your speedo is calibrated to the correct speed you generally drive. It will by slightly of at other speeds, but not much.

 

[thance]

I read somewhere that those are numbers coming from the stock ecu and do not reflect banks added power or there own calculations. It would be interesting to see max values.... I see your showing them.... 362 is a lot more than banks expects even with their tune

 

[thance]

It would be interesting to see what that field reflects with no added power from banks and then again with max power.

 

[thance]

Are you using a banks tune or someone else's? I've never seen 38 psi

 

[rickinAZ]

As thance said, the boost level is the big surprise. Mine will just barely break 30psi.

Are you running level 10?

Be careful you don't grenade that thing.

 

[ALeeL]

Are you using a banks tune or someone else's? I've never seen 38 psi

It looks like he is measuring PSIG, not just PSI. PSI is generally the actual pressure in the manifold and PSIG is the pressure in the manifold relative to atmospheric pressure which changes depending on altitude.

 

[thance]

Well, then it would be interesting to know his altitude.

 

[Tpsillos]

I’m not sure where the I dash pulls it’s boost pressure from, it’s just labeled boost in the menu. My Cummins truck has a hose tapped into the intake horn it reads from. The pressures while running matches the tazer boost pressure exactly, I guess same sensor.
As far as PSIG goes I learned something from y’all, thanks. My altitude ranges from 300-1100’ above sea level.
The min/max log seems somewhat high as the Trq max is currently only 486 ft-lb
It’s not a completely stock engine with a custom tune and the afe intake and inter cooler piping. I don’t think anyone else make anything else if they do let me know.
I hope it doesn’t kill the engine but it’s been in this form for 45k miles with only a low fuel pressure code when playing to hard.

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