We were curious as to how much power the Crosstrek is really making. We were also curious as to how much "power loss" there is, if any, with the beefier Method/KO2 setup.
Im not going to post the results right away. There will be a video coming out with all the info hopefully soon on my buddy Blake's YT ch.
But, I want you all to guess how the car did, and what difference (if any) the wheels made!
I will update post #2 with the results once the video is out.
2018 Crosstrek (Premium model)
6-speed manual transmission
10,5XX miles on the car
Mustang Dyno
fully calibrated - same dyno Snail Performance uses for tuning
THAT IS CRAZY! This could mean a combination of things...
1) Subaru UNDERRATES the engine like crazy
B) Subaru has figured out AWD components that work amazing together with little drivetrain loss
#) Combination of both?
Here is the Dyno chart. Stock wheels/tires are the solid line and dotted is with Methods/KO2s.
Cell phone shot straight off the screen
What's awesome about this is that it shows the Crosstrek has damn near peak torque EVERYWHERE. Power increased through the entire range as well.
Needless to say, we were all super surprised! The fact that it put that much down to start was amazing and the fact that the aftermarket wheels/tires ate up that many pony points. All and all, it was a fun experiment!
We also weighed one of the OEM and one of the methods.
I compared a number for OEM I found online to me weighing a method with an old bathroom scale. So not too sure how accurate either of those numbers were.
Unfortunately I dont remember what the numbers were, but they should be in the video lol.
We also weighed one of the OEM and one of the methods.
I compared a number for OEM I found online to me weighing a method with an old bathroom scale. So not too sure how accurate either of those numbers were.
Unfortunately I dont remember what the numbers were, but they should be in the video lol.
How many cool performance stickers do you have on the car? They typically add at least 5 to 10 HP per sticker which should be factored into any serious calculation/discussion about HP!
Nice discussion, but kinda goofy. If I cared I wouldn't have bought a vehicle with a theoretical maximum HP of around 150(ish). I dont give much thought to the HP, torque, CVT output or other performance issues unless there was a real problem. Not really pertinent to this vehicle, IMO. :blink::blink:
Do we know the numbers yet ? I'm guessing 100-110 hp at the wheels with the CVT tranny and 105-115 hp with the 6 speed tranny
at the wheels in stock form...The CVT trannies are real crap in most vehicles and kill whatever performance the engine puts out.
Very interesting, thanks for doing the test and posting. Am surprised though that you lose that much with the A/T wheels/tires. I have the 17" KO2s on mine, so would guess my hp loss would be even more.
I think I saw that you hit about 6100 max rpm on the dyno. Is that peak hp? I notice in the specs on the Subaru website they say 152 at 6000. And on the car tach, it shows redline at 6300. Is there any more hp available to 6300, or does it flat line at 6000?
And I wonder what the diff would be with a CVT Crosstrek?
What size sidewall are you running on the 17s? I would think they might be about the same or maybe lighter? Ive got a huge sidewall since im on the 15s.
The power kept going! He thinks if it went over redline the graph would continue up.
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