I just had a s/c installed, the dyno showed 455 rwhp, 401 tq. does the tq. number seem right or should it be higher, or did I look at it wrong. It seeems most tq. numbers are higher then h.p. numbers, or do I have it backwards ?

 

I think it is fairly normal for the torque numbers to be lower than the HP numbers on our cars with a supercharger.

 

Well from your sig it looks like you have a Paxton so if that's correct then yes it's very common for the tq to be lower in the centrifugal units.

 

The torque will always be lower than the horse when using a centri-style blower. The centris move the peak power up higher in the rpm band.

 

Most people think a dyno measures HP, it measures torque, HP is just a calculation based on the RPM peak torque occurs. Tractor motors are very powerful, but are rated low on HP because they turn slower. Centrifugals make less torque, but higher in the powerband, so they have good HP numbers.

 

mike is right, hp is only a calculation of how fast you can use the torque