M35 Power Output

[nickcorr]

As we all know, quoted power output of M35 is 206kW. This equates to 280bhp, which was Japanese gentlemans agreement for power output...

But really, how much power does it have... Anyone put one on a dyno?

[Jetwreck]

As we all know, quoted power output of M35 is 206kW. This equates to 280bhp, which was Japanese gentlemans agreement for power output...

But really, how much power does it have... Anyone put one on a dyno?

Don't know what crank is but at the wheels approx 140 killer wasps....that's dead standard.

[iamhe77]

Don't know what crank is but at the wheels approx 140 killer wasps....that's dead standard.

'twas the same as mine.

140awkw on the dot - stock.

[zei20l]

140 killer wasps???? aaaaaahahhhhhhhh /runs away

anyway, thats not TOO bad for an auto, a little less than 1/3 drivetrain loss.

[pixel8r]

Well this means that either they've reduced drivetrain loss (doubtful) or the M35 is actually putting out roughly 20awkw MORE than the series 2 NEO.

How much they put out at the engine may forever be a mystery because Nissan have been saying 206kw for years and everyone's always been "guessing" that its more - even on the R34/stag s2.

On the series 2, the difference between RWKW (front tailshaft off) and AWKW was about 20kw. So in other words, if the M35 is the same drivetrain-wise as the s2 then the AWD only costs you 20kw.

On a car this heavy, 60-70kw drivetrain loss is pretty normal for RWD and so therefore say about 80-90kw drivetrain loss for AWD.

Acknowledging these are all very rough estimates, our M35's *COULD* have as much as 230kw at the engine.

If I had to have a more accurate guess I'd say somewhere around 215-220kw.

Anything I missed?

Either way its still pretty good for a stock wagon.

As an aside my dad drove my car the other day (normally drives a BA fairmont) and you should've seen his jaw drop when he put his foot down. Made me very proud

[zei20l]

M35 has a 5 speed gearbox, so you cant really compare to that extent. but i understand what youre saying and agree with you!

[iamhe77]

Either way its still pretty good for a stock wagon.

As an aside my dad drove my car the other day (normally drives a BA fairmont) and you should've seen his jaw drop when he put his foot down. Made me very proud

Yeah, my dad drove my car when I was moving (I was driving the truck), he has a full beard but I could still see the huge smile on his face.

Made me proud also... Funny thing that, eh?