Is it normal that the car does not show 500 hp in first gear at all?
I graphed your data to give a visual representation of what is happening with the power going down the track. It graphically explains what I was explaining the other day. This is what I'm feeling in the car.
Is it normal that the car does not show 500 hp in first gear at all?
typically any DragStrip type vehicle with a Clutch or especially a Torque Converter ,
is Slipping , multiplying Torque , Shift time engagement , rotational inertia especially Rear Slicks or Tires,
eat up HP in 1st Gear a lot , then 2nd Gear a little less, this is result of Engine RPM/Second acceleration rate effects .
my Software becomes much more accurate around 330 Feet upwards, as all the above effects are being progressively reduced ,
and by the time the Race Car gets 500 or 600 feet out .... the ET Slip can be turned back into Engine Flywheel HP very accuratetly
what you are seeing is Tire HP or real RWHP applied on the DragStrip , and not Chassis Dyno RWHP
the curve of real HP down the DragStrip is different than Chassis or Engine Dyno
because of mostly varying Engine RPM/SEC acceleration Rates , Tire Growth Rates , Rolling Resistance rates ,
and Shift Times , actual Gear Engagement times , and Aerodynamics
example : suppose you made 600 HP @ 6500 RPM on an Engine Dyno at a Dyno Test Rate of 600 RPM/Sec or even 300 RPM/SEC
then the Engine in a Race Car going down the DragStrip does not stay at a constant 600 RPM/SEC Rate
it varying greatly in 1st Gear , especially with a Manual Trans/Clutch setup