Dyno Day

[Nate]

we can always try it i spose

[platypus]

hows this looking thus far???
whats happening? long time no update

[twilightprotege]

waiting on sydneysiders to find a place to have a dyno day and prices etc

[Critter]

One thing is this:
What "kind" of dyno do you want?

For instance: A mate of mine went to the local guy in Penrith who says he calibrates "conservatively". It is the same type of dyno as used at the Final Battle, presumably 'calibrated for "numbers".

At a similar temp and conditions, 4 days apart, his car made 135kw at the wheels on the Tuesday "test" run and 177kw at the wheels Saturday at the Final Battle, same car same tune. Say no more....

So do we want some big numbers or don't we care (as if....)?

[platypus]

critter, big numbers rule,

most importantly is tehre was always gonna be a bit of a show against each other, and as long as the calibration isn't changed between runs, every car will be playing on level ground....

if you had a time trial over a straight road, and then a twisty road of the same distance the times would be slower on the twisty road.. yeah? but if all the cars ran on the same road, you'd be able to find the better car (well driver really !) :mrgreen:

[twilightprotege]

i dont care about the numbers, it's more the comparison i'm interested in.

i'll only ever consider numbers from the dyno place i first got my car dyno tested at. that way i'll always have a base number to refer to.

i dont just want to go to the cheapest dyno place around if they dont know what they are doing. i went to see a few friends cars at a dyno day last weekend. the people basically drove the cars on and went straight into a dyno pull. the place i usually go to puts the car on, does 2 or 3 light pulls to make sure the car is ok and a/f ratios are all good, then they do a dyno pull. that's worth an extra $5 to me no worries.

so to answer your question critter - which ever dyno place knows their sh!t and is cheap.....knowing their sh!t wins hands down compaired to price though.

[Critter]

I'll ask around on that basis.

In the end the number is only ever a relativity, so a dyno will only ever really tell you how much gain there was % wise in doing x modfication and % wise how one car compares to another under the same conditions/day.

The number is only a number......

[Rupewrecht]

big numbers are nice, but the point of this is comparison, so as long as the playing field stays the same thats all that matters

[dfvadr]

i dont who gets wat numbers from this because no 2 cars are the same so there for ur playing feild is never going to be level
the only real experince would be all the standard cars pulling different numbers from the factory settings
all said an done it should be good fun 4 all

[twilightprotege]

yep i'm really looking forward to seeing so many astina's and protege's on a dyno run.

on other news, exhaust for my car is all sorted...header goes in for HPC treatment next week and the following week it shall be all sorted.

Just need to work out how i'm going to have the adjustable cam gears accessable so i can get the cams dialed in (1 setting for every day - ie as much low power as possible and 1 for power :twisted: - ie 5000rpm to redline)

[sik astina]

Hey Guys,

About the Dyno Day I spoke to Kev about it and he said about $80 per car which
includes set up and 3 power runs with print outs in kws or hp.

Kev's never had a Dyno Day before and wasn't sure on what the going rate is.

Reason why we haven't organised one earlier is because Kev has been
really busy with the amount of work in his shop.


-Mick

[twilightprotege]

$80 is a bit much.

in brisvegas, the cheapest i've seen is $25 (place where i go - they are one of the best dyno places in brisbane), but most are $30-$35. that is two runs plus a print out

[Laser the Amazer]

surely for a group it would be cheaper then that?

I have been quoted by 2 places $85 and $90 just to have my car on the dyno there

Rob

[twilightprotege]

yeah just for a power run not on a dyno day at redcliffe dyno it's $60. 2 runs plus a print out.

[sik astina]

yeah just for a power run not on a dyno day at redcliffe dyno it's $60. 2 runs plus a print out

why dont u ask them to have a dyno day.

[twilightprotege]

i'm in brisbane

[Cosmo Dude]

I agree with the $30-$35 as an average for a dyno day. To hire a dyno is normally $90-$120 an hour with a trained operator.

[dfvadr]

auto salon was $30
80 or 90 dollares i would rather add that to mods then fatten sum-one elses pocket to turn a few rollers an get a bit off paper

[sik astina]

ok u's can find another place lol :lol: :roll: :lol:

[Snert]

sounds like a move the event to brisbane :wink: