Mayf & List,
Most Pros would back you up 100%. Nobody in NASCAR races a motor without
putting it on a Dyno to test and tune. Even more important is the
Chassis Dyno where you do a complete vehicle test. All the drive line
components right down to the rear wheels get tested at speed. I had the
T'Bird on a rear wheel dyno last year before I left for B'Ville and it
was sure worth the time and effort. We were able to tune the entire car
for what we expected at B'Ville. It paid off and didn't hurt the motor a
bit. I'll do it again this year before I go, but if one was out there on
the Salt, I would probably pay to use it.
Grib
"Do what others Won't and you'll do what others Can't for the rest of
your life"
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of DrMayf
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 4:32 PM
To: jkamo; Bill Smith
Cc: jonw@up.net; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Dyno Capability
Joe, I started this thread to see if there was interest in using a dyno.
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There is apparently not much. However, to add something to you comments
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below about determining power at home then running on the salt. I am all
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for that. But, I remember year before last when you were in the Notel 6
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parking lot reassembling a "fresh" motor after ventilating the primary =
one. Wouldn't you have liked to know that the rebuild was at least some
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kind of capable before you wasted your time? I would think that having =
some way to quantify the output, tune the 'new' motor whether it be car,
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bus, train, or motorcycle before making a run. Might even be a safety =
issue such as you could blow it up before getting too fast to handle =
during an upset (yipes that came out of left field). In any case, likely
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the use of any kind of dyno at the salt is kaput. At least from me.
mayf
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