How much dyno

For the most part, a dyno is better used as a tuning tool; something to mark the increase and decrease in power as you make adjustments. Getting an "official" horsepower number is cool, but it may or may not be absolutely accurate. The often overlooked benefit is that it allows for the driver to know optimal shift point for each gear as it shows the powerband and one can use such graph to calculate when to shift according to each ratio to maximize the usage of power available.

Originally posted by Crankshaft View Post. Here is a read for anyone interested in reading the relation of power to hear and how it is used to calculate the optimal shifting point for each gear and for which the graph would be useful.

This is fascinating stuff I would have guessed dynos were calibrated based on some SAE type standard or such. But in reality its more like women's dress sizes where the numbers are fudged to make you feel better depending on who is testing Last edited by hiptech ; , AM.

I hear Mustang Dynos are that way. But Dynojet is quite accurate. I second the dyno day option. Usually shops will hold a dyno day and all they will be doing all day is running cars to see numbers, no tuning.

I'm betting that on a normal Tuesday they wouldn't just strap down a stock Honda just to see the numbers because that'll be taking up time they could be using to tune a car. A good dyno shop will be busy. Originally posted by Accrdwgnguy View Post. Can't hurt to call around, though. Plus, one key to business success is getting customers in the door. If you go there for a dyno pull, then you're more likely to go back there when you need a proper tune. They'd be stupid to turn you away if they had the time to fit you in!

We understand the more complex science behind proper tuning for a specific and real world application. A: Yes absolutely We can tune both aftermarket and factory BMW carburetors. We can also tune mechanical injection like the Kugelfischer injection found on the tii and Hilborn injection like those used on our prototype S14 Midget racer engine. Tuning for other systems is approved on a case per case basis. A: At this moment, we specialize in BMW only. A:We have great results with our awesome Dynapack Dynamometer!

You will get honest, real world horsepower with this top of the line equipment. The Dynapack in an expensive piece of equipment made for the professional racer and tuner who wants to create a winning automobile, not boast about big numbers. It is a load based dyno that offer greater control and options for the user looking for the ideal real world tune. Concrete, gravel and some steel tubing. A farm. The help of two guys from Norway who've already done this.

This guide. At the duo's outpost in the hinterlands northeast of Oslo, where they'd built two turbocharged LS1-powered Mazda RX7s, they had no way to properly — and safely — tune the cars before heading out on the road.

Buy a chassis dyno? Hell no. Those damn things cost money. Big money. Tens of thousands. But don't forget who we're talking about: Norwegians, the people who crushed Hitler's atomic-bomb program by staging commando raids on their own nuclear plant, which at the time was under Nazi occupation.

Norwegians are the founding members of Team Live Badass. Enter the "redneck dyno. Show the supply chain who's boss Get a head start on your holiday shopping at Amazon, Target, Best Buy, and more. The project sprang to life from a single post on LS1tech :. Read on as they take us through the sketchy, but ultimately successful build. Step one: Find a proper axle. Step two: Lock down the diff. The solution? Weld the bus's differential. Not so easy, as they found:. We finally got the rear axle into our shop.