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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 11:52 AM
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http://www.autogard.com/uk/products/...torq/page1.htm

http://www.aemelectronics.com/dyno-s...pro-series-75/
Old Nov 2, 2011 | 12:20 PM
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Whats the point of paying for that crap then messing with installing it when there are tons of programs out there that will show you the cars power/torque and simulate a real dyno (and many are very accurate I must say)?
Old Nov 2, 2011 | 01:38 PM
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Whats the point of paying for that crap then messing with installing it when there are tons of programs out there that will show you the cars power/torque and simulate a real dyno (and many are very accurate I must say)?
The difference between theory and practice is that, in theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.

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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 01:47 PM
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^unless the Theory is proven wrong. but then again, its no longer a theory anymore, haha.
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Hmm.

$1,500 actually isn't all that bad, especially since it seems like it'd be relative easy to move between cars. Factor in the vehicle's service brakes, and assuming you have a long, empty stretch of road and a co-driver, you have a brake (load-bearing) dyno.
Old Nov 2, 2011 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
Hmm.

$1,500 actually isn't all that bad, especially since it seems like it'd be relative easy to move between cars. Factor in the vehicle's service brakes, and assuming you have a long, empty stretch of road and a co-driver, you have a brake (load-bearing) dyno.
I wonder how much the liability insurance is.
Old Nov 2, 2011 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
Hmm.

$1,500 actually isn't all that bad, especially since it seems like it'd be relative easy to move between cars. Factor in the vehicle's service brakes, and assuming you have a long, empty stretch of road and a co-driver, you have a brake (load-bearing) dyno.
Figure each (real) dyno tuning session would be at least $200.
Old Nov 2, 2011 | 02:58 PM
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Whats the point of paying for that crap then messing with installing it when there are tons of programs out there that will show you the cars power/torque and simulate a real dyno (and many are very accurate I must say)?
They assume a perfectly flat road with 0 wind.
Do you have one?
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They assume a perfectly flat road with 0 wind.
Do you have one?
I have one, but it's usually blocked by large herds of perfectly spherical cows.
Old Nov 2, 2011 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by JasonC SBB
They assume a perfectly flat road with 0 wind.
Do you have one?
Fairly flat with a little wind will skew the numbers by no more than about 5hp/tq. I know I know, where then do you "draw the line", but IMO it gets you real close. At least close enough to help you tune quite a bit. I've been tinkering with these programs on Subarus/Evos for years now, and they're insanely accurate. Assuming you don't fudge the numbers or dyno off a cliff with 100mph tailwinds or something.
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Jason i'm assuming youre at SEMA?
Old Nov 2, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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No, I read a post about it.

LOL @ Joe's spherical cows.
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