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[Hanaldo]

Hyperdrive's reads low! Thats common knowledge dude.

Just because it reads lower than other workshops doesn't mean it reads low. In my opinion it reads accurately. Having seen what power levels cars achieve coming out of there, they really seem to suit the mods the cars have and seem like realistic levels. Go check out the dyno threads on SAU, you will see what I mean. Yes the dyno reads a bit lower than other workshops, but if you look at cars coming out of those other workshops and what mods they have, they really don't seem realistic.

[NA_Goodness]

[2LV8ETR]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.............

[Hanaldo]

My opinion, just what I have gathered by looking at the results.

[REAPER]

well ill be back from the uk so count me in for sure wouldnt mind seeing what the bee is putting out

[1via]

in choosing a new place which is still undecided coz i have been busy i am taking parking into consideration. but will let you guys know. hopefully i will get a chance to call some places tomorrow

[Hank Scorpio]

From memory parking at C-Red is shithouse!

What's wrong with Autoworx? Their dyno is fairly new so it should be running sweet. Even if it is reading "low" the cars will still come out in the correct order of power output (e.g the guy with the most powerful car is still going to produce bigger numbers then everyone else) so I don't see the problem. Plus parking shouldn't be a problem, there is plenty of room and do worries about doing a sausage sizzle!

[Hanaldo]

Yeh, nothing wrong with it for our purpose, I just don't like AutoWorx very much, Alistair is not my choice of person to work on my car... But again, that doesn't affect what we would be doing there, so I'm really all for going to AutoWorx for this.

[NA_Goodness]

Alistair is a dickhead, and Autoworx are shit. But they have a dyno and it's kinda hard for them to stuff things up... So I'd go back again for this.

Am I hiding my I'll feelings for Autoworx enough here?

[V8EATER]

Is that still leaking from the sump? I love Red...

LOL yer man, still leaking but not for long. Work is to be done on it shortly.

In the next couple of weeks im starting to buy some stuff for it. Heres my shopping list...

New tyres all round. Big chunky fukers
New twin thermo fan setup off a EF, EL Falcon. (Ive herd they are the best to use)
New water pump
New HEI electronic dizzy. (Sick of points dizzy)
New Holley carby
New harmonic balancer (Get rid of the vibration issue at certin rev ranges)
New alternator
Replace most hoses. (The ones i still havent changed yet coz they havent blown off )
Replace muffler with broken baffels
Adjust clutch
Fix sump with making more clearance to diff hump for jumps
And finally a new Red paint job.

I thought about getting extractors to disperse the heat better so it doesnt over heat as much but i duno yet. I know the old cast exhaust manifolds get bloody hot so i reckon thats contributing to the heat build up under the bonnet.

I love red too. Its so much fun. For a AMC 360 V8, it whoops ass with torque and it can put up with the way i treat it. You should of seen it the other day pulling up a tree. That was fun!

2 wheel drive for dyno is no probs with me either. Just take fuse out and its in 2wd.

[NA_Goodness]

Wow, that's a fairly decent list! Red is getting some lovin'!!
Are yiu still goig alloy radiator? Factory 60 Series is probably a bit small

[V8EATER]

Yer duno ay'

[Mally]

i can vouch for the el fans. they work great. get yourself a street avenger there awesome. and the bass model MSD works a treat too

need to get car on dyno. i can stand behind it at full throttle

[V8EATER]

How are we going for dates there Jess? are we going ahead with this event?

I would like to know how much fully sick HP ive got in the V8EATER before i upgrade

[Socrates]

I've never dyno'd before, so was wondering a few things:

I'm assuming we'll get a printout of out runs on the dyno?
How many runs do we get?
On the printout, I'm guessing we will get HP/KW vs rpm as well as torque curve?
Is there a way to measure my air/fuel ratios on my car, so it can be put onto printout?

Thanks Socrates

[NA_Goodness]

Yes you get a print out, usually your best run. Most of the time there are 3 runs in succession.
Yes, you get HP/KW, torque, RPM, speed, and A/F ratio. Unless you don't have an exhaust like SLYDR, who got boost instead.
That was a funny day, when I had to explain to him that you actually need an exhaust that's accessible so they can shove the probe up it to measure A/F ratio.

[Socrates]

I thought they connect up the ecu to the dyno for the A/F Ratio, for your modern cars?

[Hanaldo]

Lol and how do you think the ecu gets the a/f ratio?

[1via]

Yeah it will still be going ahead.

i emailed autoworx weeks and weeks ago still waiting for a reply. i've been really busy with work and competitions so i will be sorting out soonish i promise

sorry its taken a while guys

[Hank Scorpio]

I don't need a dyno day to tell me I'm running rich!