Dyno question
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Dyno question
I was recently at a local car event and a guy walking around was trying to drum up business for his place and his modifications he sales. He was talking to a bunch at Nissan GT-R guys while I was there and stated he had a Mustang dyno (I think that is what he called it) for 4 wheel drive vehicles. He then stated that he was offering 3 "pulls" (?) on it for $125. My question is, does that sound right? Google says it should be cheaper. Also is there anything I should look out for if I try this out?
(A little back ground. I'm in Upstate SC and I know very little to nothing about a dyno. I just think it will be neat to try out and see what the car actually produces in power.)
Thanks!
(A little back ground. I'm in Upstate SC and I know very little to nothing about a dyno. I just think it will be neat to try out and see what the car actually produces in power.)
Thanks!
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Thats regular price. Actually on the less expensive side. Some car meets at tuner shops will have a dyno day where dozens of cars go on, one after the other. So you may get a better "deal". But if you just want to get some HP #'s what the shop quoted you is a good price.
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i agree that sounds in line price wise
there are two major brands of dynos: dynojet and mustang
i’m pretty sure they both are known to give different numbers and can’t compare one mustang dyno to another mustang dyno, or a dynojet to mustang and vice versa
am i wrong?
there are two major brands of dynos: dynojet and mustang
i’m pretty sure they both are known to give different numbers and can’t compare one mustang dyno to another mustang dyno, or a dynojet to mustang and vice versa
am i wrong?
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i agree that sounds in line price wise
there are two major brands of dynos: dynojet and mustang
i’m pretty sure they both are known to give different numbers and can’t compare one mustang dyno to another mustang dyno, or a dynojet to mustang and vice versa
am i wrong?
there are two major brands of dynos: dynojet and mustang
i’m pretty sure they both are known to give different numbers and can’t compare one mustang dyno to another mustang dyno, or a dynojet to mustang and vice versa
am i wrong?
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That is a reasonable price.
Use the dyno as a measuring tool for you car. There will always be arguments when you try to compare dyno number with other cars / shop etc etc.
Use draggy to verify the dyno results.
Use the dyno as a measuring tool for you car. There will always be arguments when you try to compare dyno number with other cars / shop etc etc.
Use draggy to verify the dyno results.
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i wonder if dragy sales started to hurt dyno sales? :P
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Thanks for the inputs. I did not know that there would be that much of a difference between dynos numbers. I was just looking to take the car and try something new with it. I'm going to research the company a little more before I decide to try it out. I think one of my GT-R friends is going to try it out and i'm going to see how he did first.
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No correlation between the two really. Dyno measures power to the wheels via rollers, dragy measures time/distance/speed via a GPS sensor. Dynos return Horsepower and Torque #'s, dragy returns elapsed time vs speed and distance to give you 0-60, 1/8th mile, 1/4 mile, standing 1/2 mile and 60-130 times. You car roughly calculate hp/tq using a accurate 1/4 mile time and a few other variables. Naturally both tools are good for measuring improvement. Many will argue the "true test" or "only way for valid results is the 1/4 mile track.
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When I see dyno numbers, I always think "ok, so that means the car with ABC power can go XYZ fast"
Why would I waste my time on a dyno (since it is all just approximate and most of them will give you varying results) if I can just go see the power of my vehicle *applied* on the streets?
More power, faster car, better dragy times. Higher number on a dyno, supposedly faster car, maybe better dragy times?
