Dyno Day?

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

What kind of interest would this generate? In a month or so's time. Get some cheap base runs in and a big meet up in general.

Headcount so far:

acro
Acesanugal
Rotornut
silver280zx
jesse
wonton
ben91
fe3t
amaff
roadster
n3v
lagunaroadster
tbone heller
matredd
LB
Steve
Atlanta93le
Boyd
thx kevin
nickt93
redraceface
Me
Mike (you best!)

Ok so that's quite a nice amount so far. If you don't want to be on the tenative list please say so. I'll keep on updating this post as I hear more from the other groups.

[Acesanugal]

Sure. Depends.

[RotorNutFD3S]

:D I might be ready for such a thing.

[Doppelgänger]

Dynolab caters to these kinda things....

[JennB]

Easiest thing to do is just all meet up there on a Thursday for $50 night. Well, depends on how many people want to get dyno'd.

[thx712517]

Forged Performance is pretty *****in', they've got a sweet dyno setup, the owner has an R35, there are R35s, R34s, 350Zs, and G37s there all the time. Stroker twin turbo VQ35 is drool-worthy, yes?

[silver280zx]

ooo im curious to see how much power i put down, im up for it.

[jesseealexander]

count me in.

[redrumracer]

hmmmmmmmmmm

[miataspeed69]

ill go i might not run but it will be fun to watch

[wonton]

when? and where?

[ben91]

I would like to be involved, but not on a weeknight please. $50 is no deal anyway. A lot of dyno shops have no problem running a group of cars on a saturday morning if you have enough attendance.

[FE3tMX5]

I could probably do it. I've got an new exhaust and some adjustable cam gears to play with. But yeah, no weeknights for me.

[amaff]

I may be up for this. I'd like to get a baseline before we go nuts w/ the megasquirt. I've also been itching to dyno the S2k to see what she's putting to the ground, just out of curiosity.

[N3v]

if this is next month i might be able to make it.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Ok, this seems like we have interest. I'll start phoning around.

[amaff]

Def call Arthur @ DynoLabs

[Roadster]

I'd be in as well. Curious as to what I'm putting out now.

[amaff]

I'd be in as well. Curious as to what I'm putting out now.

I thought you already dyno'd it at 2800 HP... you trying to break Dynolabs' shop?? :lol:

[Roadster]

I thought you already dyno'd it at 2800 HP... you trying to break Dynolabs' shop?? :lol:

:lol: If only. We made 1320 out of a normally aspirated 724 c.i. Ford today but I can't recall seeing 2800. :p

If I can squeeze out more than 150 I'll be more than happy.

[redrumracer]

I could probably do it. I've got an new exhaust and some adjustable cam gears to play with. But yeah, no weeknights for me.

id love to take a look at your car.

[Roadster]

id love to take a look at your car.

^ His car was the one that got me hooked on Miatas, back when I still had my E30.

[silver280zx]

I want to dyno the Z, but i also want to get a baseline on the miata. Decisions decisions.

[redrumracer]

^ His car was the one that got me hooked on Miatas, back when I still had my E30.

well i wanna take an indepth look at his motor swap, ive semi been wanting to do this to my car.

[LagunaRoadster]

im game, preferably after february.

[ben91]

If I can squeeze out more than 150 I'll be more than happy.
With the blower or without?

[Acro]

I'm down, but prolly just to watch. Doubt I'll have $50 laying around >_<

[Roadster]

With the blower or without?

With. It's up and running, but I've yet to add the FPR that came with the kit, or the Bipes and O2 signal modifier that came in the mail the other day.

[tbone heller]

This idea sounds good. Count me in.

[Doppelgänger]

Yeah, i'd like to see your car :D ^^

[matredd]

I'd do it. I'll prob be disappointed. Gots to find that vacuum leak or whatever is screwing with my idle.

[FE3tMX5]

So what's the consensus on a good price? You think 10 cars at 3 runs each, $45/car? I just think whoever is calling around needs to be able to throw out the offer first and then be able to say they are price shopping.

It might even be worth it to mention a return visit to the same dyno. In theory, I should go back to Balanced since that's where I did my last pulls if I wanted to see what the muff has done.

Do we have a date? I'm up for Feb- as Jan is busy. Though I'm supposed to be running the 6-hour at Rd. Atlanta Feb 21-22.

[Grantri]

I'll go for the meet...no need to dyno either of my stockers, they both run well but until the money fairy makes a stop here so I can go FI the numbers are sure to be unimpressive..

[Doppelgänger]

I went to one at Dynolab and it was $30.

[Doppelgänger]

I'd do it. I'll prob be disappointed. Gots to find that vacuum leak or whatever is screwing with my idle.

Come to the tach meet on the 31st and we'll find it... and you haven't found it by then.

[matredd]

Come to the tach meet on the 31st and we'll find it... and you haven't found it by then.

and have everything working on my car? I wonder what that feels like. I'll def be there.

[Doppelgänger]

Yeah, bring it over and you'll be sur eto have 2-3 people attacking the problems :) When you get Ben, Eric, me and a few others together we can just about fix anything :D

[RotorNutFD3S]

Yeah, bring it over and you'll be sur eto have 2-3 people attacking the problems :) When you get Ben, Eric, me and a few others together we can just about fix anything :D

True. Just make sure there's food around for me. :D

[Sawyer]

I'd come out. Not to run, just to hang out!

[matredd]

Yeah, bring it over and you'll be sur eto have 2-3 people attacking the problems :) When you get Ben, Eric, me and a few others together we can just about fix anything :D
I'm sure I could learn a few things. Look forward to it.

True. Just make sure there's food around for me. :D
Pizza is my friend.

[MeFryRice]

I'd come out. Not to run, just to hang out!

Sure you don't want to dyno your car just for ****s and giggles?

Pizza is my friend.

Amen to that. That's what LB and I are having for dinner tonight, she just doesn't know it yet. :lol:

[Sawyer]

Sure you don't want to dyno your car just for ****s and giggles?

Oh I don't know.. Maybe.

Amen to that. That's what LB and I are having for dinner tonight, she just doesn't know it yet. :lol:

I do now! Pizza is always fine by me! :D

[RotorNutFD3S]

Hell, I may come over for pizza! :lol:

I'd get it dynoed, always nice to know what you started with in the beginning. :D

[Atlanta93LE]

I'd try to make it depending on which weekend. It'd be nice to see what my slight tweaks over the past few months have done. Anybody consider DIYAutotune? I doubt they'd host for us, but you never know.

[matredd]

Jerry at DIY is cool. They have the Subaru dyno.

[amaff]

I'd try to make it depending on which weekend. It'd be nice to see what my slight tweaks over the past few months have done. Anybody consider DIYAutotune? I doubt they'd host for us, but you never know.

Yeah, they're not really a dyno shop as much as they have a dyno to tune their customer cars and for research.

[Atlanta93LE]

Yeah, they're not really a dyno shop as much as they have a dyno to tune their customer cars and for research.

Yeah, I know; more for selfish reasons that I brought them up, since the last pulls I did were there at their Open House.

[FE3tMX5]

$30 for three runs? I like that.

[Boyd]

For $30 I might do it, I haven't been with the cars current condition.

[thx712517]

Considering I paid $100 for three runs, hell yes I'd pay $30.

[nickt93]

I'd definitely be in too

[JennB]

Considering I paid $100 for three runs, hell yes I'd pay $30.


:eek:


Other than dyno days, remember that Dyno Lab always does $50 Thursday evenings.

[silver280zx]

Where is dyno labs? thats every thursday?

[amaff]

Where is dyno labs? thats every thursday?

Marietta
http://www.dynolab.net/contact.shtml

[silver280zx]

Theres also a dyno in stadum, I cant remember what its called though.

[thx712517]

Mustang dynos are for pussies and Supra drivers

[amaff]

Mustang dynos are for pussies and Supra drivers

And mustangs.

[thx712517]

Forgot about them... When I had my Ion I got it dynoed at Dyno Lab on the Mustang dyno, so it could be cool to have a direct comparison between the Ion and my Mazda. I had 106 RWHP on Forged Performance's dyno, and a whopping 145 FWHP with the Ion at Dyno Lab. Although I highly doubt my Mazda could touch the Ion's torque.... 166 ft.-lbs., baby. Sometimes, late at night, I miss it.

[amaff]

Um... Dyno Lab uses a dynojet dyno, not a mustang dyno....

[thx712517]

My bad! I thought it was a Mustang. I take it all back

[Redraceface]

I'm in Just need to know when, and where.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Ok sent out an email to dyno labs. And just spoke to Lethal Injection on the phone. They don't normally do dyno days but he said the regular off the street dyno run cost $75. For 10 of us it would be $50 a piece. For more than 10, about 20 ish we'll be looking at about $40 a piece for 3 runs which sounds like a pretty good deal.

All they asked for is a couple weeks notice. The aim would be a Saturday morning in Feb. So I need to do a head count now.

[wonton]

im down! i want a good base chart while im still stock!

[thx712517]

I'm in man, especially since this is in my neck of the woods for once. Hooray, Marietta.

[ben91]

Ok sent out an email to dyno labs. And just spoke to Lethal Injection on the phone. They don't normally do dyno days but he said the regular off the street dyno run cost $75. For 10 of us it would be $50 a piece. For more than 10, about 20 ish we'll be looking at about $40 a piece for 3 runs which sounds like a pretty good deal.

All they asked for is a couple weeks notice. The aim would be a Saturday morning in Feb. So I need to do a head count now.Average pricing, I'd look around more first. Also ask if the pricing includes telemetry (data aquisition). RPM and A/F at minimum, some places will also grab MAP.

[Doppelgänger]

Ok sent out an email to dyno labs. And just spoke to Lethal Injection on the phone. They don't normally do dyno days but he said the regular off the street dyno run cost $75. For 10 of us it would be $50 a piece. For more than 10, about 20 ish we'll be looking at about $40 a piece for 3 runs which sounds like a pretty good deal.

All they asked for is a couple weeks notice. The aim would be a Saturday morning in Feb. So I need to do a head count now.


See post #34

[N3v]

Count me in. How early in the morning are we talking though? its a 3 hour drive for me.

[amaff]

Average pricing, I'd look around more first. Also ask if the pricing includes telemetry (data aquisition). RPM and A/F at minimum, some places will also grab MAP.

I highly doubt it would come with any data aquisitoin. The "cheap" runs @ most places are power pulls, not tuning sessions. Dyno labs charges $150/hour for tuning w/ their data aq. You'll get RPM (obviously), but that's it. If you want to log more you'd need an ECU w/ its own data logging.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

See post #34

Emailed them too... don't worry ;)

[N3v]

I highly doubt it would come with any data aquisitoin. The "cheap" runs @ most places are power pulls, not tuning sessions. Dyno labs charges $150/hour for tuning w/ their data aq. You'll get RPM (obviously), but that's it. If you want to log more you'd need an ECU w/ its own data logging.

I have a MS standalone, so would they give me time to make a run, look at my log, adjust, then try again x3?

[ben91]

I highly doubt it would come with any data aquisitoin. The "cheap" runs @ most places are power pulls, not tuning sessions. Dyno labs charges $150/hour for tuning w/ their data aq. You'll get RPM (obviously), but that's it. If you want to log more you'd need an ECU w/ its own data logging.I've been to dyno days where they don't collect any data at all, including RPM (they simply run your graph power vs ground speed) and others where they grab RPM MAP and A/F. Sometimes they'll charge like $10 extra to get the data, sometimes they do it for no extra charge.

For people that do not have ability to capture data, it's a good thing to do.

[ben91]

I have a MS standalone, so would they give me time to make a run, look at my log, adjust, then try again x3?
Usually not if you're running 3 pulls. If you want to tune, you rent time by the hour. You really need a few hours on the dyno to get spark dialed in. Spark is where the power is. A/F is low consequence really.

[Doppelgänger]

Mainstream will grab RPM and AF fario (with a tail pipe sniffer)...and they regularly host dyno days. Don't know what their price is though.

[FE3tMX5]

Nice to have the rpm and a/f. IMO that data is mandatory for knowing something about your power, especially if you don't have a wbO2. And if you do, it's nice to have a reference against your wbO2. The dyno group I did with dyno lab way back gave enough time for the car to cool down reasonably. You could probably swap out a muff/test pipe or make cam gear adjustments in that time.

[Acro]

Add me to the list Jack. I'll be there :p

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

The initial contact with dynolabs is they still want $50 for 3 runs. I'm talking a bit more but I wouldn't be surprised if they wouldn't do $30 again simply because of how **** the economy is.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Got another response from Dynolabs and that was $40 each with no wideband sensor for 20 miata. Which would also involve 2 people from here doing the strapping down of cars.

I don't know what dynolabs looks like as a place but I know Lethal Injection has all sorts of really cool cars to gawk at and are really friendly people for the most part and would make great hosts.

[Flash13783]

I'll do it if it's $30 depending on the time

[amaff]

If we do Dyno Lab I may have another guy w/ a CRX and an E36 M3 who'd be interested. For this session I'd probably just baseline the S2k as I'd be getting 'real' dyno time for the miata around the same time frame.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Mainstream will grab RPM and AF fario (with a tail pipe sniffer)...and they regularly host dyno days. Don't know what their price is though.

Forgot about them. They're next on the list.

[silver280zx]

Ill probably have 2 cars there, i just need to figure out how to get the other there.

[FE3tMX5]

trailer hitch and tow dolly ;)

[N3v]

put a tow hitch on the miata and tow the 280, just to get funny looks from everyone.

[silver280zx]

haha, that would be funny, but theres no way my na6 will be able to pull it a foot, lol

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I think I might start another thread for this. It looks like lethal injection are gonna be the place. It'll be good to build relations with them. I'm gonna need some more serious confirmation though.

[N3v]

consider me seriously confirmed. I can send money if needed.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I'll kick up another thread for this in a wee bit.

[Acesanugal]

I dunno if I'm coming or not. Money may be an issue. Need tires lol

Besides, my car would put the whole building in a thick cloud of oil smoke!

[redrumracer]

I dunno if I'm coming or not. Money may be an issue. Need tires lol

Besides, my car would put the whole building in a thick cloud of oil smoke!

hmmm our cars sound similar. minus the tires arent an issue, although i would like to come down and see how my car compared to the last dyno run i had at that place in statham.

those on miataturbo.net prob know what im talkin bout.

[Hari]

ALLSPEED in Peachtree City did a dyno day for $25 3/runs for the BMWCCA last year. They have a HUGE parking lot/skidpad also that they allowed us to play around in... Could be fun! ;)

http://www.allspeedautoworks.com/events.html

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

....ok not gonna start a new thread just yet then!

Welcome Hari! Post up in the intro thread!

http://www.mx5atlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3

[ben91]

ALLSPEED in Peachtree City did a dyno day for $25 3/runs for the BMWCCA last year. They have a HUGE parking lot/skidpad also that they allowed us to play around in... Could be fun! ;)

http://www.allspeedautoworks.com/events.htmlThat's what I'm talkin about!

[PartsGroup]

If anyone is interested in making a road trip to The PartsGroup for a Dyno day we can also help out. How's $20 for 3 runs sound? We have a load bearing mustang dyno available.

[Atlanta93LE]

^ Only 4 hours or so from Atlanta, right? Certainly an intriguing option...

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

That might be pushing it too much for some of us. I know if I was to drive from Athens 6 hours is too much for me.

[ben91]

4 hours isn't too bad typically, but I would be afraid of what would happen if I blew my engine on the rollers that far from home.

Thank you for the generous offer though Tom, it's certainly worth considering. Do you offer extended length sessions on the load dyno for tuning?

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

The skidpad sounds like particularly good fun. I would love a chance to get the car sideways without worry of lamp posts/handcuffs.

[N3v]

where's the partsgroup? four hours north of atlanta sounds damn close to me

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

It's in Alabama I think.

[redrumracer]

so any word on making this happen?

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Waiting to hear back allspeedspeedautoworks but I suspect the holiday weekend is delaying their reply. Lethal Injection are the main place otherwise, and they are up for it. Once I get confirmation I'll send out emails.

[redrumracer]

anymore on this?

[ben91]

I've been in contact with DIY Autotune. They are slammed up but are willing to try to accommodate. They are in Suwannee and are very good people.

[jester911]

This guy is looking for folks to use his dyno.
http://www.rennsouth.com/showthread.php?p=21071#post21071

[jester911]

This is his website.
http://www.ortonusa.com/

[Nicklandovich]

If it's at a decent time/day for me I'd be up to see if my car has more hp than my lawnmower for sure.

[MeFryRice]

Waiting to hear back allspeedspeedautoworks but I suspect the holiday weekend is delaying their reply. Lethal Injection are the main place otherwise, and they are up for it. Once I get confirmation I'll send out emails.

Jack,

I know everyone that works at AllSpeed, they are the only ones I let touch my car if it's something I'm not capable of doing or just don't have the right tools to do the job.

Who did you talk to?

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I sent them an email. I've been meaning to call them but things keep on getting in the way and I forget. Who should I talk to?

[MeFryRice]

If you'd like, I can swing by after work and talk to them for you? They are literally right around the corner from my office.

If you'd like to talk to them, talk to Thomas Watckins (more likely the person to answer the phone) or Tim Hannon (the owner). I suggest you talk to Thomas before Tim though.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I spoke to Thomas just then. He said he's gonna check out the books and see what he can do. They normally charge $50 for 3 pulls but hopefully some sort of group rate can be reached. I'm planning for 21st Feb, which give plenty of time.

Steve you could still drop by and talk up mx5atlanta, perhaps sweeten them up for us ;)

[MeFryRice]

I can definitely do that. I will try to do that this afternoon if I can leave work on time. If you haven't already, I will let them know that your planning on the 21st.

[JDM88]

Yeah I told him that but there's no harm in reiterating. Strongly hint at what price we've already been offered.

[MeFryRice]

Will do. :)

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

So what'd they say?

[JDM88]

Any updates Steve? They didn't call me back. I might just go with lethal injection, they're cool guys.

[FlipKing]

I'd be interested in coming up if I have the intake and exaust cam done by them, see where I am as a starting point

[scandmx5]

sounds fun, although i doubt my red tortoise would break 94hp. ill go to meet everyone and "feel like i belong" lol

[GVfanatic]

i'm up for it. gotta see where i stand as a base.

[Redraceface]

Any updates on this meet ???
and Simon do you think Road atlanta would let us do an auto cross at the track?

[amaff]

Any updates on this meet ???
and Simon do you think Road atlanta would let us do an auto cross at the track?

There really isn't anywhere appropriately sized for any decent autocross. There's the kart track area / skid pad, but that track's barely wide enough for any normal sized car to fit, much less have room to maneuver w/o putting a tire off.

Then there's liability. Who's sanctioning and insuring it? Who's providing timing equipment? Who's providing cones?

These things don't just appear out of thin air. Ask me how I know (or just show up at Six Flags at 6:30 AM on the 1st of March to see for yourself ;))

[Redraceface]

good point, I was thinking about using the support paddock it's big enough to have a small auto X, and I've talked to the track manager about useing the skid pad. His answer was pay the money per hour, and you assume all risk on yourself (not that using the skid pad is a timed event). I think thats how Kinetic gets away with it besides I'm not really wanting to put together a full blown championship, and I've never been in the track with out signing the waiver even when no event is being held. it's all in how you word it i guess.