Doug @ ECS
02-27-2008, 03:03 PM
Hi guys,
I have been quiet for a few weeks because I have been very busy setting up our new dyno room. We knew we have been in need of a load bearing dyno for some time now with the advancements in tuning available, but we wanted to make sure we were going to be 100% happy with our dyno purchase before making a wrong decision on such a large purchase.
We looked into every roller style dyno available, but a few things just constantly lingered over me. We had constant problems holding the tires on our original dyno with high hp, to the point where we had to cut a hole in the floor of our old dyno so we could strap cars straight down, and that was even with our base 346 Paxton packages let alone big cube cars. So now that it is going to be loaded, how the heck is that going to hold, let alone the tire wear that it would cause after a full mapping session? At an average of $250 per tire, that's not going to be appreciated. So after evaluating every dyno we could, we decided on a DynoPack dyno.
The difference is that the dyno bolts directly to hubs of the car so slippage/tire wear/false readings from tire sizes etc are impossible. This set up is near double the expense of a Dyno Jet style dyno, but we felt the capabilities it offers was well worth it.
This is the dyno used by many OEM companies like GM-Ford-Lockheed Martin-Toyota-Honda-Mitsubishi, and many others due it's consistency and accuracy. You can check it out further at www.dynapack.com
We have had a couple of cars up and running on it already and I am extremely happy with the purchase, the loading is very smooth applying and releasing, and the options we have seem endless.
We are now able to hold the car in each of it's load cells and max out the power of every one, step by step. Effectively performing our version of the "perfect tune".
We did ok with our old dyno and track tuning, netting the quickest stock LS6/LS1's in both NA and FI, so I cant wait to see what this year brings with the tuning available to us now. We are good up to 1400 hp so we should be able to handle even Asmokgars Warhawk 94mm front mount turbo that will be completed shortly.
I have been quiet for a few weeks because I have been very busy setting up our new dyno room. We knew we have been in need of a load bearing dyno for some time now with the advancements in tuning available, but we wanted to make sure we were going to be 100% happy with our dyno purchase before making a wrong decision on such a large purchase.
We looked into every roller style dyno available, but a few things just constantly lingered over me. We had constant problems holding the tires on our original dyno with high hp, to the point where we had to cut a hole in the floor of our old dyno so we could strap cars straight down, and that was even with our base 346 Paxton packages let alone big cube cars. So now that it is going to be loaded, how the heck is that going to hold, let alone the tire wear that it would cause after a full mapping session? At an average of $250 per tire, that's not going to be appreciated. So after evaluating every dyno we could, we decided on a DynoPack dyno.
The difference is that the dyno bolts directly to hubs of the car so slippage/tire wear/false readings from tire sizes etc are impossible. This set up is near double the expense of a Dyno Jet style dyno, but we felt the capabilities it offers was well worth it.
This is the dyno used by many OEM companies like GM-Ford-Lockheed Martin-Toyota-Honda-Mitsubishi, and many others due it's consistency and accuracy. You can check it out further at www.dynapack.com
We have had a couple of cars up and running on it already and I am extremely happy with the purchase, the loading is very smooth applying and releasing, and the options we have seem endless.
We are now able to hold the car in each of it's load cells and max out the power of every one, step by step. Effectively performing our version of the "perfect tune".
We did ok with our old dyno and track tuning, netting the quickest stock LS6/LS1's in both NA and FI, so I cant wait to see what this year brings with the tuning available to us now. We are good up to 1400 hp so we should be able to handle even Asmokgars Warhawk 94mm front mount turbo that will be completed shortly.