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> Getting professional help finally...for the car :), Dyno tuning by a pro, want to go?
Mueller
post Oct 5 2005, 12:25 PM
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Well, I finally decided to take the car to a chassis dynometer shop to fine tune my LINK fuel injection.

After calling a few places I picked a shop that actually sounded interested in helping me*. I called a few shops that wouldn't touch the car 'cause they know nothing about the LINK or worse yet, I found a shop that knows the LINK, yet wouldn't help since the Type IV motor is too unknown to them??? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) What the???

Anyways, the shop owner, KC asked that I drop off the software so that he can load it on his shop laptop and view/learn the software. He also would prefer that I hang out and learn something while the car is on the dyno.

I have the car running, but I'd like to get it tuned much quicker than at the pace I am doing it by driving up and down my street (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/MDB2.gif)

I figured McMark and possibly James M would be interested in hanging out and learning something as well. I'll ask KC how many newbies I can invite (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)

*BRG Racing
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Concord, CA 94520
(925) 680-2560
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post Oct 5 2005, 12:38 PM
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Love to, depends on when.
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post Oct 5 2005, 12:44 PM
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QUOTE (lapuwali @ Oct 5 2005, 11:38 AM)
Love to, depends on when.

It'll be week day, easy for me, maybe not for you since I know not many people want to take a vaction day off for something like this.

The shop owner wants at least a week time frame to learn the software and do some research on it. I am also going to bring him a few dyno charts from stock motors so he gets an idea of what the curves should be.
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post Oct 5 2005, 12:50 PM
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Just give me a few days notice, and if I can swing it, I'll be there.
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post Oct 5 2005, 02:45 PM
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ah craps, just the sort of bad timing i need. can you wait until my engine is running again and we do a double-date ???

i'd like to get some dyno time with the carbs before i switch to FI ...
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post Oct 5 2005, 05:11 PM
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Did he give you a price? I might be able to swing some Dyno time too. 3 914s in one day? Discount rate, BABY! I'm in either way. I gotta see this.
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post Oct 5 2005, 05:25 PM
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I may not show up with a 914. I have no lights wired up other than brake lights, and between work and weekend honey-dos, I dunno when I'm going to get some free time to wire it up enough that I'd be happy to drive it to Concord and back. If the dyno guy is going to take a week, then maybe I can get it done this weekend. It would be interesting to dyno this thing, though. Long-stroke Type IV with an unknown bore that's suspected to be 96mm (thus, 2.2L exactly), with IDFs and an unknown cam. I don't even have a tach wired in, so I've not really pushed the car all that hard.

I'll certainly show up to gawk though, if I can, uh, "work from home" that day...
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post Oct 5 2005, 05:25 PM
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Hey Mike!

If you could say the day and time, I might be interested in going and learn.....

I must have missed your post somewhere...what happened to the Megasquirt project? What made you switch over to LINK?

I'm gonna try surf on the web about LINK and see for myself....but do tell me what's up with the switch as I just got a Megasquirt myself.....sigh!

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post Oct 5 2005, 06:15 PM
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Depending on day, I may want to run mine as well.

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post Oct 5 2005, 06:20 PM
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QUOTE (trekkor @ Oct 5 2005, 05:15 PM)
Depending on day, I may want to run mine as well.

KT

engine tin may come in handy (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ph34r.gif)
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post Oct 5 2005, 06:22 PM
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Hm. Sounds like a full-blown Dyno Day is shaping up here...
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post Oct 5 2005, 06:53 PM
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cardboard and duct tape... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ph34r.gif)


What do they charge for a few pulls?


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post Oct 5 2005, 06:56 PM
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QUOTE (trekkor @ Oct 5 2005, 05:53 PM)
cardboard and duct tape... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ph34r.gif)


What do they charge for a few pulls?


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do it once and do it for real....use the tin luke.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ph34r.gif)
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post Oct 5 2005, 07:01 PM
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You guys are hilarious. what will tin help when the car aint movin? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ph34r.gif)

Im in for a dyno day... I need dyno tuning.... I was planning on doing one at my local shop (20 mins away.. heck yes)

its roughly 100-150 per hour...
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post Oct 5 2005, 07:01 PM
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You're not my father....Nooooooo! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ph34r.gif)

Mike, step in and stop this madness


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post Oct 5 2005, 07:14 PM
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andyrew, you've been hanging out with the watercooled guys too long. aircooled engines have a fan, remember? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ph34r.gif)
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post Oct 5 2005, 07:21 PM
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I think he said $110 per hour. But maybe we can book a whole day and get a group rate. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) Now you've started something Mike.
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post Oct 5 2005, 07:46 PM
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QUOTE (Andyrew @ Oct 5 2005, 06:01 PM)
You guys are hilarious. what will tin help when the car aint movin?

think about what you just said....

ok. non moving car.... heat radiates and stays under the car....with nothing to seperate the hot air under the car, and the intakes for the cooling fan and induction.

with the car moving- the airflow under the car seems to pull the heat away from the fan intake.... or some people believe tin isnt required....
but in traffic or ON A DYNO your hosed
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post Oct 5 2005, 07:49 PM
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I bet dad would want to dyno his as well (well... maybe... lol, it aint running to good, and we know what it HAS pulled...)

I dont know how much tin he does have, I was assuming he had enough to cover the cylanders, just not around the engine.., btw, what color are you guys choosing? Im doing white... its "showing" (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ph34r.gif)
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QUOTE (Andyrew @ Oct 5 2005, 06:49 PM)
I bet dad would want to dyno his as well (well... maybe... lol, it aint running to good, and we know what it HAS pulled...)

[color=]I dont know how much tin he does have, I was assuming he had enough to cover the cylanders, just not around the engine..[/color] (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ph34r.gif)

no tin to keep the hot air under the car from recirculating back into the cooling fan....thus losing cooling effect
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