how far would you go for $50 per hr dyno pulls?

[ADAM]

The real questions is....

Would you drive 1hr north of Toronto (Alliston) to use a chassis dyno for $50 per hour?

comments? ideas?

any favourite dyno makes? and why?

any other dyno ideas?

thanks for your input...

adam

[Do It Sidewayz]

in a word....YES

[gatherer]

YES I would ... I need dyno time...

[Logan]

YES, but not regularly.

[kmorris]

Yes, as long as an O2 trace is included. Not super-often though; maybe once per year.

[RedRabbit Racer]

Is that $50/hr including the operator or is it self serve?

we've had an annual TAC dyno night for about $45 for 2 runs (much less than 1 hour) as I recall that is usually well attended.

At that price you could use it as a tuning and development tool rather than a novelty.

I'd like to see a 4wd dyno although I expect the incremental cost would be hard to justify.

[ADAM]

it would include an operator and wide band o2 sensor..and boost sensor....no 4wd though

[glh]

It would be too far to go for this guy you would have to set aside at least 1/2 a day for a couple of pulls

[slucas]

What is an average cost for dyno time (in Toronto)?

[Logan]

I believe it's in the range of $100 - $140 /hr including O2.

[Chris P]

yes.

PS, need an operator :)

[Dave]

dyno time in the GTA is usually about $75/hour without a wideband 02 sensor...most shops charge a $50 hook-up fee to use the 02 sensor, but I don't think that applies hourly (at least not at the shops I've used).

Adam, I would gladly drive to Alliston to use your dyno since it's not the sort of thing I do every week. I would personally prefer a Dynapack or a Mustang dyno, rather than an inertia-style dyno like a Dynojet. I'm not a big fan of Dynojets primarily because you can't load and hold the engine at a specific rpm level like you can on a Dynapack or Mustang dyno. This really limits the value of a Dynojet as a tuning tool, IMO. If you had a Dynapack or Mustang, I'd be there regularly :) My first choice would be a Dynapack since it takes the wheel/tire package out of the equation.

[max attack]

Alliston is fine with me!,personally I think too many people are too lazy-won't drive an hour to support someone trying to help them?.

[Chris91GT]

Sure thing.

[Chris P]

Dyna Pack rules the school.

gotta love portablility

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[DECH_92]

That may be a little risky Adam, depending on the cost of the machine.
Most places give 2 pulls for $50 to $70 It cost me last year around $70 with 02 at DPS.
OMSC usually has 3 or so dyno days a year at Dyno Power Services and there are at least 3 other places in the GTA (TAC, J&P, um can’t remember the others)
$50 for an hour does not let you do many cars in a day.

But if it pans out, I would come for an hour tuning time.
Plus would love to see your shop.
:)

[rpr]

Definitely would use it!

[ADAM]

he he...would it be any more risky than the money i had invested in the stock market? at least this way at the end of the day i actually have something physical to show for it :)




Originally posted by DECH_92
That may be a little risky Adam, depending on the cost of the machine.
Most places give 2 pulls for $50 to $70 It cost me last year around $70 with 02 at DPS.
OMSC usually has 3 or so dyno days a year at Dyno Power Services and there are at least 3 other places in the GTA (TAC, J&P, um can’t remember the others)
$50 for an hour does not let you do many cars in a day.

But if it pans out, I would come for an hour tuning time.
Plus would love to see your shop.
:)

[glh]

Adam if it was $50 an hour and you didn't charge extra for tuning time and did it on an hourly basis instead of the standard 3 pulls for your $100 hour then I would make the trip for sure. But for tunning you needs air fuel ratios Some where you got make something for your investment .
Steve

[alexb]

Seeing as my car is already in Alliston it's a no brainer!!
Hope this works out.

Official solo 1 rule book dyno? (maybe)

[MastaDeeMon]

Yes for sure Adam, go for it!!! 50/hr, unlimited pulls is a steal!

D.

[WillPower]

Originally posted by Dave
I would personally prefer a Dynapack or a Mustang dyno, rather than an inertia-style dyno like a Dynojet. I'm not a big fan of Dynojets primarily because you can't load and hold the engine at a specific rpm level like you can on a Dynapack or Mustang dyno. This really limits the value of a Dynojet as a tuning tool, IMO.


There's a shop in Kitchener that has a Dynojet that can provide a static? load but they don't have a wideband though. I've got a AEM EMS wWB so its no big deal to me, but I can get variable load tuning.

[Dave]

There's a shop in Kitchener that has a Dynojet that can provide a static? load

Interesting...I just had a look at Dynojet's website and they do list two 'load control' options but offer very little information about them. I think these are very new on the market. Impressive that the shop in Kitchener has one already. I'd be curious to see how it works compared to a Dynapack or Mustang.

I'll give Dynojet credit though, they are a very aggressive company when it comes to marketing (ie. their NASCAR deal) and are clearly trying hard to match the utility of the other dynos available. I'll still take a Dynapack though, since it takes the wheel & tire package out of the equation :)

[Terrh]

for $50/hr, HELL YES.

[WillPower]

Forrest and Forrest is the shop in Kitchener and the addition is called a Steady State function and they tell me it works killer. They also plan to get a wideband in the near future.

If enough people are interested in coming to Kitchener for a Dyno Day, I'll gladly arrange one.