Fall Ontario Dyno Day October 30 in Hamilton!

[RSchwarzli]

Hello TDR Ontario!



I know it has been a long time coming, but we finally got the fall dyno day in order!



So, this fall we set out to address one of the complaints I have heard, and experienced personally: Dynos that don’t give accurate readings. Due to the design of our motors, many people with performance applications cannot fully spool their turbo on a gas vehicle dyno. Due to cost, this is what most shops have. What is used for diesels is called a load dyno. A load dyno has the ability to mimic real world road conditions by applying a braking force to the dyno roller drums. This simulates having a trailer behind your truck and as well all know, we see our peak boost under towing conditions. So the Ontario TDR club VP took a trip there to test it and found that Taylor’s setup gave him better boost numbers and as a result, better HP/TRQ figures. Shawn also found Taylor’s to be a class A facility as well doing everything from tune-ups to full injection pump rebuilding.



So, we would like to invite everyone to the Fall 2011 Ontario TDR dyno at Taylors Diesel in Hamilton, Ontario on Sunday, October 30. The cost will be $50. 00 per truck and will include two pulls on the dyno (one for peak HP and one for peak TQ), a weighing of your truck on the calibrated Taylor weigh scales, a coupon for two free pulls within the next 12 months, and a chance at winning one of the many prizes. Also included is a BBQ lunch and tours of the Taylor facility. There are a few other surprises in the works, but you will just have to come to the event to find out what they are!



For more information on Taylor’s and their location, please see their website at: http://www.taylordiesel.ca/. The dyno day will run from 9-4 and as always, it is based on a first come first serve basis; and it is open to both TDR members and non members.



If you have any questions, you know where to find me!



Keep those trucks shiny side up!



Robert

 

[RSchwarzli]

In total, I am not sure how many trucks as the lot changed over once. Was almost like we had two batches of trucks - a morning group and a afternoon group. I know we did 22 pulls and people were estimated at 60-70. As with other dyno days int he past, there were many trucks that did not go on the rollers.



We had two trucks spring leaks. One lost a thermostat and a second lost a frost plug.



As for the dyno, unfortunetally AW Dyno upgraded all the software the day prior and I would say did a crummy calibration. I know when most trucks are running in the 1500-3000 ft/lbs range, there is something wrong!



Estimates from 800 ft/lbs to 60% too much floated the air. All said and done, I am not sure of what the number was. All that can be said is that the numbers were not even close. HP seemed to be somewhat accurate (comparing to other dynos people have run) but I cant really say they are "accurate" for sure as there is no proof that the HP numbers were not off as well.



We had folks travel from as far as Kingston and Sudbury to come to the event. Everyone was fortunate with lovely sunny skies and no rain. Lunch was excellent, and the temperature warmed up a bit in the afternoon.





Here are the pics!









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[RSchwarzli]

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