IMPORT FACE-OFF: 2/18-2/19 - Louisiana
#27
man that was an awesome 7..... i was in love.... i've been trying to buy one for a while now but can't find the right deal... i wanted to talk to you about it but i didn't want to be like everyother kid comin up to you just wanting you to rev up....haha but just wanted to give you props and tell you, you def could have gotten better numbers on that dyno... those damn people can't ever get it straight.... i've seen them blow someone's motor before.... lol pretty bad...
#28
Originally Posted by zonblitz
Was nice to meet you Marc.
Was fun but cold... too windy and 1/4 mile was cancelled..
Had fun tho, the 7 brought waaay more attention than I would have thought. My wife, while cold got a kick out of everyone checking out our car.
Dynoed FINALLY @ 308.3 hp , torque number was skewed though in the 270 range. (because of something when they were setting up) Now I just need some tuning!
Wanted to stay to have car judged in show but was cold and wife was hungry. If the amount of attention was any clue we would have placed in something.
Missed most of the drifting while in line for dyno but was a good trip...
Marc, shoot me a pm and I'll send you that part.
Was fun but cold... too windy and 1/4 mile was cancelled..
Had fun tho, the 7 brought waaay more attention than I would have thought. My wife, while cold got a kick out of everyone checking out our car.
Dynoed FINALLY @ 308.3 hp , torque number was skewed though in the 270 range. (because of something when they were setting up) Now I just need some tuning!
Wanted to stay to have car judged in show but was cold and wife was hungry. If the amount of attention was any clue we would have placed in something.
Missed most of the drifting while in line for dyno but was a good trip...
Marc, shoot me a pm and I'll send you that part.
#29
Originally Posted by procivic22
man that was an awesome 7..... i was in love.... i've been trying to buy one for a while now but can't find the right deal... i wanted to talk to you about it but i didn't want to be like everyother kid comin up to you just wanting you to rev up....haha but just wanted to give you props and tell you, you def could have gotten better numbers on that dyno... those damn people can't ever get it straight.... i've seen them blow someone's motor before.... lol pretty bad...
#30
ok up hold up don't get pissed..... i wasn't refering to all dyno's i've just been to a car show where a Neon RT was being dynoed with nitrous and the guy testing it hit the nitrous too soon and the motor did blow.... i'm not just making it up.... and in reference to this RX-7 being dynoed, he even said that he could have gotten better numbers.... i'm not saying that particular dyno did something wrong but i have witnessed some screw up..... don't get offended.... it's just my opinon
#31
Originally Posted by procivic22
ok up hold up don't get pissed..... i wasn't refering to all dyno's i've just been to a car show where a Neon RT was being dynoed with nitrous and the guy testing it hit the nitrous too soon and the motor did blow.... i'm not just making it up.... and in reference to this RX-7 being dynoed, he even said that he could have gotten better numbers.... i'm not saying that particular dyno did something wrong but i have witnessed some screw up..... don't get offended.... it's just my opinon
he could have gotten better numbers, sure. but he didnt. he made the same numbers twice. the first time I did start off at a low rpm and didnt get the right number. After he told me where I need to be then his numbers were right on consecutively. the second to last guy made 416, then 525, then 609. yeah, he got better numbers as he increased the boost on his car. that day was the PERFECT day for turbo cars.
sure, everyone has wittnessed some screw-ups with dynos. as for this past show... there was nothing wrong except for the tacho pickup which we had a slight problem with but sorted it out later. I'm not getting offended just clarifying facts and not bothering with opinions.
Saludos.
#32
I just saw the rest of this, I said I needed tuning, that has nothing to do with the dyno or the guys running it, I think Jay and his folks did a fine job. I was happy to finally get an idea what my car would do.
And thanks on the props, bro if you ever see me, come say hi, it's np. Yeah alot of people were coming up but that's fine. After the $$$ and work plus ridiculous amounts of sweat at DCP this past summer, it was gratifying.
I may be going to the car show this weekend in Hammond and enter the car. It was dirty that day and I was a bit embarassed as I usually keep it spotless. (Not to mention my hood emblem flew off on the way down, lol)
I will eventually get the car tuned but I have put off a new fuel system for now at the beckoning of my wife. (We have 4 trips planned this year and so far I have only saved up for one!)
Again, thanks to both of you guys for the kind words about my car, it is truly a labor of love.
take care and hope to see you both at future meets.
P.S. I am gonna take the car to Gulfport dragstrip in a couple weeks to see what it'll do on the 1/4. I was gonna go back to NPR for that but GPT is only 1/2 hour away from my house.
And thanks on the props, bro if you ever see me, come say hi, it's np. Yeah alot of people were coming up but that's fine. After the $$$ and work plus ridiculous amounts of sweat at DCP this past summer, it was gratifying.
I may be going to the car show this weekend in Hammond and enter the car. It was dirty that day and I was a bit embarassed as I usually keep it spotless. (Not to mention my hood emblem flew off on the way down, lol)
I will eventually get the car tuned but I have put off a new fuel system for now at the beckoning of my wife. (We have 4 trips planned this year and so far I have only saved up for one!)
Again, thanks to both of you guys for the kind words about my car, it is truly a labor of love.
take care and hope to see you both at future meets.
P.S. I am gonna take the car to Gulfport dragstrip in a couple weeks to see what it'll do on the 1/4. I was gonna go back to NPR for that but GPT is only 1/2 hour away from my house.