I will be sending you a PM. There are other options.

 

Thanks! Like most of us, I work on a limited budget, and the options here seem so similar to my Rex, but I know they work a little differently. A little edumacation is what I need.

 

Ya do a nice job of staying out of the fuss mate...

Politics, religion, that sort of thing.

Cheers,

Charlie

 

Some of the prices have been posted in post #2 with the list. Still working on getting a deal on dyno time for everybody. Any suggestions on dates yet?

(**Reminder** The wonderfull US government has me in Germany from April 5th through April 30th. Though not entirely nessicary I would like to be there for this event.)

 

Happy New Year...

You are still active duty?

 

Any update?

March 16 and 17 look like a good Friday/Saturday, still cool, snow mostly gone.

Don

 

We can make March work Don. People who do their income taxes early might have a little extra for the tune.

 

Sorry for the late reply. No I'm in the reserves. Did three years of active at the greatest Army post in the world (Ft. Campbell) as an Infantryman in the 101st. Then ETS'ed and took a couple years off before becoming a reserve Engineer. For the last 6 years I have been a heavy equipment opperator, and am do to get out once and for all this August.

 

I might be free to make a drive out west to come watch and say hello. :D

 

We would be glad to have you R35P3T DA M1N1. You can even put that car of yours on the rollers to see what it will do.

 

OK, we can get the March time somewhere, are we doing dyno only or is your guy going to be available. Send me a private message here or to my email.

I would like to get this on the MINI5280 Calendar as a March Club Dyno Day.

Also, the 17th a few folks will probably having their MINIs in the WWA Car Show, but I suspect those folks will not be primary Dyno MINI folks.

I will post up another message regarding WWA's invite.

Don S
President MINI5280

 

We will see how things turn out. got an offer on my classic today, so things might be changing under my bonnet.

 

It would be a good time to set up that new thingy under your hood.

Want me to put you down for any dyno time or tune?

 

no, not as of now. I will wait and see when I get the funding for everything first. Then let you know.

 

Ok, so its time to see who is serious.

Found out that the dyno needs to be reserved in advance with full payment of $700.00 per day for unlimited cars. With the amount of people on the list if all are still up for it DYNO COST will be less than $100.00 per car. This is a good discount from BoosCreep's normal $150.00 fee. Me and the 5280 powers that be still need to figgure out how to collect your dyno deposit to get the facility reserved for the 16th of March.

With my special skills (a friend that works for the airlines) I am able to get (The un named tuner) out here with a minimum of 5~6 cars to be tuned. We have more than that on the list now, so that leaves room for a couple drop outs.

Confining the event to one day is do able with the amount of people signed up. But it will be an early morning / late night with a car always straped down getting tested. Figgure 30 minutes for baseline pulls, and 1~2 hours for a good tune, add in the rigging time and it will cut things short on time. If it comes to a point where we need to run over into the 17th that is going to raise dyno costs.

If you would like to be taken off, or have yet to be added to the sign up list, let me know. We are running out of time to get the details worked out. Once everyone has confirmed that they are still interested and ready to go, we will have an exact price.

 

I'm still in! Don't mind going early in AM.

 

Sounds good to me. Since the ECU still seems locked, looks like I'm still down for just a dyno run on my R60. Early is ok, as long as it isn't too early.

 

I am in as well. Don't mind the early hours since I normally up around 4. I did have a tune done at the last MINI5280 dyno day. This time I want to be able to save it on a device so that I can reload it once the dealer flash it back to the standard tune.

 

I am in, I would like an after lunch slot. I would like to get a re-tune, if it is possible since my ECU was reset back to stock and updated to current image of May, 2011.

But I will be up in mid-morning to cheer for the folks on the dyno.

Don

 

I am still in for the tune and dyno. Preferably morning. The car will be coming up in a car hauler. Is it safe to assume there will be enough room for our truck and trailer?

Thanks for putting this together.

 

IMO most stock or lightly modified R50's, 2's and R53's have about what 80-90K miles on the ticker at this point ?

If it's who I think this is, the last time he was out this way two R53's in my club blew up the engines on the dyno.

IMO unless you have a VERY well taken care of R53 which has has a substancial amount of OEM parts replaced with new, and maybe after having a compression check done. An aftermaret tune is a BAD idea, especially for a daily driver.....

My 2 cents, take it for what it's worth.

 

Thanks for your concern. As long as everybodys maintanance is up to date, and everything checks out ok, running your car on the dyno is no different than running it hard on the street.

Check the belt tensioners and belts on R53 models. And everybody that is planing on attending CHECK YOUR FLUID LEVELS. Its also a good idea to do an oil change a few days before the dyno day. If there are any strange or out of the ordanary issues / noises coming from your engine, clutch, or transmission, it's probably not such a good idea for you to be on the dyno.

We will probably be doing a quick inspection before anybodys car is straped down to the dyno, but it is still done at your own risk.

 

We should have plenty of room for you. I am planing on doing a recon of the dyno facility in the next couple weeks, to see what else we might need.

 

Good thoughts about maintenance and being sure your MINI engine is strong. I agree with DG and GR, if you suspect your engine might be a bit weak, it is at your own risk.

Although, most folks who tune know the risks but be aware and not surprised.

It does not matter who tunes , if your engine is weak results may be bad.

So, enough said on this topic, back to the thread.

Thank you,
Don

 

I think I remember hearing stories of two cars with issues at a dyno tune, but if IIRC neither were stock. One car had an aftermarket downpipe blow off since it wasn't put on securely and the other car was found to have low compression due to some weird aftermarket cam advance that didn't allow the valves to close all the way. At least that was what I heard. I think stock tunes and cars would benefit most from a tune. Power is smoother, comes on in more usable places and makes the car more drive-able.

Also remember, as stated, how a car is maintaned, and how it is driven matters. Even if one never went over 4K rpm, the difference will be obvious.

My personal experience is 110k hard driven miles and the dyno tune has made the car much easier to drive. I don't get anywhere near peak HP most days, but the fact that I have over 190 ftlbs of torque at 3600 rpm does make every drive better, more fun and less dramatic. The feel of the gas pedal is more linear and faster responding, so even tooling around town shows benefits.