Michael Townsend wrote:
>
> HI,
>
> My van fits that category nicely.  I volunteered to be a control sample if
> he could find a local (Raleigh) shop.  Any quick dyno would be good enough
> for one stock run.  Unfortunately, the level of sophistication required for
> Robert (wind effect, etc.) pushes the test 2 hours away to Charlotte and the
> cost to $100, which is more time and money resources than I would take away
> from my family.  However, I suppose I don't have to go to the same dyno as
> him if they are all calibrated to National Standards properly.  Maybe there
> is a local one that is good enough . . .
>
> Michael Townsend
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: KENWILFY@AOL.COM <KENWILFY@AOL.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Friday, October 29, 1999 8:55 AM
> Subject: Re: Order of the dyno testing...
>
> >I would really like to see as the base line a stock, recently rebuilt
> (within
> >the last 20k miles) and good running, 2.1l engine with stock manual tranny.
> >That way we can see what we have and then what you've got.  Anybody in that
> >area that can volunteer thier van?
> >
> >Ken Wilford
> >http://www.vanagain.com
> >John 3:16
> >Phone: (856)-765-1583
> >Shop:   (856)-327-0027
> >Fax:     (856)-327-2242
the dyno testing needs to be done on the same dyno the same day at the
same engine temps as close as possible to give it a fair reading
Bob