First Event - Dyno Day at KAR - 27 January 2007

witblits · Post by **witblits** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:40 pm

Maybe the guys from PTA and centurion would like to convoy? Guarantee I will get lost! MK1-FAN!! mind if i tail you? where can we meet?

Mk1-fan · Post by **Mk1-fan** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:04 am

I am coming from Vanderbijlpark, so I don't think we will meet anywhere.

witblits · Post by **witblits** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:47 am

Mk1-fan wrote:I am coming from Vanderbijlpark, so I don't think we will meet anywhere.

Vanderbijlpark

hmmm nou voel ek soos 'n toffie...

Sorry i was under the impression you stayed in centurion? I will only be there a little later, have a couple of things to sort outfirst. Are we going to see you at zwartkops on sunday?

Mk1-fan · Post by **Mk1-fan** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:45 am

Yup, will be at Z this weekend.

*ace* · Post by ***ace*** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 12:13 pm

Bio-Surge wrote:
*ace* wrote:Any guys cominig from randburg or so? Maybe we travel in convoy to it
Should be a couple of us from around the randburg sandton area. I'm pretty keen for a convoy, I'm just not leading it this time...

Im down for that. Maybe late into next week we can see how many guys will meet. Yah dude, i aint heading it up... Illl get lost! Suck with directions, will need someone to show us the way!

xr3tf · Post by **xr3tf** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:34 pm

I visited the Ford ST club dyno day at Jedi Motorsport on Saturday, and would like to propose to the organisers of this dyno day to consider the following, if it has not already been adressed:

A good idea might be to have a system (PA, screen etc) to make the results and other interesting info available to everybody who came to watch / participate. As an example: Golf V GTi, Chipped & Exhaust, 95 octane, 180kw / 320 NM etc, then everybody knows.

All power figures quoted should be on the wheels, but this fact should also be mentioned to spectators.

Safety, Safety, Safety! Saw a guy standing right in front of the right front wheel of a car that was at full power on the dyno and he was edging dangerously close to the rollers without knowing it (30cm!), as he was trying to look at the computer screen. If the results were displayed somewhere else or anounced, this should not be necesarry. How about running screens in parallel where the second screen is a big screen and removed from the action.

A lot of people come to watch, but if the dyno bay is crowded and you do not go and find out what the results were, what are spectators really doing there, besides meeting with other club members etc.

Carn · Post by **Carn** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:16 am

Thanks Bib's, was an awesome event with a good turnout

Please keep us posted with regards to the results and final figures

Post by **Neuk** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:19 am

Hey C_ya!

Was a pleasure helping out, and looking forward to you paying us a visit

I think there were some great idea's posted above, particularily about informing the crowd of relevant information and safety aspects

Cheers
Nic

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:59 pm

*ace* wrote:
Bio-Surge wrote:
*ace* wrote:Any guys cominig from randburg or so? Maybe we travel in convoy to it
Should be a couple of us from around the randburg sandton area. I'm pretty keen for a convoy, I'm just not leading it this time...
Im down for that. Maybe late into next week we can see how many guys will meet. Yah dude, i aint heading it up... Illl get lost! Suck with directions, will need someone to show us the way!

Guys i'll also be coming from Randburg for this event, so let's arrange that convoy soon. Like Bio, i will not be leading the group though!

Bio-Surge · Post by **Bio-Surge** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:14 pm

Heavy foot wrote:Guys i'll also be coming from Randburg for this event, so let's arrange that convoy soon. Like Bio, i will not be leading the group though!

O grud... Guess I'll have to lead then...
<Unpacks Map book>

joggiep · Post by **joggiep** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:24 pm

witblitsVanderbijlpark wrote: hmmm nou voel ek soos 'n toffie... Sorry i was under the impression you stayed in centurion? I will only be there a little later, have a couple of things to sort outfirst. Are we going to see you at zwartkops on sunday?

They Pta / Centurion guys can always get together at Botha ave at 7:00 AM and form a convoy if you guys are interested. We did it last year .

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Post by **Rabbit222** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:18 pm

I have invited the Reno and RS Clubs to the dyno day. I sent them a mail on the 11/01/07 and I posted up on their sites earlier today... hopefully we get some support from the respective clubs

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http://renaultsport.myfastforum.org/abo ... highlight=

http://www.fordstownerssa.co.za/phpBB2/ ... php?t=3819

Post by **RoadHaWg** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:38 pm

Yo i'll be there in the Northern guys convoy.

One more suggestion.......Get PPL that know about DSG to dyno the DSG cars!!!!!! Dont want a repeat of last time!!!!!

Post by **panic-mechanic** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:25 am

sorry - it will be either me or shane and neither of us 'know' DSG cars. What was the problem?.

Mk1-fan · Post by **Mk1-fan** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:50 am

panic-mechanic wrote:sorry - it will be either me or shane and neither of us 'know' DSG cars. What was the problem?.

Stu's dad's car jumped off the dyno. He has the Jetta 2.0T dsg. More here.

http://www.vwclub.co.za/vwforum/viewtop ... l&start=25

Carn · Post by **Carn** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:19 am

I remember reading some time ago on the vortex about dsg cars on the dyno, I will see if I can find the post

Wazzsta · Post by **Wazzsta** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:53 am

can someone confirm if the dyno at car is able to accomodate 4 wheel drive cars ?

Post by **panic-mechanic** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:10 pm

no 4wd cars. 2wd only.

Post by **panic-mechanic** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:17 pm

Stu - Ok not much help from there. Can somebody please explain what happened. Clearly - did the car go forward - backward - sideways off the dyno?. What damage?. etc.etc. We ran several dsg's the previous time at KAR and no problems except sometimes it would kick back a gear instead of staying in the one you selected. Perhaps putting some extra straps on the dsg car might be prudent.

Zubair · Post by **Zubair** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:02 pm

I was there,a chunk of the run flat tyre got ripped off too,if it wasn't for the straps the results would have been catastrophic.Duno if this is true or not but I heard whilst the motor was spinning down after the run,the dyno operator selected reverse or something to that effect and that caused the car to plunge sideways etc..

witblits · Post by **witblits** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:12 pm

@Joggie, Convoy sounds like a winner to me, however, will have to check If i can go or not, i know we have a couple of things booked...

What time do you guys want to start with the dyno's? then witch filter should i bring? the standard one or the cone? anyone up for a myth busting? cone versus standard?

Post by **panic-mechanic** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:39 pm

Bring them both. How will you bust any myth just using the one.

witblits · Post by **witblits** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:47 am

OK, will bring them both, cone and standard. Lets settle this cone myth once and for all.

Cupra_Ary · Post by **Cupra_Ary** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:28 am

ATT - Committee Members

Guys, can U please organise a screen for the dyno figures to be shown @ on a wall or something. I think there will be a lot of peeps there, and it would be nice to chill at the back somewhere whilst still seeing power figures reflecting on a screen. Like @ the Snail dyno day.

It will make things alot more compfortable and no jostling for places in the front.

What you guys say?

witblits · Post by **witblits** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:38 am

If any one can bring a projector i will bring the rest... i have the VGA switch and a lot of VGA cable....IF they have a darkish room with white walls we can show on them, can someone phone them and ask, or i will go there sometime today or tomorrow to check the place see if it can do what we need.