Wan2Fly

I have been seeing a lot of talk about getting DYNO tests done and seem there is alway a misconception on how to really read a DYNO and what true HP.

I am not an expert on this and just posted here to start a discussion topic to help other fellow memebers in the Chat.

I came across a website which is lenght by good information. Enjoy and please everyone add you comments te help others.

http://www.factorypro.com/ Go downe to about the middle of the web page and you will see a headline "TRUE HP"

Enjoy,

Wan2Fly

Wan2Fly

Point A to point B is always faster when you Fly!

winders

Oh please. Marc at Factory Pro would want you to believe that the DynoJet dyno is crap. Well, ask him how many Factory Dyno's are installed throughout the world and compare that to DynoJet's numbers.

And what kind of dyno does the AMA and FUSA use? Not a Factory dyno. The Canadian series that have HP limits don't use a Factory dyno either....

The industry standard is the DynoJet dyno...

Scott

milesmcever

I agree with you it is like polititions mudslinging, but dyno does not throw as much mud back so i like them. Once at road atlanta i went to talk with a factorypro person that had a dyno, he pretty much told me that all the results from the dynojet dyno was no good and that the only way my bike would ever be right was to dyno it on there dyno. But the thing about it is he ask me what bike i had and how it ran and i told him fine, he ask me how i knew and i said with a huge grin i ran it on a dynojet dyno. They are forced to say this i beieve.

Rrider

Just because the Dynojet Dyno is considered the industry standard does not mean that it the most accurate or precise measure of hp or the best dyno for tuning.

Gary M
www.bmgracing.com
CCS SW AM #28
'03 Kawi ZX636R
'00 Duc 748R

winders

I never said the DynoJet dyno was more or less accurate than the Factory Pro dyno, did I?

All I said was that Marc at Factory Pro will tell you that DynoJet dynos are crap and that is just plain not the case. He will also tell you that Power Commander are no good too. He is full of crap and just wants to sell his products.

Anyway, there is no better way to to tune than using the DynoJet dyno in conjunction with a PCIII and the Tune Link software. All the engine guys I know use a DynoJet dyno.....

Scott

Rrider

In the link in the first post, Marc gives many technical reasons as to why the FactoryPro dyno is more accurate and precise than others. Inertia (the principle that all DynoJet dynos are based on) hinders the results and Marc discusses why on his page. Besides this, getting the best out of a bike takes more than setting steady state or acceleration air/fuel ratios, which is only what tune link provides. I've yet to read a technical reason as to why Marc is wrong.

I haven't yet had a bike tuned with tune link, mainly because the tuners I know won't pay the up front and yearly fees for the software. However, I have had some of the best tuners in the country tune my bikes using the PCIII and other devices using DynoJet dynos. I am sure these guys can set the air/fuel ratio as good as tune link could and their results would verify that. What I have found is that Marc has gotten results that others could not, understands the needs of the rider more than anyone I've dealt with and considers situations which cannot be duplicated on any dyno, especially a DynoJet dyno. He did all these things while explaining everything to me. Has anyone else here paid for Marc's services before judging him?


Gary M
www.bmgracing.com
CCS SW AM #28
'03 Kawi ZX636R
'00 Duc 748R

micty

Would it not be possible to determine which dyno measures the more accurate hp by using the equation for theoretical top speed? I heard that theoretical top speed can be calculated from hp, sprocket sizes, aerodynamic drag, and other variables. If so, a bike can be run at top speed, which can be measured by radar, given the known top speed, we can work backward to figuring out what is the hp? Or if aerodynamic drag is too difficult to measure, then we can test the various dyno's measured hp and plug that into the equation and see which one would result in more realistic aerodynamic drag?

winders

Gary,

The current Dynojet dynos are not simply inertial dynos anymore. To use the Tune Link software, you need a DynoJet 250 with the load control. Load control is the key feature that allows proper tuning at various RPMs, gears, and throttle positions.

I am sure both dynos are precise....I know the DynoJet dyno is very precise.

Accurate? As long as the dynos are consistant, do I care if one reports more HP than the other? No. Not as long as I can measure the gains made by a bike.

Again, if Marc had the best dyno, people would be flocking to it. The DynoJet Tune Link software is revolutionary. Tuners like Dan Kyle use it. It allow one to make customs maps much more quickly without having to make hundreds of dyno runs.

Marc is a good tuner. But that does not mean he has the best dyno or that DynoJet dynos are crap. You have remember that Marc is trying to sell his products so you have to take what he says about products that compete with his with skepticism.

Scott

Rrider

Of course, a dyno needs load control to program fuel injection and I'm sure most people know that a model 250 has an eddy brake. A DJ may produce hp readings that are accurate enough for tuning, but what about the limitations of the software and the lack other features?

Ask someone who uses a DJ250 how they determine the correct A/F ratio at any given throttle position or RPM. They can't, because a DJ250 doesn't display the HP at steady state. It only gives HP readings when doing acceleration tests. Setting A/F ratios using acceleration tests is not accurate enough for tuning EFI because of the delay in the O2 readings. Besides that, using the inertia to do acceleration tests doesn't provide the proper load for tuning.

What about Tuning Link? It requires someone to guess at the best A/F ratio and the software sets the FI map to provide that A/F ratio. It does not set the A/F ratio to the best power. No given A/F ratio makes the best power on every bike and even considering a single bike, the best A/F ratio varies for different throttle positions and RPMs. Additionally, a 4 gas analyzer is sometimes needed to optimize a tuning point (like when the exhaust is in reversion). DJ doesn't have 4 gas capability.

Inertia is hard on bikes and the eddy brake. Also, it takes time from the tuning by waiting for the drum to slow down. Tuning a two stroke is more of a problem and it will beat up the eddy brake on an inertia system. Some dyno manufacturers (like MJP) offer dynos with DJ like inertia drums, but the drum does nothing to help in anyway. It's only a option to more accurately reproduce the BS DJ numbers so the shop can more easily sell their services. The problem is that the general public is conditioned to the inflated DJ numbers. This is why MJP (with O2,4-gas, and a FactoryPro-like interface that displays Steady State HP) is selling many dynos to replace DJ250's throughout Europe. There are even a few MJP's imported to the US.

Marc could have included DJ power as an output, but he decided to only output true HP. I respect his integrity to not buy into the DJ BS, although it ultimately hurts his business. I also respect him for trying to educate the masses. It's much easier to conform than educate every potential customer.

DJ needs to makes changes to their dynos to be more like Marc's, but doing so would mean that they were wrong all along. I don't see DJ doing that anytime soon. Until then, the FactoryPro dyno will always be better for tuning than what DJ offers.

Being the preferred dyno for any race series rules enforcement or being the industry standard is meaningless.

Scott,
I'm still waiting for a technical reason as to why you think Marc is full of crap.

Gary M
www.bmgracing.com
CCS SW AM #28
'03 Kawi ZX636R
'00 Duc 748R

dj dunzie

RRider, please stop using BS and DJ in the same sentence, okies??? !!!

"Keep yer feet on the pegs and your right hand cranked."