Dynoed my car this weekend:

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08-24-2004, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Elistan,Aug 23 2004, 01:18 PM

Do you know what your coolant temps were? How long was it between showing up at the shop and the car beeing put on the rollers? What was your dyno stock?

Never dynoed the car stock and am unsure on the coolant temps. I was there just a couple minutes before driving an hour to get there. Could the time between arrival and dyno run play that much of a factor?

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08-25-2004, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 95civicturbo,Aug 24 2004, 09:09 AM

So I should let me car cool down first? I drove it right before I pulled it in. I assumed it needed to be at normal operating temp before running it. How cool are we talking about?

When someone says to let the engine cool they mean under the hood temps, not operating temps. Engine temps of the coolant, intake, intake manifold, oil, can really play a factor after being heat soaked from a long duration drive. Putting a bag of ice on the intake works well, also make sure they put a fan in front of the car for some cool air. Hot air has to be the worst factor for the dyno due to lack of cool air that one would receive from regular driving.