Maine dyno day- Portland

Folks-

Summer is so close- so I wanted to start a post and see if anyone has any interest in getting a dyno day together here in Portland?

Here is the website for the shop:

www.f1dyno.com

I stopped in yesterday to find out group pricing, times, etc. I figured a Saturday in June or July would be best.

Time: maybe 10am-3pm or so. That would give us plenty of time for any multiple runs.

Price- $40-$50 per car for back-to-back runs, but the guy said he would be fine with throwing a car back on the dyno later if someone needed to test again after any modifications. He sounded like he wanted to work with us and really looked forward to it. He also said it would be no problem to grill up some food if we wanted it for lunch. I'll take care of that cost if we decide to go that route.

This is also a 4-wheel dyno, if required.

If we get 7 or more cars, it could get a little cheaper.

All of you Massachusetts/NH folks (Verell, Birdman, Spider348, enjoythemusic etc) could caravan up (it's about 2 hours from Verell's).

If you don't want to run the dyno, just come buy and hang out for a while.

GregTe? PMDDMD? pete04222? dpardyferrari? I'm sure I missed some Maine folks.

No reason we couldn't go for a drive after- of course

Any interest? If so- please post days that will/will not work for you.

thanks folks,

jwise

 

Pete- sounds good. We'll see if i can drum up enough participants- so just check this thread.

Birdman- excellent. I'm thinking sometime in June/July maybe? The dyno place is available most weekends if I reserve it soon.

How about June 10 or 17? Or July 22 or 29?

jwise

 

Thanks Jeff- sounds like alot of fun. What time will you folks be starting it up? How many cars do you have planned? How many spots are available? My poor 308 won't stand a chance against Vipers and Panteras, but sure makes alot of nice noise for a little V8.

Honestly, I'm a little suprised/confused by the lack of interest in a Ferrari dyno day. I would think it would be alot of fun, and a good time for a drive after. How could you go wrong? Maybe it's too far from Boston.

So Birdman, carmaster, Pete04222, how about we join in the Viper/Pantera day? Jeff, maybe this is too many people? Obviously, we will do whatever works for you guys.

Thanks again for the invite.

 

Howdy Darrell-
Great to hear from you! Why the engine rebuild? Did IFS do it for you?
Very curious to hear about that one. PM me if that's easier. If nothing else, it would be great to compare your rebuilt engine to my 60K mile engine on the dyno. I think that may depress me though.....

Yep, I'm planning on joining the Viper/Pantera folks, But, it would be better to organize one for the local Ferrari clan alone if we can gather up enough people. I think five would be the minumum. With you involved, we have three who want to try it out.

Either way, I'm getting this puppy on the dyno soon so I know she is running to potential....or not!

So, monitor this post for more info in the future. Thanks again-
jwise

 

Thanks Jeff- sounds like a blast. I actually drove my first Viper last year- and it was a wild one. It had a Paxton supercharger with something around 800HP (quoted). This car frightened me. Thanks for the drive Tom

jwise
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Jeff- I don't understand, what am I thinking is "easy"?

And I agree- I'm not a fan of supercharged 308s, but to each his own.


Birdman- I won't hold it against someone who is into V10 american muscle. We must represent!!

They deserve some bragging rights on the dyno, but there is not a Viper in the world that looks as beautiful as a 308- in my opinion. They sure do sound cool though.

But you are correct- we are in for a severe thumpin'....

 

So, I'm thinking of just joining up with the Viper Club this Saturday.

Darrell- are you game?

Birdman/Spider348- any interest in coming up to hang out?

Jeff- is it still o.k. for me to show up?

Looks like it could be raining.....

Thanks folks-
jwise

 

Well, it must have been cancelled because nobody was there except the guy who runs the place. I would think wet cars/tires on a dyno would be no fun.

Jeff- please post or pm me if you guys are planning on a reschedule and still have an available spot or two- thanks.

jwise