OK folks, it's on. We have the whole day of August 7, and if there is sufficient interest, Jeff said the dyno would be available Friday afternoon as well.
Here's the rundown on how it works:
Cost: $600 per day up to 16 cars, $20 per car if we exceed 16.
Time: 8:00 to 5:00 with an hour for lunch. Simple math tells us that means 1 car every 30 minutes. I know for a fact that we can do more than that if it is a baseline run. It takes nearly 10 minutes to strap a car to the rollers.
Definitions:
Baseline run: The car is strapped onto the rollers and you do 2-3 pulls to see what power you are making, check air-fuel ratio's, etc. Typically there is time for *brief* tuning, that typically involves changing timing, or a few basic adjustments with an S-AFC type fuel controller.
Tuning runs: This would be for really dialing in an ECU or carburator jets (yeh, I still have carbs). You need to book more time for tuning runs, possibly making fuel pressure changes (EFI), etc. The car stays strapped to the dyno while you make the changes, so you are paying for some "down" time.
Notice I reserved two spots, well, I know it takes a good 25-30 minutes for me to change out the chokes on my carbs, so there is no reason for me to stay on the dyno while I do that.
Payment:
In one week, based on the schedule I will announce a price. In the mean time, I'm going to ask for a $20 deposit to hold your spot (PayPal to
celica73@earthlink.net, or pay me in person/mail a check). If you can't make it, then sell your spot to someone else. This should avoid the massive flux and uncertainty that I saw last time I did this. I'm the one who will be writing the $600+ check to Jeff at the end of the day.
So, here's the schedule, I'll fill in the blanks as people sign up. Feel free to negotiate time trades with people (for example, I plan to be there all day, so I can take my runs whenever).
Friday????
1:00-5:00
Saturday:
8:00-8:40= Scott Johnson '73 Celica (flexible time)
8:40-9:00= Aaron Buckley '00 Celica
9:00-9:20= Frank Catena Miata (flexible time)
9:20-9:40=Jim Pastorius Screamin' Camry powered MR2
9:40-10:00= Sally Johnson '00 "shouldn't go to DSP" Celica
10:00-10:40= Scott Johnson '73 Celica (flexible time)
10:40-11:00= Shawn Whipple '00 Integra Type R
11:00-11:20= Shawn Whipple '03 F250 diesel
11:20-11:40= Vincent Keene a "woman's" car
11:40-12:00= Stephen Westerfield '89 Sentra Rallycross special
12:00-1:00= Lunch
1:00-1:20= Adam Ligon
1:20-1:40= Jason Mauldin Kick ass Nissan Silvia
1:40-2:20= Richard Anderson Focus with custom VIR hood
2:20-2:40= Sean Korb Cougar, Pantera, Suprang, other?
2:40-3:00= Ken Shiring '00 Honda Prelude
3:00-3:20= Stephen Westerfield '91 Integra
3:20-3:40= Michael Westerfield '95 Prelude
3:40-4:00=Les Davis Miata
Other notes:
If we coordinate lunch (order pizza, bring a grill, etc), then we might be able to run a few extra cars. Last time we just closed the shop and went out for fast food.
Last time Jim F. was nice enough to bring his scales out and run them for the the day. He was compensated with free dyno time. I'd love to get someone with scales out there again. Jim: If several of us get together to build ramps to go with your scales, would that be good payment for services rendered?
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