Is getting a dyno test dangerous...?

JMDigital

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I have an appointment to get my car dyno tested. I wanted them to give the car the once over and see what upgrades should be next. They sugested that they dyno test the car, sounds good to me . When I called a friend of myne to help me drop off the car he asked me if it was dangerous to do this test? If there is a problem with the car or it is not setup corerctly can this hurt the engine. I did not know the answer so I ask you guys.

thanks for the help as I learn...
 
supra90turbo

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If there's a problem, then yeah, it's bad.

Obviously, everything must be mechanically sound. If you have any question in the engine's integrity, don't do it.
If you don't mind them running it up to redline a few times, then go for it.

your friend is probably one of those people who "don't beat on their car". "redline is bad" right? meh, fuck'em.
I had a friend like that with an Eclipse... wouldn't actually "drive" his car... just babied it. said revving it high is really bad for it. factories make a rev limit for a reason.
 
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I dont have a problem with them doing it. and the car has been 100% fine. It never runs hot and I allways check fluids, I did tell them the reason I went to them was to get them to install the electronics required to tune the upgrades correctly The prev owner upgraded the "mechanical" parts but did not do any electronic upgrades. We are guessing that its at about 300hp or so, but with what has been done adding the correct electronics would get it closer to 350-400. The guy working on it has an 89 that he is building. He has built the 7m's and knows his stuff...
 
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Dynoing a car is hard on it. However, as mentioned, unless there is something already wrong with it, it won't cause a problem.

If it blows up on the dyno, it was going to blow up anyway.

Don't sweat it.
 
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Supracentral said:
Dynoing a car is hard on it. However, as mentioned, unless there is something already wrong with it, it won't cause a problem.

If it blows up on the dyno, it was going to blow up anyway.

Don't sweat it.
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Or the dyno techie can lean it out -40% across the board and blow your engine up as he watches the a/f go into the 16's......... Then leave you stranded.

It's all better now.
 
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RacerXJ220 said:
Or the dyno techie can lean it out -40% across the board and blow your engine up as he watches the a/f go into the 16's......... Then leave you stranded.

It's all better now.
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In that case there would be a trip to the emergency room involved for said operator!
 
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MK3Brent said:
What mods are on the car?

I can give you a ball park estimate. :)
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All mods done by prev owner This is the list he emailed me before I got the car.

Imported JDM 7MGTE Engine swap (has about 50k miles on it. )
ARP Head Bolts
Rebuilt turbo with the 60-1 wheel (majestic turbo - good for 450hp)
Felpro head gasket
K&N FIPK
Fidanza flywheel
Exedy clutch and pressure plate
HardPipes (ceramic coated)
Greddy Type S BOV
Chrome plated valve covers
SupraSport Upper Intercooler
BIC divorced downpipe
Test Pipe Megan Racing
3 inch catback exhaust
Joe P Manual Boost Controller
Eibach lowering srings
935 Motorsports front strut tower bar
 
phoenix6

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thought my engine was sound. Do what I did...

Youre scared of it messing up from redline and such, might be worth just seeing what she really is capable of... before she blows up hahaha (not to scare you Im being serious)

I got rod knock a day after a race with some punk ass kid in a v8. I ran my car to its limit, I dont regret it, I felt like she gave me everything she had right before she died and I whooped his little ass to boot. He called my car a gay japanese piece of shit.... nono, he took his piece of shit home cryin...

my point is, even if it blows up, be proud of what it did...
 
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