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Old May 19, 2010 | 04:35 PM
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ican get my car dynoed this week on a mustang or should i wait 3 weeks for a dynojet. also if i use a mustang am i suppose to use my actual vehicle weight plus driver or manufactor weight.
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Old May 19, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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It doesn't really matter. Dyno numbers are for show, track numbers are for the dough.
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Old May 19, 2010 | 05:21 PM
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If you want to see higher numbers wait for the dynojet.
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Originally Posted by 6801
ican get my car dynoed this week on a mustang or should i wait 3 weeks for a dynojet. also if i use a mustang am i suppose to use my actual vehicle weight plus driver or manufactor weight.
Are you getting your car tuned or just dynoed? When using a Mustang dyno you are to use the total vehicle weight with driver.
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Old May 19, 2010 | 11:13 PM
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dyno tune for 400 or check mail tune for 65. im hopping to see 400rwhp but i just want to make sure af is right an i can drive it
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Originally Posted by Slow94Formula
If you want to see higher numbers wait for the dynojet.
That's not always the case.
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Old May 20, 2010 | 07:11 AM
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ican get my car dynoed this week on a mustang or should i wait 3 weeks for a dynojet. also if i use a mustang am i suppose to use my actual vehicle weight plus driver or manufactor weight.
if you are just looking for numbers...go for dynojet. If you are getting tuned, go for the Mustang.
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dyno tune for 400 or check mail tune for 65. im hopping to see 400rwhp but i just want to make sure af is right an i can drive it
If the Mustang dyno is calibrated correctly it is far better to use to tune with because it simulates a truer load on the engine.
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If you are getting dyno tuned, I'd opt for the Mustang Dyno. If you are just loading a mailorder tune on to get some numbers, it really doesn't matter.

And as stated already, dyno numbers are only a small part of the equation.

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