Car fell off dyno at school
03-02-2010, 12:17 PM
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LOL - U tell me that that is not a waste??? Look at all those stupid kids goofing off around a dyno and see what happens, could have been really bad. My neighbor's kid goes to CF highschool and they forgot to put the parking brake on for a car on the lift and it fell off a few weeks back. I know a lot is bad supervision, but some of this is just a waste and an accident waiting to happen - like we see in the video.
03-02-2010, 12:18 PM
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LOL - U tell me that that is not a waste??? Look at all those stupid kids goofing off around a dyno and see what happens, could have been really bad. My neighbor's kid goes to CF highschool and they forgot to put the parking brake on for a car on the lift and it fell off a few weeks back. I know a lot is bad supervision, but some of this is just a waste and an accident waiting to happen - like we see in the video.
03-02-2010, 12:24 PM
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It was pretty crazy, happened so fast that nobody even moved but we were all sort of expecting it. The car slowly drifted off and the strap snapped, he grabbed the wheel and hit the brakes quickly though. It happened right under 130mph, wasn't even in the power band yet.
Can't wait to dyno my Trans Am lol..
Can't wait to dyno my Trans Am lol..
03-02-2010, 12:42 PM
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I looks like he turned the wheel. That was an accident waiting to happen with all of those people standing around...
A complete guess, but I bet it makes 190's / low 200's to the wheels.
A complete guess, but I bet it makes 190's / low 200's to the wheels.
03-02-2010, 01:11 PM
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yea he clearly turned the wheels right after his buddy gave him the thumbs up..... and wtf didn't your teacher teach yall not to stand in front of vehicles while they're on the dyno and to cross the straps on the front end of a fwd car to keep it from moving side to side we always used 4 straps on the power wheels, two straps straight back and two straps crossed. that was like one of the first rules they tought us at UTI. glad no one got hurt.
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03-02-2010, 01:51 PM
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I don't get the asshat that is cheering in the background? As if the car was soooo powerful it broke the straps LOL rightttt That could have got real ugly esp w/ the number of kids to the front left side of that clipse.
03-02-2010, 07:06 PM
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and yes, clearly your buddy got the bright idea to turn the wheel for whatever reason..you say cause it jerked after he shifted, unless im deaf beyond any help, he shifted like way before that happened....and seriously...H/S shop has a dyno??? WTH??? what kid is going to need to know how to use one of those unless they go to a performance shop and those spots aren't your average job in the Auto world...
03-02-2010, 08:11 PM
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dam yuo are lucky my school auuto deptarment doesnt even have a teacher now it sucks no autshop i wish we had it fro my final year in school. and another thing you guys have a fuckign dyno in you auto dept.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! all we have is a 6 by shop with 6 lifts
03-02-2010, 08:24 PM
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I went to pearland hs and took all of those classes, but it was a bit different back then. Less retarded people and no dyno ten years ago. lol
Oh yeah and we had faster cars too ha!
Oh yeah and we had faster cars too ha!
03-02-2010, 08:37 PM
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I'm not a pro like some of you guys, but isn't a dyno pull usually done in 3rd or 4th? 130 mph, not in powerband yet... what gear is he in? seems like the wrong one.
more importantly though, i don't know why anyone would pay 20-30k to buy an eclipse. only mitsu car i would ever touch is a evo.
more importantly though, i don't know why anyone would pay 20-30k to buy an eclipse. only mitsu car i would ever touch is a evo.