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MG MGB Technical - Road Dyno

Has anyone tried this product??? Does it work???

http://www.microsmith.co.uk/rd/dyno.htm

Thanks for any input.
James Johanski

It looks interesting, but it seems to be missing one item that seemed to be one of the more important features of the dyno. That's the air/fuel mixture throughout the rev range. I guess it doesn't apply as much on computer controlled fuel injected vehicles, but on ours it seems to be extremely important. When I watched the local British shop in town set up a TR8 on the dyno last summer, they kept checking the mixture until they got it correct, then they started diagnosing other problems such as a faulty fuel pump that died out at higher rpm's. I noticed that they didn't give a price for this product, but I'd think that a visit to a true dyno/rolling road, run by an experienced mechanic may be a better investment of money. To have my car set up on the dyno, I was looking at approximately $200 Canadian. However after saying that, I've purchased an air/fuel meter kit to help initially set up my car and then I'll take it to the dyno.
SteveO

James,

I agree with SteveO that this is not a substitute for a rolling road.

However, if you benchmark to a rolling road session then you should be in the right ballpark, and any adjustments you subsequently make to the car should show up on the printouts, if you can make consistant measurements.

Paul
Paul

Steve and Paul,
I agree with you that a rolling road is the best choice. My query was whether anyone had experience with this product and does it work, ie. does it collect data, print out, etc. I have tried two inquiries to the US Road Dyno site with no response. I have gotten (last night) a response from the UK site. Theoretically the product should work with reasonable accuracy providing there are no faults with the product itself, such as faulty electronic circuits. Just wondering if anyone had ever purchased one, tried it, and what were the results. Hate to blow $150US on something that doesn't work.
Thanks for the responses.
James Johanski

James,

I'm in process of testing a UK version. The process of collecting data is simple and software works. Now I need to find time to gather some data.

Paul
Paul

Paul,
Please make a posting here when you complete your evaluation. I am interested in the results. I would like to purchase one, but prefer to wait for some feed back from an actual user. Thank you.
James Johanski

This thread was discussed between 29/01/2002 and 31/01/2002

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