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Dyno schedule month of Oct 07 and other drivel

Sept 28-Oct 1 pro racer dyno testing dyno cams off.Oct 2 Jim sitting at dyno console punching in data for Full Power stage 4 RX1 and stock Nytro to be posted on DTR website 10/2.got the Nytro done, maybe stage 4 RX1 by Friday...Oct 3 Justin Full Power taking another...

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Kevin Cameron’s new book TDC

  Kevin Cameron (KC as he signs his correspondence) has written an excellent book about some of his past motorsports related experiences—a thoughtful compilation of Cycle and Cycle World TDC and other articles, plus past and current technical and social...

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Dyno Schedule for September

9/1 Sat HTG ported F7 carb we've posted on dyno pages since stock, tweaked from 120 to 150 plus so far with single pipe, now trying some new single pipes and D&D twins. D&D F8 twins with can silencer added broad top end hp curve, about 160 for 400 revs on top....

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Lightest possible sled weight vs max possible HP

Rich Daly (owner of DynoPort/ Bender Racing) brought his notoriously quick Pro Stock 1000 SkiDoo triple for a tuneup here.  Besides being a savvy pipe designer and thrashaholic, Rich has spent a great deal of creativity including time and $ building as light an...

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DynoJet RWHP is too optimistic

When I bought my SuperFlow Cycledyn eddy current roller bike dyno about 10 years ago, they told me to expect lower HP numbers than what I was used to on my DynoJet roller that I had just sold to a friend. SuperFlow technician Brent Williamson told me that DynoJet...

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Dyno schedule month of Aug 07

8/1 Justin Fuller Full Power turbo Yamaha R1 streetbike this time on the SF901 dyno with driveshaft from bike output shaft to dyno. Will compare rear wheel roller HP to actual output shaft HP. Justin wants to use 901 dyno to utilize its exact control of engine...

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Dyno Schedule month of July

7/10 Tuesday AM Bill DiFranco tuning ODS Dan's Cutler F7/F10 for asphalt. Will tune carbs for max HP plus try to tune Boondocker N2O system for extra 50 HP or thereabouts. took second in ESTA Big Twin class to Glenn Hall's 400hp turbo.7/12 Thurs PM late, MachZ big...

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DANGER! NITROUS VALVE RECALL

  Here's a letter sent out to Boondocker N2O system dealers. This relates to defective blowoff valves manufactured by Rehvac. Since they may manufacture valves for other N2O kit builders, everyone should examine their cylinders/ valves to make sure they...

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Month of June 07 schedule

5/7 Jim Cooper's PS1000 triple Skidoo asphalt racer, dialing in new MSD ignition last Friday had a bad timing pickup so were waiting for a new one. Before the pickup went bad, we had Megatron fuel flow inconsistencies  (solid mount  twins are usually the worst,  solid...

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UPDATING DYNO ABSORBER 5/21

When I bought the SF901 dyno 20 years ago, stock and race sled engines were less than half the torque and HP of what we're seeing today. The Superflow 901 absorber is capable of  controlling 1000 HP engines, but the 1986 sales  literature described how the...

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month of May 5/30

305/1 Dynod a second new Hayabusa with Yosh bolton mufflers belongs to a riding pal of the one I tuned yeasterday, this one made 157.4 RWHP after tweaking the identical map but midrange HP was better than yesterdays, guessing that cam timing is different by a few...

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Month of April

punching in info from annual Disneyworld trip, mistake this time doing it during Easter recess. Long lines and blisters, but Eight year old son Marty is having a great time.Last Friday before we left we redyno tested Don Malcom's HTG Storm 1000 stroker engine, now...

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