Slow season is here–waiting for new models to be shipped. We were
scheduled to test a new 600 Fusion in June, but Rich Daly from DynoPort
snatched it first, ostensibly to create better exhaust etc before it
comes to DynoTech (now July).
I dyno tune maybe one asphalt sled a week now, and maybe one bike on
our CycleDyn eddy current chassis dyno. So Sean Ray and I have
taken this slow time to upgrade both the CycleDyn and the SF901
sled dyno to the newest Windyne doftware. There are many advantages to
the new software, but primarily that accomodates O2 sensors in exhaust
to give us A/F ratio, and with the new software continuing to use our
accurate Airflow meters, we get airflow CFM, fuel flow lb/hr and BSFC
lb/ hp /hr. We’ll aslo be able to map EFI, measuring TPS, baro sensors
(both one and two bar).
While I’m waiting for the new SuperFlow software and comuter upgrade,
Carl McQuillen shamed me into finding places for miscellaneous but
important stuff that only rests as piles of clutter on the
two dyno tables. So I have installed many new Home Depot cupboards in
the control room and dyno room to hold and hide everythng relating to
hooking up whatever, to our two dynos.
Next I’m having installed dirt/ grease colored ceramic tiles in the
control room to replace the impossible-to-keep-clean asphalt tiles.
Finally, I’m in the midst of engineering snowmobile dyno drive shafts
for his new breed of too powerful hand built multis. The last straw is
a guy who wants to bring a Union Bay 16xx triple that might break my
1.25 standard rubber dampened drive shaft. When shafts break, violence
occurs and I was wise to have oriented the sled engine table 90 degrees
from the viewing window–hence during a dozen shaft explosions nothing
has pierced the walls protecting the operator and spectators. It’s
comforting to know that I have bulletproof glass in front of my face,
but disconcerting knowing that testicles are protected by two sheets of
1/2″ drywall.
Now that people regularly want to tune 300+ HP gonzo torque mountain
motors and turbos I am in the process of designing an 1.75″ diameter,
fully torsionally dampened dyno drive shaft. I’ll have that done by the
time my new software packages are installed. Bring ’em on!