Hey guys, im looking for a A-Pillar gauge pod and was curious if anyone can help me find one? I'm also looking for a Boost Gauge and Air/fuel ratio gauge. Any links to these products?

Anyway, can someone please explain to me the differences in a mustang dyno or a dynojet? I have the option to choose which one i would like to get my car on... i know nothing about this stuff.

 

It's a bit difficult to answer your questions because everybody has their own bias, but i'll try to give you clear answers.

Even though all dyno's can be re-calibrated to read whatever we want to see, the general rule of thumb is that Mustang dynos read the lowest, followed by dynopack, and finally dynojet.

If you have a car dyno at 300hp on a dynojet, it will likely read no higher than 240hp on a mustang dyno.

Dynojet and mustang dyno use rollers to measure hp. In this case, the car is strapped down to the dyno to prevent it from moving off the dyno rollers. In a dynopack, the wheels are taken off the car and the dyno's wheel hub shafts are bolted straight to your car. This in turn gives you a no bs, no slippage reading based on the calibration of that dyno.


For gauges you typically have two size options, 52mm and 60mm. Whichever one you choose is up to you, but at the end of the day most people will agree that the most important gauges are a boost gauge, Wideband gauge (AFR), and an Oil Pressure gauge.

Here is a clean looking gauge pod i've seen on lancershop.com for the evo X.

http://www.lancershop.com/customer/p...cat=180&page=1


-pal215

 

^ I am grateful for your response. Thank you very much.

I am complete bolt-ons for now.. I am waiting for my ETS intercooler then i will be set after i buy the Grimspeed boost controller. What dyno would you recommend going to?

I am trying to understand why anyone would go to the mustang dyno if they are reading lower readings.. Why not go to the dynojet and it will show the HP and Torque level higher? Is it not tuned the same anyway?

I mean, i would rather show a friend my results from a dynojet rather then a mustang dyno then...

 

Anytime buddy,

I personally prefer a dynopack because it eliminates wheel slippage all together and it allows your tuner to load up the car for steady state tuning.

People on here will tell you that dyno numbers are arbitrary values unless you know exactly what numbers you started with before your modifications were made on that same dyno. This is true for the most part because a dyno is supposed to tell you how far your specific car has improved in power. The delta here is what is most important.

To answer your second question, if somebody is going out of their way to strictly find tuners who use a mustang dyno, then it's an ego thing . I have things I do because of ego myself, but finding a good tuner period should be more important than that.

If you can say you're making 500hp on a mustang dyno, then you can gaurantee that you're making AT LEAST 500hp since that is the hardest reading dyno type in the industry. Again, it all depends on how it's been calibrated since a tuner can make a mustang dyno read like a dynojet if they wanted to.


I agree with you that I would rather show my friends results from a dynojet, but at the end of the day we would know deep inside that those numbers would crumble miserably on the heartbreaker mustang dyno.

-pal215

 

Hmm... interesting. So i have a choice between a dynojet or a mustang dyno because they are exactly the same miles from me. But.. If i want higher numbers i would go to a dynojet YET the mustang dyno would be more accurate?.. I guess i will go to whatever has a open schedule after my intercooler install...

Thank you Pal, you have helped me a lot.

 

The manufacturer of the dyno you are tuned on should not even be a part of the equation when deciding who you want to be tuned by.

Go to whichever tuner will give you the best tune. If they happen to have a Mustang dyno and you want to see higher numbers, go to a dyno day somewhere and put your car on.

 

I think Dyno Dynamics reads lowest. But a dyno is a tool...
Really its all about the quality of the calibration how precise is your reading. Also some shops try to inflate numbers sometimes, for an example, this way they try to plug some holes in their tuning skill hoping it will bring more people in or try to gain more place on the market.
ANY dyno can read higher than supposed to, keep it in mind. Dyno jet reads as others said the highest out of the 3 we mentioned.


Get your base number and then your best run, and see the % of the gain. That should be closest to your real power gain.
I am not sure what is the benefit of having a higher number dyno sheet vs the lower if both is set up correctly. Besides bragging rights, and usually false hope.
I would rather choose the tuner vs the dyno.