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- Feb 18, 2006
I disagree on the street before a dyno. Dynos uncover a lot of issues that can often quickly be resolved. I for one am not taking someones 600+hp car for 3rd gear passes on the street trying to figure out why it lazy over 5600rpm. You go to a dyno to sort out small issues that would require multiple trips to the drag strip and possibly a couple seasons of racing to figure out if you didn't lose interest before dumping the project. You don't go there looking for a number although the tuner should have a good ballpark number if they have any experience. I've seen a lot of ignition related issues that would probably never get fixed at the drag strip be taken care of in short order using a dyno. If you want to own a high hp engine then spending $700-800 to have someone dyno that knows what they are doing tune the car will leave you in a much better position from a longevity standpoint than someone who doesn't. Id even advise they pay again and have the tuner at the drag strip to further assist. Dropping $1500-2000 this way shouldn't be a big deal since the car is really a novelty. The average household that has credit card debt has over $15000 balance. That's about $3000/year in interest if no other charges are made and 700/month is paid toward the balance and the interest rate is 17%. It's not hard to see what's important to the general public. Paying banks a lot of interest is definitely one of them. I'd rather give a tuner $1500 than a bank 1 cent.
I'm just the opposite. I sort all the little issues before spending money on dyno.