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Old 04-13-2006, 08:32 PM
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Jeff Brown
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Originally Posted by tfrahm
Jeff -- What I meant by "after a run" was after a "run" on the dyno -- the summary numbers that come up automatically on the screen immediately after you spin up a motor on a Fantom...

As to dynoing a motor after a run on the TRACK -- I agree totally. I've seen guys cut a fresh comm, etc. and then cool the motor (even put it in a fridge) before they dyno it. That always seemed silly to me -- our motors reach "operating temp" (say 110-150 degrees or so) probably within the first 30 seconds of a run. "Cold" numbers are meaningless on any dyno. The more you can test the motor under real world conditions, the more accurate your information.
Exactly.

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