944 dyno day?
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Indi9xx
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Absolutely Pete, another important member of the old titanic crew and the old rolling road days.
I am exhausting options for a local rolling road now, seems like the remaining ones in the area are not meeting expectations of operator ability or would let us control it, and for our tuning needs it needs to be one or the other.
We have a good engine dyno locally we use for R&D, but that is no good for a shoot out or final tuning of the DME, so looks like we need to save our pennies and buy a 4x4 Dyno, which is gonna hurt!
I am exhausting options for a local rolling road now, seems like the remaining ones in the area are not meeting expectations of operator ability or would let us control it, and for our tuning needs it needs to be one or the other.
We have a good engine dyno locally we use for R&D, but that is no good for a shoot out or final tuning of the DME, so looks like we need to save our pennies and buy a 4x4 Dyno, which is gonna hurt!
I have been talking to Jon and the Dorset regional committee about it, and will hopefully book up with Ray West at Thruxton this week. Looking at end of January/beginning of February in order to fit in with everyone's calendars. Then I will be looking for names! It would be nice to see 944s dominate, book quick, numbers maybe limited, and early bookings may be discounted for PCGB members to encourage you and ensure viability!
Tref.
Tref.
Gentlefolk,
I can now confirm that a "Dyno Day" has been booked at West Tuning, Thruxton, as a joint event between Dorset Region 26 and the 944 register. Date is Saturday 25th January 2014. Price will be £36, discounted for the first ten PCGB members to £26. Numbers are limited! Even if you don't want to put your car on the rollers, come along for the social - as Jon Mitchell hinted, it would be good if we could get some of those involved in the dyno-days of old along, and compare notes. With the R26 element there will probably be some other models to make it interesting - 993, 928, 911, 968 immediately spring to mind, but it is only being promoted amongst the 944 register and R26, unless we really get desperate! Because of choreographing both R26 and the 944 register it is probably easiest to initially email me directly at r26@porscheclubgb.com to book, but of you are coming along to spectate, or think of someone we should contact to get along, post here. I know for some January won't be ideal, but some of us I know have reason to want to put their cars on the rollers sooner rather than later, and we wanted to find a dyno-dynamics rolling road and operator with a good reputation, and they tend to get busy with racing later in the year. Besides which, this time of year tends to be a bit blank in terms of things to do Porsche related.
We are hoping to have the obligatory burger van along, but there are in any case catering facilities at Thruxton, and plenty of parking!
Anything I have forgotten, please ask, and I'll look forward to seeing many of you there.
Tref.
I can now confirm that a "Dyno Day" has been booked at West Tuning, Thruxton, as a joint event between Dorset Region 26 and the 944 register. Date is Saturday 25th January 2014. Price will be £36, discounted for the first ten PCGB members to £26. Numbers are limited! Even if you don't want to put your car on the rollers, come along for the social - as Jon Mitchell hinted, it would be good if we could get some of those involved in the dyno-days of old along, and compare notes. With the R26 element there will probably be some other models to make it interesting - 993, 928, 911, 968 immediately spring to mind, but it is only being promoted amongst the 944 register and R26, unless we really get desperate! Because of choreographing both R26 and the 944 register it is probably easiest to initially email me directly at r26@porscheclubgb.com to book, but of you are coming along to spectate, or think of someone we should contact to get along, post here. I know for some January won't be ideal, but some of us I know have reason to want to put their cars on the rollers sooner rather than later, and we wanted to find a dyno-dynamics rolling road and operator with a good reputation, and they tend to get busy with racing later in the year. Besides which, this time of year tends to be a bit blank in terms of things to do Porsche related.
We are hoping to have the obligatory burger van along, but there are in any case catering facilities at Thruxton, and plenty of parking!
Anything I have forgotten, please ask, and I'll look forward to seeing many of you there.
Tref.
andy watson
Moderator
Hi Tref,
What is the planned meeting time?
What is the planned meeting time?
aporschefan
PCGB Member
It's my nephews first b'day so not sure I can make it.
Real shame as I was really looking forward to this.
Maybe if it was going to be a very early start, I'd be able to make it. Do we know any more about timing yet?
Real shame as I was really looking forward to this.
Maybe if it was going to be a very early start, I'd be able to make it. Do we know any more about timing yet?
CarreraRSR
New member
I'd like to rock up at least for the meet up and chat but I might also consider a session should there be room for a non R26 member or 944 owner on the day.
pauljmcnulty
Active member
Hi Steve,
I think any of the transaxle cars would fit in easily. It's only a disruption if the dyno has to be reset for different car layouts.
I'm afraid I don't have a time Jabriel, but I'd email Tref to see if they would slot you in first?
The main thing is to get booked in, especially as Tref has offered the discount to the first 10 Club members. Once numbers are starting to come in, we'll know a lot more about timings and the space for other cars.
I think any of the transaxle cars would fit in easily. It's only a disruption if the dyno has to be reset for different car layouts.
I'm afraid I don't have a time Jabriel, but I'd email Tref to see if they would slot you in first?
The main thing is to get booked in, especially as Tref has offered the discount to the first 10 Club members. Once numbers are starting to come in, we'll know a lot more about timings and the space for other cars.
aporschefan
PCGB Member
Done...
Suffolk944
Moderator
Are there still spare slots for this Tref ? If not will still look to come along for the social....
Filling up fast Jon, but yes!
So, the list so far:
Tref. (Dorset + 944 Register) - 944 S2 - LPG
Andrew Symms (Dorset) - GT3
Ewan (Dorset + 944 Register) - 944 Turbo+*
Andy Watson (944 Register) - 944S
Neil Haughey (Dorset + 944 Register) - 944 S2 Race Car
T3rra (944 Register "" Non member) - 944 Turbo+
Neil Owen (Dorset) "" 944 S2
Dave Collett (Dorset + 944 Register) "" 944 2.7 "" Chipped
Ralphmusic (Dorset) "" Cayman S
Steve Hodkins (Non member) "" 924 CGT "" maybe
Brett (Non member) "" 928 + NOS
Aporschefan (944 Register) "" 944 Turbo "" JMGed*
CarraraRSR (Non member) "" 924 Turbo+
Suffolk944 (944 Register) "" 944 Turbo+
*need an early start/cannot stay.
We also have others who have expressed an interest in coming along to spectate (many from Dorset), some we may persuade to put their car on the rollers "" a standard but well maintained 968 would make an interesting comparison to some of the other transaxle cars we have don't you think? I am also hoping some of our independent specialists will be along "" Jon? But also Marque21, and hopefully the chap that finally fitted and set up the LPG system in my car (and seems rather good at fault diagnosis!).
If you are able to come along as a spectator, please mention it here (good to get an idea of numbers for catering if nothing else), and if there is anything else I should be thinking of, let me know.
Tref.
So, the list so far:
Tref. (Dorset + 944 Register) - 944 S2 - LPG
Andrew Symms (Dorset) - GT3
Ewan (Dorset + 944 Register) - 944 Turbo+*
Andy Watson (944 Register) - 944S
Neil Haughey (Dorset + 944 Register) - 944 S2 Race Car
T3rra (944 Register "" Non member) - 944 Turbo+
Neil Owen (Dorset) "" 944 S2
Dave Collett (Dorset + 944 Register) "" 944 2.7 "" Chipped
Ralphmusic (Dorset) "" Cayman S
Steve Hodkins (Non member) "" 924 CGT "" maybe
Brett (Non member) "" 928 + NOS
Aporschefan (944 Register) "" 944 Turbo "" JMGed*
CarraraRSR (Non member) "" 924 Turbo+
Suffolk944 (944 Register) "" 944 Turbo+
*need an early start/cannot stay.
We also have others who have expressed an interest in coming along to spectate (many from Dorset), some we may persuade to put their car on the rollers "" a standard but well maintained 968 would make an interesting comparison to some of the other transaxle cars we have don't you think? I am also hoping some of our independent specialists will be along "" Jon? But also Marque21, and hopefully the chap that finally fitted and set up the LPG system in my car (and seems rather good at fault diagnosis!).
If you are able to come along as a spectator, please mention it here (good to get an idea of numbers for catering if nothing else), and if there is anything else I should be thinking of, let me know.
Tref.
It has all gone quiet, must rectify that!
Any idea where we might find WUF, Beaky, and LIL? Any other suggestions? Anyone else coming along for the social?
Hopefully everyone who emailed me is in the above list, if not please shout! Please accept my apologies' for not responding individually to every email.
Tref.
Any idea where we might find WUF, Beaky, and LIL? Any other suggestions? Anyone else coming along for the social?
Hopefully everyone who emailed me is in the above list, if not please shout! Please accept my apologies' for not responding individually to every email.
Tref.
Indi9xx
New member
LIL is indeed still in the JMG workshop, but the 3.2 engine was taken out of her and put into another customers Baltic Blue 944 turbo A1OBC, which then in turn was recently sold as a whole to a hill climb race driver, who will be stripping it out and racing it.. which almost makes me cry, especially after our customer spent 2k on the bodywork to make her perfect to sell her.
LIL has spent the last year or two being used as a product development test bed, she has a nice new standard 2.5 engine, has had all the bodywork perfected, and I keep threatening to sell her and then change my mind again. It is actually one car I would like to find a set of standard design 90's for and put back to original wing mirrors etc... Problem is, whenever I think about selling her, I do wonder if people would be scared off by the fact she once had a monster engine fitted and had a run in with a tyre wall... But then again, she was repaired with all genuine panels to a decent standard, and since then has had anything that a monster engine would have given a hard time to replaced.
Mark Dalton's J44TBO was sold about 7 years ago to someone in Scottland, no idea where it is now, wish I did, I did like that car!
Mark now has a 3.2 944 turbo, a black one which was owned by Ben Burt, now with a big exhaust and many other mods, but I don't think he has much time to enjoy her these days due to his busy work schedule.
WUF was also owned by Ben Burt, not sure who bought it, would be nice to know if it is still out there somewhere?
Beaky, does John Sims not still hang out here at all?
KUI that went to a couple of the original DynoDays was owned by me at one point, and sold to a current customer Roger, which was last in the workshop a month or so ago for a new alternator, still miss that car, but not as much as my old 968CS or 993RS, they are the only cars I truely regret selling.
Brett is bringing along his 928???? Is he actually going to unleash the beast on the rollers????? [
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LIL has spent the last year or two being used as a product development test bed, she has a nice new standard 2.5 engine, has had all the bodywork perfected, and I keep threatening to sell her and then change my mind again. It is actually one car I would like to find a set of standard design 90's for and put back to original wing mirrors etc... Problem is, whenever I think about selling her, I do wonder if people would be scared off by the fact she once had a monster engine fitted and had a run in with a tyre wall... But then again, she was repaired with all genuine panels to a decent standard, and since then has had anything that a monster engine would have given a hard time to replaced.
Mark Dalton's J44TBO was sold about 7 years ago to someone in Scottland, no idea where it is now, wish I did, I did like that car!
Mark now has a 3.2 944 turbo, a black one which was owned by Ben Burt, now with a big exhaust and many other mods, but I don't think he has much time to enjoy her these days due to his busy work schedule.
WUF was also owned by Ben Burt, not sure who bought it, would be nice to know if it is still out there somewhere?
Beaky, does John Sims not still hang out here at all?
KUI that went to a couple of the original DynoDays was owned by me at one point, and sold to a current customer Roger, which was last in the workshop a month or so ago for a new alternator, still miss that car, but not as much as my old 968CS or 993RS, they are the only cars I truely regret selling.
Brett is bringing along his 928???? Is he actually going to unleash the beast on the rollers????? [
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Regrettably Beaky is having a bit of a rest as his cam belt is way beyond borrowed time. Business issues and other commitments have meant there isn't the not inconsiderable sum available to do a belt change at the moment. []
Regrettably Beaky is having a bit of a rest as his cam belt is way beyond borrowed time. Business issues and other commitments have meant there isn't the not inconsiderable sum available to do a belt change at the moment. [
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