Toma's Dyno Day June 21

[Sentry]

I got some footage of the main event. :)

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Feel free to add other pics/vids from the day.

[T-Dubbs]

I think I had the highest hp run that didn't blow up!
551whp 477wtq

[Tik-Tok]

Brandon broke the fucking dyno? :rofl:

[90_Shelby]

Originally posted by T-Dubbs
I think I had the highest hp run that didn't blow up!
551whp 477wtq

He made ~617ish without nitrous on the run prior.

[turbo minivan]

mine did 611hp letting out early on the second pull, just before breaking everything on the last run.
sorry everyone!!! i wasn't planning on ruining the day for others!

too bad it didn't give a good reading during that. id love to see the graph spike when the bottle opened. i bet it saw almost 1900tq right then.

Toma..... i am SO sorry!!!:(

[Sentry]

It made my day, definitely didn't ruin it. There's always another day for me to strap my car to the rollers.

Glad my video found its way to you, I didn't get your name or anything when I was there.

[turbo minivan]

did i not say... "everyone turn on your cameras in case this needs to end up on fail blog"?!
my phone has an awesome long video of the failure but it got a bit wet in the rain and is in 'coma' mode. hopefully it wakes up enough to get my vids and pics off it!
until then, post your videos!!!!:D

[Sentry]

When I saw you guys remove the intake and strap on this open -4 fitting I knew some SHIT WAS GONNA GO DOWN. So I made sure to get it all on video.

http://i.imgur.com/jRI4N96.jpg

[firebane]

LOL that car is amazing and the owner is just as awesome.

[sr20s14zenki]

Bahahaha. Yep, that was pretty amazing. I called it. I said, "shit, this guy just made like at least 1000 ft lbs without nitrous, hes going to break the dyno"


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t320/ca18det240sx/20150621_133927_zps1nzc3cor.jpg

[T-Dubbs]

Originally posted by turbo minivan
mine did 611hp

sorry, meant to say I drove home with the highest.. ;)
haha that rat rod WAS crazy though

[vengie]

What kind of vehicles is everyone driving? Pics?

[T-Dubbs]

I was in a '10 camaro ZL575 with bolt ons and a cam

[turbo minivan]

Originally posted by T-Dubbs


sorry, meant to say I drove home with the highest.. ;)
haha that rat rod WAS crazy though

haha, hey, mine still drove onto the trailer and into my garage under its own power. :D thats better than some things ive done to it other times

[turbo minivan]

https://youtu.be/P-mnVr-Q7jI

https://youtu.be/igdHveroEg0



heres last year making 649hp/1079tq while starving it of fuel on a dyno-jet.
https://youtu.be/CeCvx2cNzJk

[Squishy]

I saw on Facebook that once it's fixed they're going to continue it and do a second dyno day. Fingers crossed! I wanted to run my car.

[firebane]

What does Toma have in place for when crap like this happens? Its not like a dyno is cheap.

[2Legit2Quit]

So uhhhh I guess my appointment with Toma tomorrow night is cancelled?

[never]

Originally posted by firebane
What does Toma have in place for when crap like this happens? Its not like a dyno is cheap.

He has to fix it...and he said the parts weren't cheap!

[sr20s14zenki]

Its called wear and tear. it happens. the amount of cars that have been on that dyno is staggering to say the least. Shit happens.

[SKR]

I thought Toma didn't allow diesels on his dyno? Dirty and loud and douchebags and such.

[AllGoNoShow]

Originally posted by SKR
I thought Toma didn't allow diesels on his dyno? Dirty and loud and douchebags and such.

Correct, he was kicking himself but oh well, what's done is done.

We'll all be back for more once your ready Toma, thanks again for running the event and inviting us all out to break your stuff!

Tagged #beyondca on the few IG pictures and a run of the ZL575 car

[Toma]

Originally posted by sr20s14zenki
Its called wear and tear. it happens. the amount of cars that have been on that dyno is staggering to say the least. Shit happens.

Yup! What a blast. lol. The rat rod is one bad ass mofo, and why I agreed to do it, despite the long standing "no Diesel trucks" rule lol.

Compound turbos? Check. Nitrous? check. 3000 pound death machine? check. haha. Being that my dyno could load it and "brake boost it" prior to the hit, I bet the 611 rwhp run was close to 1500 lb ft torque.

Quite honestly, we were lucky with the lack of drama from the failure. Could have been worse.

I bought that Dyno used in 2008, it was only a year old. Upon inspection, the broken shaft turns out was repaired previously (sleeved), and shows evidence of being cracked a while. I take care of it well, bearings are mint still after many thousands of runs.

The roller is at a machine shop, and parts from Aussie land on a plane.today, so should be back up within a week, I called someone to come and crack check the remaining shafts.

Its due for new rollers (getting a bit smoothe), but they are 3 weeks or more away....maybe winter upgrade.

Thanks for coming out and eating my food bitches! Sorry about the rain, but at least we had tents and a tv out there this year haha.

[rage2]

Good to see you'll be back up and running soon!

[Graham_A_M]

Toma. If you need any machining done, let me know. I'll do as much as I can. Soon I'll need some tuning on my power wheel chair, same with my one of my trucks. :)

I'll have to pm you at some point to check for any openings you may have.

[turbo minivan]

im gona go ahead and assume im not invited back to your dyno... ever. but if the car still perks your interest, ill have a bigger injection pump that is capable of 1300hp by the time your up and running again, and i promise to have the nitrous IN the car next time rather than do it 'ghetto fog' style:thumbsup: whada ya say.... buuuuuddy!?:D

[Toma]

Originally posted by turbo minivan
im gona go ahead and assume im not invited back to your dyno... ever. but if the car still perks your interest, ill have a bigger injection pump that is capable of 1300hp by the time your up and running again, and i promise to have the nitrous IN the car next time rather than do it 'ghetto fog' style:thumbsup: whada ya say.... buuuuuddy!?:D

hahaha.... Im not sure lol. It should hold whatever you can throw at it physically, worst that SHOULD happen is you over power the brake.

But the fact that I couldn't even see the back of my small shop from the smoke.... lol. that's definitely a deal breaker. Ive inhaled enough fumes in my career. lol

[SKR]

Originally posted by Toma


hahaha.... Im not sure lol. It should hold whatever you can throw at it physically, worst that SHOULD happen is you over power the brake.

But the fact that I couldn't even see the back of my small shop from the smoke.... lol. that's definitely a deal breaker. Ive inhaled enough fumes in my career. lol

Can you run some hose or tubing off the exhaust and out the door?

You should let this guy use your dyno.

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[g-m]

Originally posted by Graham_A_M
Toma. If you need any machining done, let me know. I'll do as much as I can. Soon I'll need some tuning on my power wheel chair, same with my one of my trucks. :)

I'll have to pm you at some point to check for any openings you may have. good luck. I called, emailed, pmed, tried to book through the site, and got absolutely nowhere. Gave up and booked with autodream for next week

[Toma]

Originally posted by g-m
good luck. I called, emailed, pmed, tried to book through the site, and got absolutely nowhere. Gave up and booked with autodream for next week

Yup, due to dyno being down, Im taking a break for a week .... or so. lol.

Once its up, online schedule will be back up. No sense having it up without a definite timeline for repair.

[g-m]

First email I sent was June 2 and tried the various forms of communication since then. Don't know what to tell you, I really wanted you to do the tune but I never got a response from any form of communication. Emails, voicemail, the site comments, etc. I'm just at a loss of how to contact you.

If I can make an appointment then I'll cancel my autodream appointment

[Toma]

Originally posted by g-m
First email I sent was June 2 and tried the various forms of communication since then. Don't know what to tell you, I really wanted you to do the tune but I never got a response from any form of communication. Emails, voicemail, the site comments, etc. I'm just at a loss of how to contact you.

If I can make an appointment then I'll cancel my autodream appointment

Honestly can't help you. I'd REALLY like to help everyone, but it's simply impossible. Beside my online schedule, I also had a ton of "on the side" favours, and I simply couldn't/can't keep up.

I HOPE the dyno will be back up mid next week, and then to clear the back log, the ones that had to be cancelled etc will be a nightmare, and our summer is short. Hell, I have 4 cars in the shop all waiting on tunes, and a half dozen "must be done before ....xxx "

Quite honestly, I wasn't even going to tune this year, my "real job" doubled in responsibility , and I had a couple real jack ass customers last year put a foul taste in my mouth to this hobby turned seasonal on the side business. Quite frankly, I don't understand how the hell a guy like me, that cant answer the 40 calls a day, so gave up trying, the 20 emails a day, the 50 texts a day, so gave up trying... how the hell I can still be so busy. I actually pray for no shows, so I can have a night off, and work on my own stuff lol.

So, my apologizes to everyone, there's only one of me, and the best way if you have a car ready to tune, sound mechanically, will still be to just book yourself in online, once I have a "go" day.

Summer is short, go get your car tuned by whomever is fastest, so you can at least enjoy some of this weather. That's all the advice I can give you today.

[Hallowed_point]

I kind of wonder how you can't make it a full time gig Toma. I know the season is short, but if it's that busy why not just do tuning for 7 months? Take the rest of the year off of work somewhere warm for a few months? You're already your own boss with a facility. Or is it more not wanting to ruin a hobby by making it a "job?" I get that perspective.

I feel the same way at work often. Everyone wants a piece of you right now if you're good at what you do. Only so many hours a day and you have to eat and have a life as well. Something's gotta give!

I'll say that you're the only tuner guy I trust as I find that you're very conscientious of what you're doing instead of just a "fuck it, let's see what this does oops!" Kind of a guy. You give a shit about your work and it shows!

[mat1]

a cheesy photo

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