How about a Motor City Event at Alternative Auto...Lidio Dyno and Tune Day?

[MI2QWK4U]

Guys, how does this sound for a MCM get together? We sponsor a Dyno and Tune Day at Alternative Auto. Get a dyno tune, chip, rear end, other minor mods some day this summer that works for Lidio. His Dyno Days are always a BIG dear around town. If there is interest, I will talk to Lidio and see when might work for him, his callander is filling up fast, i think we would be into June if we picked real soon. Vote and respond in this forum so I can get a head count. As always, our events are open to any Marauders from around the country, there are a lot of Marauders that could benefit from Lidio's touch!

[bigslim]

Sounds good Dave.

[Zack]

I would jump on this Motor City guys.
Your cars will really wake up now that Lidio has Superchips tuning in his shop.

[MikesMerc]

I'd be all over that event in a heartbeat!

[jobrien8]

Sounds like the best way to spend a day!!!!

[teamrope]

I wish Alternative Auto would open up a franchise in Seattle...How bout it Lidio?

[MI2QWK4U]

Any more takers? It would be a blast to run a dozen marauders on the dyno in a day....come on...get involved Motor City Crew!

[dwasson]

count me in

[Lowell]

Sounds like fun. Would depend on the date.

[kirk]

I thought about bringing the old Marauder Dave. Might be a kick to see how it stacks up.

[Fast4Door]

I can't say for sure that I'd be ready to get a tune, but I'd like to come see all the happenings anyway. keep us posted, prez...

[MI2QWK4U]

Originally Posted by Fast4Door

I can't say for sure that I'd be ready to get a tune, but I'd like to come see all the happenings anyway. keep us posted, prez...

Usually the dyno days are a chance to make 2 or 3 runs on the dyno to see where your car is in the rear wheel horse power and torque department! I think Lidio could do a chip and tune as well, they would be separated things. I will ask him to chime in here and explain what would happen...
Looks like a very nice turnout though...very nice.

[Lidio]

I would be very happy to host a dyno for “Marauders only” in the near future…

I’ve already had three dyno days since my dyno’s been up and running from last August.

Two of them where full-on “Alternative Auto Dyno Days”, and one was a Mustang club that simply rented the dyno for the day, and I simply ran it and made some suggestions to some of the individual owners that made pulls from their Mustang club.

Here’s how I think we could do this if you don’t mind some starting input or suggestions.

When I do a dyno day we basically normally open it to any thing that will work on my dyno that isn’t all wheel drive.
Of course if it’s a Marauder Dyno day it would only be open only to MM’s. I normally charge $50.00 per car on a dyno day for 2 to 3 pulls. This is to simply strap it down and proceed to make the pulls with a short rest in between pulls. Then for an optional/extra $25.00 per person if they want we will install our O2 sensor and boost-sensor… if boosted and then log A/F and boost as well on the same dyno sheet.
Although we only watch and monitor the A/F ratio if the car is equipped with an auxiliary O2 bung in the exhaust. We do not use a tail pipe sensor for our A/F stuff because this is not accurate. So if you’d want you’re A/F checked out, an auxiliary bung needs to be put in the exhaust before the dyno time comes.

An axulray O2 bug is a little difficult to install on a MM with the totally stock catalytic converters, we normally weld in bungs at our shop but the MM’s we send to a local custom exhaust guy and he puts them in for us. On MM’s we put the extra bung on the right side in front of the first cat. Theirs a little room there in a spot that’s on the H-pipe right after the manifold. I try not to remove a stock O2 ever for A/F stuff because this makes the computer unhappy and could mess with other readings and make the CPU go open-loop needlessly.

I must tell you though that on a N/A Marauder with a few light mods… theirs no reason to check the A/F any way from what I’ve seen. Every MM I’ve watched the A/F on that’s not supercharged…. It stays right around 13to1 at WOT. This is usually optimum for one of these and we usually leave it alone.

As far as a chip or some sort of tune while on the dyno on the dyno day, I’d have to work on that one because I’ve never done tunes or custom tunes on a extensive dyno day.
But here what I think we could do if we organize it ahead of time; Any MM that comes to the dyno day and wants to do one of our chips and tunes as long as its not a real crazy MM with lots of extensive work done to it, witch would normally require a couple day visit or a couple of hours on the dyno….We would charge about $395.00 for the whole thing. We would arrange it so that the computer would get prepped for the chip ahead of time (at my shop on the dyno day) and then we would simply put it on the dyno and make a couple of before and after pulls with the chip. This would of course be on N/A Marauder with simple bolt ons, like a gear, pulleys, exhaust etc. Anything more extensive then that would not be handled in such a short time and not at the $395.00.

We normally charge $325.00 for our MM N/A chips but this does not include dyno time and install, so I think the $395 for the whole thing might be pretty fair.

And in the near future its possible by then I would be able to offer a hand-held tuner that will have a predefined custom tune that could be flashed into the CPU and then the customer could leave our facility with the hand-held with some adjustability of his own on top of the predefined tune we would flash in.

Now I have to tell you that our chip for N/A Marauders doesn’t shine through entirley only on the dyno. Its best features are noticed on the street because of the many things we do that are simply felt on the street and not just a peak number on the dyno. The many things we do with tip in spark retard (or lack there of) and all the trans stuff like shifting, torque converter lock-up, etc… These things are not all about the dyno. Although on the dyno our chips are worth about only 8-12 more HP at peak and about 15-25 HP and TQ in the mid-range.

Thanks and I’m sure we could work on the date and details here.

[DL04]

I would love to get the tuner/ dyno tune,all depends on the date- {its only 10 HR RIDE}

[MI2QWK4U]

Originally Posted by Lidio

I would be very happy to host a dyno for “Marauders only” in the near future…

Thanks and I’m sure we could work on the date and details here.

Thanks for the detailed information Lidio. Guys, this is a great chance to hang out and run the dyno ragged. Its a good chance to drive cars with the 410s and chip only, or the chip only before making up your mind. Any of you guys are welcome to drive my car, and im sure others feel the same way. Lets set the date and post the latest Motor City Marauder Event!