Dyno Day and BBQ: Concord, NH

jlpearl · 05-16-2006, 09:24 AM

Hey guys, I live like 10 minutes from a dyno guy that my dad knows pretty well. He is willing to arrange a dyno day for us on a Saturday in 4-6 weeks. People have mentioned they would be interested in this so I figured I would organize it. The dyno shop is Performance Dyno in Concord, NH http://www.performance-dyno.com/index.html. I would be willing to organize a BBQ at the dyno shop too. Let me know if you are interested. ~Josh

Saturday August 12 - 10AM
$50 for three pulls
BBQ at the shop - we can take a collection to buy some food to cook during the dyno runs

Saturday August 12 is the day:
jlpearl = dyno
Daveracer = dyno
93specv = dyno
93W91ser = dyno
SERfanatic = dyno
Black95G20 = dyno
CivicsSuck = dyno
DimeDave = watching
SlayersGXE = watching
1STSER4ME = unsure
Mike = maybe watching
sc2pwr = dyno

SERfanatic · 05-16-2006, 02:31 PM

What's the price we're looking at?

jlpearl · 05-16-2006, 04:26 PM

I am trying to get a rough idea for the number of people before the final price is nailed down, but a recent event he did had three pulls and lunch for $50. I should be able to get it close to that.

jazzguy · 05-16-2006, 05:49 PM

I'd be down for that.

93specv · 05-17-2006, 01:32 AM

deffinately down....will need to request the day off of work though! i been waiting for something like this in our area since i joined the forum. please please please just not the weekend of june 23, 24, and 25....prior engagements.

Jaketips42 · 05-17-2006, 07:51 AM

Count me in. I am sure my brother and a friend of mine will be going too. Is there a set date for this?

jlpearl · 05-17-2006, 09:24 AM

No official day yet guys. Would a weekend in July be good? I will check my schedule and the schedule of the dyno owner. I may have blown my motor at the convention so I might need a month to get that back up and running.

jazzguy · 05-17-2006, 10:51 AM

not July 21-23. Maine Forest Rally.....

turco · 05-17-2006, 11:05 AM

im in!

93specv · 05-17-2006, 11:53 PM

july 8th is my b-day

CivicsSuck · 05-18-2006, 11:02 PM

Definatley in! Please o please not the 15th, have a damn wedding to go to!

Can't wait, gotta finish the car

jlpearl · 05-18-2006, 11:08 PM

OK guys Ill take all considerations in and see what date will be good. I have an autocross school at NHIS with SCCNH on July 29 so I doubt that will be the day. Also, I need to get my head gasket done ASAP. Anyone have any experience with this? I got a good garage and a sh*tload of tools, but not sure if I should just ship the car to a garage. Its a stock BBdet so nothing special. Ill be in touch guys. ~Josh

CivicsSuck · 05-18-2006, 11:19 PM

June or July?? I just realized we have mixed dates here.

June has 3, 10, 17, and 24

July has 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29

Mike · 05-19-2006, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by jlpearl

OK guys Ill take all considerations in and see what date will be good. I have an autocross school at NHIS with SCCNH on July 29 so I doubt that will be the day. Also, I need to get my head gasket done ASAP. Anyone have any experience with this? I got a good garage and a sh*tload of tools, but not sure if I should just ship the car to a garage. Its a stock BBdet so nothing special. Ill be in touch guys. ~Josh

Get a VE head gasket from Mossy,vc gasket kit from napa/autozone,some zip ties and some coolant. If I can find some time I can come up and show you how to do it. Busy at work latly. I'd say its @ 6 hr job at least and it can be done with the motor in the car.

You sure its not the rings?

Mike

JohnnyFriend · 05-19-2006, 05:00 AM

how far is that from ny?
I'll go if its not like a 2-3 hour drive.

turco · 05-19-2006, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyFriend

how far is that from ny?
I'll go if its not like a 2-3 hour drive.

probably about 5 hours no traffic. You are 3.5 hours from boston mang.

jlpearl · 05-19-2006, 11:09 AM

Thanks Mike! Do you think it is easy to do? Does it require removing the timing chain and cam gears, or is it possible to "slip" them out somehow? I will investiage my Haynes manual and Nissan shop manuals tonight and tomorrow to get an idea of what this entails. I am not sure if I should just pay a mechanic to do it so I dont mess up.

CivicsSuck · 05-19-2006, 01:30 PM

Only thing I say is get a vc gasket from Nissan, not too bad of price, but it will not leak.

JohnnyFriend · 05-19-2006, 02:33 PM

GGGRRR I wanted to go but that's a little far for me--my car's not 100%,I don't know what she will do on a long trip.

Mike · 05-19-2006, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jlpearl

Thanks Mike! Do you think it is easy to do? Does it require removing the timing chain and cam gears, or is it possible to "slip" them out somehow? I will investiage my Haynes manual and Nissan shop manuals tonight and tomorrow to get an idea of what this entails. I am not sure if I should just pay a mechanic to do it so I dont mess up.

You can do it without messing with the timing chain. Just think to yourself cam swap.. Zip tie the chain to the gears and hold it up so it doesn’t slack and all should be fine.

Edit: Josh it’s a doable job. Not easy and quick but its defiantly doable. All you need is time and a good understanding of how it’s done.

CivicsSuck: The OEM gasket if fine but... If you get the one from autozone or Napa.. (I forget?) You get the all the gaskets, nuts, washers and even the rubber pieces that go under the nuts and washers. Well worth it IMHO.. Its only @ $10-15 more than the dealership price.

Mike