 | Will Dynamic Dyno work with my vehicle? If you have a working 12V DC | |
| accessory outlet and your vehicle has a gasoline engine, Dynamic Dyno should work. Dynamic dyno has been tested successfully with Acura, BMW, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo cars. |
| What other things not included in the kit do I need? |
 | A recorder with a microphone input to record the run (an audio tape | |
| recorder, digital voice recorder,a video recorder, or a laptop with a sound card). | ||
| A Windows 98, 2000, ME, or XP PC with a sound card and serial port to | |
| run the software. The minimum recommended system requirements are Windows 98, Pentium II 400MHz, 64MB ram, 8MB video memory, and 62.5 MB of hard drive space for Dynamic Dyno installation. |
computer configurations.
| What information do I need to input into Dynamic Dyno? Vehicle weight | |
| including passengers, an estimate of the amount of fuel needed to fill up the gas tank, final drive ratio, gear ratio, tire radius, drag coefficient, frontal area, air temperature, dew point, and pressure. Some of these values have a very small effect on the calculated horsepower and torque. Download the user's manual if you want more information on the effect of the different factors and suggested internet sites for finding them. |
| What if I don’t know and can’t find my vehicle's transmission and final drive | |
| ratios? A program is included with Dynamic Dyno called Gear Ratio & Final Drive Ratio Estimator. You simply drive at a constant speed in the gear you are doing your runs and write down the RPM value for that speed (for example 3000rpm at 30mph). After you enter the rpm value and corresponding speed, Gear Ratio & Final Drive Ratio Estimator gives you equivalent gear and final drive ratios to enter into Dynamic Dyno. More detail can be found in the owner's manual. |
| What if I don’t know and can’t find my vehicle weight? You may be able to | |
| have your vehicle weighed at a commercial truck weigh station for a small fee. You can also guess a weight and use the same weight for all your runs. The actual horsepower values will be incorrect but you can still see the effect a modification has made to the power curve. |
| Where can I find current weather conditions (temperature, dewpoint, and | |
| altimeter pressure) for my area? 24 hour weather information can be obtained from the National Weather Service including temperature [F], dewpoint [F], and pressure [altimeter inHg] at http://weather.noaa.gov/index.html . |
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