Puffwagon Gold Donating Members 16,348 Member For: 10y 5m 6d Gender: Not Telling Posted 29/04/25 08:51 AM Author Share Posted 29/04/25 08:51 AM Got the dyno up and running in the shed today, it's been nearly exactly a year, $110k and a whole bunch of work but it's there. There's still plenty to do but the hard part is done. I did some tuning on the Caprice, my neighbour was in his back yard and he reckoned it wasn't that loud, even with full ramp runs. He said he couldn't even hear it in his house so I reckon I'm golden. So yerp there's that, I'll post another pic tomorrow, didn't look much different though lol. 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/97278-puffwagons-dyno-tuning-adventures/page/18/#findComment-1726142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,586 Member For: 17y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 29/04/25 09:22 AM Share Posted 29/04/25 09:22 AM great result if he isn't bothered by it being right next door Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/97278-puffwagons-dyno-tuning-adventures/page/18/#findComment-1726143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Gold Donating Members 16,348 Member For: 10y 5m 6d Gender: Not Telling Posted 29/04/25 10:01 AM Author Share Posted 29/04/25 10:01 AM Yep, big fence, insulated shed plus their house is stone so it all helps. If the direct neighbour isn't bothered then I doubt anyone else will be. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/97278-puffwagons-dyno-tuning-adventures/page/18/#findComment-1726144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Gold Donating Members 16,348 Member For: 10y 5m 6d Gender: Not Telling Posted 02/05/25 06:05 AM Author Share Posted 02/05/25 06:05 AM Spent the past couple of days tuning the Caprice on the dyno. I fitted some knock ears, ran a wideband into the datalog, as well as having the dyno wideband hooked up, then got to learning. I switched the knock sensors on the car off and did some runs. There was no knock even though the car was previously pulling timing with the sensors switched on. I added timing and pulled timing out to see where it wanted to be. Interestingly enough it wasn't knock limited so there wouldn't be many gains by using E85 in this setup. I adjusted the WOT fuel up and down to see where it was happiest and turns out it wants to be very lean down low at WOT but quite rich up top, at least by NA standards. I have some exhaust extraction stuff so I half assedly hooked it up. It helped out a fair bit and I didn't die of CO poisoning. I really should fix the territory, that will be a whole lot of fun tuning that. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/97278-puffwagons-dyno-tuning-adventures/page/18/#findComment-1726181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowxr6t Member 589 Member For: 6y 7m 1d Location: New zealand Posted 02/05/25 06:11 AM Share Posted 02/05/25 06:11 AM What motor is in the caprice? Do you make your living being a back yard mechanic? Are you busy on customers cars usually and do you advertise or is it just word of mouth, go to puffwagons garage? Hes a legend. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/97278-puffwagons-dyno-tuning-adventures/page/18/#findComment-1726182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Gold Donating Members 16,348 Member For: 10y 5m 6d Gender: Not Telling Posted 02/05/25 12:52 PM Author Share Posted 02/05/25 12:52 PM Ok I'm gonna need some encouragement here... I have a dyno and I have a motorbike.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/97278-puffwagons-dyno-tuning-adventures/page/18/#findComment-1726185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,586 Member For: 17y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 03/05/25 12:37 AM Share Posted 03/05/25 12:37 AM can't hurt to see how the two go together... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/97278-puffwagons-dyno-tuning-adventures/page/18/#findComment-1726187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Gold Donating Members 16,348 Member For: 10y 5m 6d Gender: Not Telling Posted 03/05/25 12:10 PM Author Share Posted 03/05/25 12:10 PM Ha wasn't much to report over all. Bike made 17rwkw Can't post a pic cos Imgur is being retarded Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/97278-puffwagons-dyno-tuning-adventures/page/18/#findComment-1726196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,586 Member For: 17y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 16/05/25 11:08 PM Share Posted 16/05/25 11:08 PM how's the shed @Puffwagon? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/97278-puffwagons-dyno-tuning-adventures/page/18/#findComment-1726296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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