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From: North Huntingdon,Pa.
mikey
Originally Posted by Superchips_Distributor
Hi Phil,
Thanks, that's very kind of you to say.
You know, one of these days we're going to have to find a way to get together, my wife & I would enjoy meeting you (or maybe you & your wife), maybe put one or more of your vehicles on the new dyno, etc.
Of course, I may be putting my foot in my mouth as I don't remember off the top of my head where you are at, you might be 2000 miles away, so I guess I should have taken a quick look at your profile again first - at any rate, if you ever do get a chance to drop by, we'd be happy to get together & go out to dinner, etc.
Have fun,
Thanks, that's very kind of you to say.
You know, one of these days we're going to have to find a way to get together, my wife & I would enjoy meeting you (or maybe you & your wife), maybe put one or more of your vehicles on the new dyno, etc.
Of course, I may be putting my foot in my mouth as I don't remember off the top of my head where you are at, you might be 2000 miles away, so I guess I should have taken a quick look at your profile again first - at any rate, if you ever do get a chance to drop by, we'd be happy to get together & go out to dinner, etc.
Have fun,
? or should i say vangina?
hopefully i'll have the true dual magnaflow & x pipe on it & we can see what #'s she puts out- hopefully the 10 ply michellins don't shred the thing i really can't emphasize enough is part throttle driveability & torque-it's where most driving is done- not @5400 rpms-i'm looking forward to putting a face to the voice-maybe i'll bring the turbo ta if the dyno is ready for it-phil 
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Originally Posted by openclasspro#11
mike- i live outside of pittsburgh-i'll be going to tennessee in a monthg or so-to pick up some mx race bikes : will a van fit in the garage with roofracks on it? if so i bet it will be the first van on a dyno
? or should i say vangina? hopefully i'll have the true dual magnaflow & x pipe on it & we can see what #'s she puts out- hopefully the 10 ply michellins don't shred the thing i really can't emphasize enough is part throttle driveability & torque-it's where most driving is done- not @5400 rpms-i'm looking forward to putting a face to the voice-maybe i'll bring the turbo ta if the dyno is ready for it-phil
? or should i say vangina?
hopefully i'll have the true dual magnaflow & x pipe on it & we can see what #'s she puts out- hopefully the 10 ply michellins don't shred the thing i really can't emphasize enough is part throttle driveability & torque-it's where most driving is done- not @5400 rpms-i'm looking forward to putting a face to the voice-maybe i'll bring the turbo ta if the dyno is ready for it-phil South of pittsburgh (uniontown)
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Hi Phil,
Heck yes that big van will fit, easily! Our ceiling is anywhere from 14-22 ft high depending on where you measure it out in the shop, and our above-ground dyno & it's 4-post drive-on lift can easily handle it's weight & size, and then some.
And yes, of course we cna datalog it for you and make any adjustments if needed, and make sure it's making all the power it safely can, no problem.
As usual, we're behind schedule on the interior build-out, as we do more building out we find more problems in this building, but as things look right now, we hope to have the new dyno up & running by about that timeframe. The entire shop won't be finished by that time, that will take months to get everything the way we want it of course, but the dyno & datalogging, tuning, etc. shouldn't be an issue in that timeframe. We're also tentatively planning to do another Dyno Day next month at some point, if all goes to schedule.
Just keep in touch with me as you get closer to your trip time, so we'll be able to confirm your timeframe for sure. And good talking with you again today!
Heck yes that big van will fit, easily! Our ceiling is anywhere from 14-22 ft high depending on where you measure it out in the shop, and our above-ground dyno & it's 4-post drive-on lift can easily handle it's weight & size, and then some.
And yes, of course we cna datalog it for you and make any adjustments if needed, and make sure it's making all the power it safely can, no problem.
As usual, we're behind schedule on the interior build-out, as we do more building out we find more problems in this building, but as things look right now, we hope to have the new dyno up & running by about that timeframe. The entire shop won't be finished by that time, that will take months to get everything the way we want it of course, but the dyno & datalogging, tuning, etc. shouldn't be an issue in that timeframe. We're also tentatively planning to do another Dyno Day next month at some point, if all goes to schedule.
Just keep in touch with me as you get closer to your trip time, so we'll be able to confirm your timeframe for sure. And good talking with you again today!
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thanks mike
i kinda of thought with me being a part throttle 
type of driver- the 2.25 route would work better for me than the 2.5- i'd be willing to bet the x pipe 2.25 true dual stainless tubing setup will still give me more hp on top as well as more tq & hp everywhere compared to the oem factory 3" setup as well as a better sound! mike i don't know if it would pertain to exhaust but in air velocity and movement in hvac duck work-to achiebe velocity say at the far end of a long duct run i employ the static regain method by imploding [or enlarging] the duct approximately halfway down the length of the duck then going back small again-curious if on my setup if i went the two mufflers directly to ther xpipe then ran 2.5" out of the mufflers to say the rear axles reduced back to 2.25 for the rear sections of the tailpipes if it would pick up the velocity compared to just running 2.25? i'll be sending payment for the exhaust items next week- thanks again mike-phil 
type of driver- the 2.25 route would work better for me than the 2.5- i'd be willing to bet the x pipe 2.25 true dual stainless tubing setup will still give me more hp on top as well as more tq & hp everywhere compared to the oem factory 3" setup as well as a better sound! mike i don't know if it would pertain to exhaust but in air velocity and movement in hvac duck work-to achiebe velocity say at the far end of a long duct run i employ the static regain method by imploding [or enlarging] the duct approximately halfway down the length of the duck then going back small again-curious if on my setup if i went the two mufflers directly to ther xpipe then ran 2.5" out of the mufflers to say the rear axles reduced back to 2.25 for the rear sections of the tailpipes if it would pick up the velocity compared to just running 2.25? i'll be sending payment for the exhaust items next week- thanks again mike-phil
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HI Phil,
You bring up a good point, as what you are talking about is introducing a pressure drop to accelerate the air velocity - the X-pipe is basically going to do roughly about the same thing on the automotive side, provide acceleration of that airflow velocity as the air gases exit the X-over.
On the automotive side of things, you want those pressure drops as close to the heat source as possible to get maximum effect - I really wouldn't have any idea where you'd do that in HVAC applications, that's really *your* area of expertise. I don't imagine you use any X-pipes in HVAC ducting - at least, I never saw any in all the years I was in commercial construction!
Good talking to you again, and based on that discussion, 8000 lb and part-throttle torque being the key, going 2.25" on the tru duals will work well, and at your power levels you won't give up a thing in terms of top-end HP gains, that will be fine as well - good choice!
Have fun,
You bring up a good point, as what you are talking about is introducing a pressure drop to accelerate the air velocity - the X-pipe is basically going to do roughly about the same thing on the automotive side, provide acceleration of that airflow velocity as the air gases exit the X-over.
On the automotive side of things, you want those pressure drops as close to the heat source as possible to get maximum effect - I really wouldn't have any idea where you'd do that in HVAC applications, that's really *your* area of expertise. I don't imagine you use any X-pipes in HVAC ducting - at least, I never saw any in all the years I was in commercial construction!
Good talking to you again, and based on that discussion, 8000 lb and part-throttle torque being the key, going 2.25" on the tru duals will work well, and at your power levels you won't give up a thing in terms of top-end HP gains, that will be fine as well - good choice!
Have fun,