what to look for in a repair shop

[DarkFox1]

well if 0-60 in 10 seconds at BEST requires a sports car.. then yes I guess I am in the wrong vehicle.. but I would not think these trucks are THAT bad that they are incapable of driving in traffic, and having power when its demanded. No matter how you slice it, a car needs power

 

[aldive]

Why do you want a truck? Do you offroad? Haule lots of stuff inside? It seems that you want neon lights and speed. Then get a fast car.

 

[DarkFox1]

cos I like trucks and suvs for their appearance practicality and room.. there are no cars on the market today with the qualifications that my mountaineer has that could give me what I want. Besides, if I dont have the money to fix this thing, and good, I dont have the money to replace it with anything.

 

[DarkFox1]

3 strikes

the 3rd shop to say its fine.. I guess they're right, I'm no longer in on the apten purchase, but I am still talking to the owner about getting one anyway... Since the truck is running as it should, its time to look for some performance upgrades.

 

[aldive]

It appears that your truck is up to specs. Yet you still feel that it has no power or acceleration. Maybe the next step is to see what power you have - with a dyno eun or two followed up by a run on the drag strip.

Then you will have your performance as well as power data and then you can work from there.

 

[DarkFox1]

i've been entertaining a dyno run for a while actually, no reason in particular, except I guess to see what power the 5.0 REALLY has..

what kind of names would a shop with a dyno have? IE "bobs performance tuning" or something like that? I'm just throwing a random name out. How much would they charge? I dont think there are any shops in this city with a dyno.. but I could be wrong

 

[aldive]

Here is a link to a dyno facility, their wevsite lists what they do and what it costs. Use it as an example.

http://www.rareautodesign.com/

 

[DarkFox1]

just did some calling around.. there are no shops here with dynos. guess I'm SOL on that one.. I hate this town.. everyone in it sucks

 

[aldive]

Drive to Atlanta, its an easy run and not that far.

 

[DarkFox1]

actually.. that shop was full of ****.. they told me no one has a dyno here.. 3 calls later.. I found one.. I'm going as soon as I can get ready

 

[Alec]

I think the dyno is a very good idea. Do it in different gears if you can, to see if there's a problem in the tranny.

 

[DarkFox1]

I guess I'm crazy.. or impatient.. or both.. numbers dont lie.. after 3 shops telling me its fine, and the dyno results showing a 170.2RWHP 220.8 RWTQ best run (3rd out of 4) I guess it just feels slow.. for.. no reason

I'll have these sheets online later

 

[aldive]

Now, the Apten chip looks better, huh?

 

[DarkFox1]

well I guess.. what kind of flexplate power would it have with that? I'm alittle insulted that a v8 has less than 200 RWHP. That should be a minnimum standard.

I am interested in the chip, I'm not going to go with the group purchase tho, I wont have the money in time, and I dont want to hold anyone back. It will be at least another 4 days before I even have the money.

 

[aldive]

How much was the Dyno?

 

[DarkFox1]

$100 for 4 runs and a fuel/air readout

 

[aldive]

Post the test printouts, please.

 

[DarkFox1]

you read my mind

heres the best runs

www.redplanetsolutions.net/picdump/dyno.jpg
www.redplanetsolutions.net/picdump/dyno1.jpg

 

[Alec]

Those numbers are damn close to the expected for the V8. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Dunno what to say man, dunno what to say.....

 

[aldive]

Your next sterp to "see" if it is performing as it should should be a trip to the track.