I agree with you about people referring to peak numbers being dumb. Thats not was I suggesting to the OP. I was suggesting that if he really wants to see where he stands he should get a baseline, do his mods, then redyno. Yea the peak numbers might not change, but if he brings up the low end at least he knows what the mod did. I'm not saying for him to go and brag about how much/little his mods did, I'm saying that if he's doing a build, he should definitely get a baseline and see whether his modification helped in the area he's looking for. If he just wants numbers, get a huge turbo. But I don't think thats what he's looking for.
And with that same mentality, even the track is a terrible comparison. If you've run at more than one track, than you know how different cars will react to each track. Again, be consistent. Run the same track and see how you improve. Some tracks are way more forgiving than others. You can'd dispute that.
Do both. Run on a dyno and track, do your mods, repeat. If you're times don't decrease and if you don't gain a little power somewhere in your curve, you might be doing something wrong
Edit: I'm trying to fight with you Don, I'm just suggesting that track times aren't the only measure of the car in an absolute sense. For some of us, the nearest track is over 2 hours away. The dyno is a good way to see how our progression is going so that when we do make trip to the track, we have a idea of what we would like to see and should at best expect. Don't wanna set the bar too high! Plus we have a dyno right around the corner
And with that same mentality, even the track is a terrible comparison. If you've run at more than one track, than you know how different cars will react to each track. Again, be consistent. Run the same track and see how you improve. Some tracks are way more forgiving than others. You can'd dispute that.
Do both. Run on a dyno and track, do your mods, repeat. If you're times don't decrease and if you don't gain a little power somewhere in your curve, you might be doing something wrong
Edit: I'm trying to fight with you Don, I'm just suggesting that track times aren't the only measure of the car in an absolute sense. For some of us, the nearest track is over 2 hours away. The dyno is a good way to see how our progression is going so that when we do make trip to the track, we have a idea of what we would like to see and should at best expect. Don't wanna set the bar too high! Plus we have a dyno right around the corner
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