Ford GT Tuning Day and GT Owner’s Dinner – Friday, December 17, 2010
Event Status: 100% Torrie's Travel Arrangements booked; Dyno Reserved
A few GT owners with various performance modifications have expressed an interest to hold a dyno TUNING day with our very own Torrie McPhail. As such, we are planning for a tuning day on Friday, December 17 in Chatsworth, California. We have two cars *confirmed* so the event will move forward, regardless, but the more cars that we can get for Tuning, the more that we can offset the costs for all. The cost is comprised of the sharing of Torrie’s airfare and modest lodging expenses + Torrie’s per car tuning fee + share of the dyno renting costs at $120/ hour. If you have a modified GT and you feel like there’s room for improvement on the tune you have in the car, then this event might be just what you need. Torrie flies all over the Country doing this and has a very good reputation. As a GT owner himself, he knows a thing or two about these cars.
The first priority will be given to those that are interested in a custom tune. PM or email me if you want more definitive cost estimates…. and know that the more people we can get the lower we can drive these.
Depending on the interest in the tuning sessions, there may or may not be time remaining just to do some good ‘ol dyno pulls. It might be really fun to see several different configurations and power outputs all on the same dyno on the same day. So, if you are not interested in a custom tune from Torrie, think about signing up for a dyno pull or two. In the case of the dyno pulls, the cost is only the dyno rental charge. 2-3 cars per hour is probably feasible, so figure $40 - $60. You could think about tipping Ryan who we will use to move the cars on and off the dyno and strapping them down. He is an expert at this... as well as conducting the dyno run itself. Everyone that participates will get the actual dyno files for your run. You can download winPEP 7 software to view and manipulate these files or to make .jpg from them. A pet peeve of mine is how some dyno shops are reluctant or explicitly don’t want to share the run files, but I think they are really valuable and we want to make sure that you have them. Also, I should point out that spectators are more than welcome for the dyno day.
Finally, we are thinking about a group dinner on the evening of December 17. This is where everyone can brag about their dyno results and generally have a good time. If you can’t make either the TUNING session or the dyno session, please think about the dinner. Certainly everyone would be more than welcome!!
Dyno Hosting Site:
Specialty Z
www.specialtyz.com
10060 Canoga Ave
Unit B
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Please respond in this thread if you want to attend one or more of these “events”. I will try to keep a running count of those that express an interest.
First Group 9:00 - 12:30
1. ChipBeck (Chip) – Custom Tune
2. AlohaGT(Kelvin) – Custom Tune
3. Apollo (Terry & Monica) - Custom Tune
Second Group: 12:30 - 4:00
4. KJRGT (Kevin) – Custom Tune
5. GT4JR (Gaby) – Custom Tune
6. HappyFeet (Chuck) – Custom Tune
Third Group: 4:00 - 5:00
7. HHGT (Sam) – Dyno Pull (Tune if needed?);
8. MidniteBlu (George) – Dyno Pull GT500
Dinner 5:30PM
Black Angus Steakhouse
9145 Corbin Ave
Northridge, 91324
Phone: (818) 701-1600
nota4re (Kendall)
nota4re (Ryan)
tmcphail (Torrie)
ChipBeck (Chip)
ChipBeck (Veronica)
Shelby#18 (Rick)
Apollo (Terry)
Apollo (Monica)
HHGT (Sam)
HappyFeet (Chuck1)
HappyFeet (Chuck2)
AtomicGT (Eric)
MidniteBlu (George)
Kingman (Herb)
AMB (Andy)
Royce
GEE-TEE (Arya)
GEE-TEE (Azzie)
Event Status: 100% Torrie's Travel Arrangements booked; Dyno Reserved
A few GT owners with various performance modifications have expressed an interest to hold a dyno TUNING day with our very own Torrie McPhail. As such, we are planning for a tuning day on Friday, December 17 in Chatsworth, California. We have two cars *confirmed* so the event will move forward, regardless, but the more cars that we can get for Tuning, the more that we can offset the costs for all. The cost is comprised of the sharing of Torrie’s airfare and modest lodging expenses + Torrie’s per car tuning fee + share of the dyno renting costs at $120/ hour. If you have a modified GT and you feel like there’s room for improvement on the tune you have in the car, then this event might be just what you need. Torrie flies all over the Country doing this and has a very good reputation. As a GT owner himself, he knows a thing or two about these cars.
The first priority will be given to those that are interested in a custom tune. PM or email me if you want more definitive cost estimates…. and know that the more people we can get the lower we can drive these.
Depending on the interest in the tuning sessions, there may or may not be time remaining just to do some good ‘ol dyno pulls. It might be really fun to see several different configurations and power outputs all on the same dyno on the same day. So, if you are not interested in a custom tune from Torrie, think about signing up for a dyno pull or two. In the case of the dyno pulls, the cost is only the dyno rental charge. 2-3 cars per hour is probably feasible, so figure $40 - $60. You could think about tipping Ryan who we will use to move the cars on and off the dyno and strapping them down. He is an expert at this... as well as conducting the dyno run itself. Everyone that participates will get the actual dyno files for your run. You can download winPEP 7 software to view and manipulate these files or to make .jpg from them. A pet peeve of mine is how some dyno shops are reluctant or explicitly don’t want to share the run files, but I think they are really valuable and we want to make sure that you have them. Also, I should point out that spectators are more than welcome for the dyno day.
Finally, we are thinking about a group dinner on the evening of December 17. This is where everyone can brag about their dyno results and generally have a good time. If you can’t make either the TUNING session or the dyno session, please think about the dinner. Certainly everyone would be more than welcome!!
Dyno Hosting Site:
Specialty Z
www.specialtyz.com
10060 Canoga Ave
Unit B
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Please respond in this thread if you want to attend one or more of these “events”. I will try to keep a running count of those that express an interest.
First Group 9:00 - 12:30
1. ChipBeck (Chip) – Custom Tune
2. AlohaGT(Kelvin) – Custom Tune
3. Apollo (Terry & Monica) - Custom Tune
Second Group: 12:30 - 4:00
4. KJRGT (Kevin) – Custom Tune
5. GT4JR (Gaby) – Custom Tune
6. HappyFeet (Chuck) – Custom Tune
Third Group: 4:00 - 5:00
7. HHGT (Sam) – Dyno Pull (Tune if needed?);
8. MidniteBlu (George) – Dyno Pull GT500
Dinner 5:30PM
Black Angus Steakhouse
9145 Corbin Ave
Northridge, 91324
Phone: (818) 701-1600
nota4re (Kendall)
nota4re (Ryan)
tmcphail (Torrie)
ChipBeck (Chip)
ChipBeck (Veronica)
Shelby#18 (Rick)
Apollo (Terry)
Apollo (Monica)
HHGT (Sam)
HappyFeet (Chuck1)
HappyFeet (Chuck2)
AtomicGT (Eric)
MidniteBlu (George)
Kingman (Herb)
AMB (Andy)
Royce
GEE-TEE (Arya)
GEE-TEE (Azzie)
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