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Ed45

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Virtual dyno Testing
« on: January 18, 2010, 10:48:02 AM »
I was pondering whether anyone has ever developed a "virtual dyno". Before I stuck my foot in my mout, I Googled it and found the following http://www.virtualengine2000.com/ This is a inteesting concept and if it worked, we wouldn't have to see our beloved machines screaming at full throttle inorder to understand their performance. This might be useful technology in its infancy and I thought I'd share the idea. Ed
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Re: Virtual dyno Testing
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2010, 11:33:45 AM »
This program can only give you an idea based on info known about products, It can't help you tune your bike. All bikes are different, the weather, and altitude, just to mention a few will change the performance of your bike. This would basically be like running a caned map, the map has general info on motor size, cams, exhaust, and A/C, that will get you in the ballpark, and some may work very well for some people. My opinion is there is no substitute for a dyno pull to tell you where you bike is, and to check the air/fuel ratio over the rpm range. Just my opinion.

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Re: Virtual dyno Testing
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2010, 12:41:27 PM »
Quote from: Talon on January 18, 2010, 11:33:45 AM
This program can only give you an idea based on info known about products, It can't help you tune your bike. All bikes are different, the weather, and altitude, just to mention a few will change the performance of your bike. This would basically be like running a caned map, the map has general info on motor size, cams, exhaust, and A/C, that will get you in the ballpark, and some may work very well for some people. My opinion is there is no substitute for a dyno pull to tell you where you bike is, and to check the air/fuel ratio over the rpm range. Just my opinion.

Craig
I'm pretty much aware of that. The though would be the possiblility of placing a "load" on the engine at lower rpm's inorder to predict the maximum performance at higher rpm's witout having to go there. Just a thought.
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Re: Virtual dyno Testing
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2010, 01:05:27 PM »
Quote from: Ed45 on January 18, 2010, 12:41:27 PM
I'm pretty much aware of that. The though would be the possiblility of placing a "load" on the engine at lower rpm's inorder to predict the maximum performance at higher rpm's witout having to go there. Just a thought.

You want to check your air/fuel across the range, but once the tq and hp start to drop there's not much sense in running it up another grand.

Craig
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