vid of my car falling off dyno

[nosuchluck]

yesterday we had a dyno day... everything was going good until my third dyno run when one of the straps broke and my car spun off the dyno.... thanks to the guy driving, my car escaped with no major damage and nobody got hurt... things could have gone alot worse than it did, if he didnt react fast my car would have hit the wall where 4 people were standing i broke the left rear contol arm and my antenna was bent from where my car hit one of the guys well here is the video

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/FC9CFFC0-6437-4905-AA1D-39E54C019E12.htm


and here are a couple other videos from the day

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/D87F7EB3-6EBB-4350-9C48-32FA015E9C6C.htm
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/C1D15940-F2E3-4A42-B18B-A51F370F6B5C.htm
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/C5BADBF2-9174-488B-9915-92FA5D4A2CFB.htm

[S4toSTI]

Looks like a case of not properly strapped down to me. Happy the car and everyone is ok.

[Adam496]

I hope that dyno sesion was free lol. I'm glad to see everyone is ok. What kinda numbers did you put down?

[TimmahWRX]

wow, that must have been a little bit scary. good to see that everyone is ok.

+1 for hoping that the dyno was free, lol

[HatchSurfer3]

damn, like everyone else said, glad to see everyone and the car are ok. Are they going to fix you're control arm and everything too?

[ScoobyNubieToo!]

That sucks major ass! How long is the ride gonna be outta action for?

[Vypurr2]

Man...You guys got lucky...Go Revitup next time! lol

/end shameless plug

[nosuchluck]

my dyno runs were going to be free anyway... i dynoed 263hp 288ftlb kinda low for what i wanted but what ever... the owner of the shop is going to pay for a new control arm and my car is drivable as it is now... i tac welded it in place so it wouldnt move around

[teh DIRT]

looks like strap snapped....weird. but yeah those cars were moving around way to much on that dyno

[Tiny]

looks like strap snapped....weird. but yeah those cars were moving around way to much on that dyno

Owning a dyno I can tell you that you have to have a lot of respect for the types of forces that are in motion there.

I can see from the video that as the car accelerated, the front straps went slack. As they went slack they probably touched something that was moving and burnt. That is why we also do a dry run before we go full tilt.

Also, for your own safety, even if you aren't told by the operator, never stand next to or behind a car on the dyno. People get mad, but I will not allow anyone near the dyno when the thing is in motion, too much chance of someone getting hurt.

[DoubleOughtCel]

Good to hear everyone came out cool.

And I love how the first word everyone EVER reacts with is "****!"

[accord_racer90]

that would have messed some 1s day up

[igo4bmx]

just wondering, but why is it strapped from the front?
isn't it pulling forward (strap from the rear)?

or am i too tired right now...

[1988 Olds]

Damn man nice to see everything was ok.

[krnhaze]

dam man glad to see everyone made it out safe...

[BradC]

just wondering, but why is it strapped from the front?
isn't it pulling forward (strap from the rear)?

or am i too tired right now...
They are strapped from the back too..the straps up front keep it from rocking back off the rollers, no?

[Vypurr2]

You need it strapped in all driections to prevent it from moving on the rollers. Notice that without the front straps, it moves off the rollers!

[willthethrill]

Wow i bet that was scary! Did you ruin a pair of pants as well?

[eviltalon]

Got Damn, thats some seroius torque and steer

[xEJ20x]

Thats a bit too close for my tastes.

I'll be sure to request extra straps for when I dyno my car. :mrgreen:

[teh DIRT]

check this one out:
http://videos.streetfire.net/hottestvideos/1/E5AFCE1C-8CDA-477D-BCD0-E4DB8CD548D3.htm

dude isnt holding the wheel at all when he gets on the throttle. He has both hands on the back of his head all relaxed. Then the wheels jerk and he tries to compensate...idiots.

[jspek]

check this one out:
http://videos.streetfire.net/hottestvideos/1/E5AFCE1C-8CDA-477D-BCD0-E4DB8CD548D3.htm

dude isnt holding the wheel at all when he gets on the throttle. He has both hands on the back of his head all relaxed. Then the wheels jerk and he tries to compensate...idiots.
actually hears covering his ears.

[teh DIRT]

actually hears covering his ears.

oh that makes it ok.:roll:

[Scapegoat]

Thats a bit too close for my tastes.

I'll be sure to request extra straps for when I dyno my car. :mrgreen:

just go to revitup. they use plenty of straps.

I had my car on there, and I was watching them strap it down thinking, "isn't that a little too tight?"

But the car didn't move at all, not like the ones in those vids...

[cburwell]

actually hears covering his ears.

That's why you see dyno operators wearing ear protection.

That blue car from the Neon videos looks like it was going to slide off the rollers as well. Yikes!

[JaySpecV]

"ohhhh ****!!!"

[dwagner1006]

"ohhhh ****!!!"
yo John. Good to see you made it on. Welcome to tristate

[Tiny]

just go to revitup. they use plenty of straps.

I had my car on there, and I was watching them strap it down thinking, "isn't that a little too tight?"

But the car didn't move at all, not like the ones in those vids...

The only time you run into trouble is when the straps aren't tight enough, then things start to go slack.

2 rear straps hold the car from going foward, 2 front straps stop the car from going side to side and should be criscrossed to use opposing force to keep it steady.

[nosuchluck]

You need it strapped in all driections to prevent it from moving on the rollers. Notice that without the front straps, it moves off the rollers!
there was front straps, one of them broke which is y it came off the dyno

[cburwell]

there was front straps, one of them broke which is y it came off the dyno

He was making the point that when the front straps broke the car came off the dyno, hence "without front straps".

[Vypurr2]

He was making the point that when the front straps broke the car came off the dyno, hence "without front straps".

Thanks! I didn't make that clear.

[Scapegoat]

The only time you run into trouble is when the straps aren't tight enough, then things start to go slack.

2 rear straps hold the car from going foward, 2 front straps stop the car from going side to side and should be criscrossed to use opposing force to keep it steady.

I understood that as I watched you guys work. But watching the suspension tighten and the car move after each yank was a bit disconcerting. But after seeing these few vids I'm very pleased that you guys tighten the hell out of those things

[udracing57]

Yikes thats some scary ****

[Pulini00]

holy ****

[GLHWCU]

wow. simply put, wow.