Dyno Baseline Testing... $150.00 Too Much?

Mega-Man

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Hello Again,
Sorry to spam with so many questions, but, I'm trying to pick up on things as fast as I can.

At any rate, the shop I made an appointment with charges $150 /hr to do baseline testing, and told me it would take an hour to do. Then, $125 /hr after that when I bring it in. Is this a fair price?

Thanks for the replies in advance! Any advice would be appreciated. - Mega

 

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shadow04GT

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That is way over priced...to get a baseline horsepower and torque reading you only need to do 2 or 3 pulls which takes about 15 mins...including setup time. I did my baseline this past friday at my local dynoshop...2 pulls with wideband O2 reading for $60.00.

 

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narongc73

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Mega-Man said:

Hello Again,
Sorry to spam with so many questions, but, I'm trying to pick up on things as fast as I can.

At any rate, the shop I made an appointment with charges $150 /hr to do baseline testing, and told me it would take an hour to do. Then, $125 /hr after that when I bring it in. Is this a fair price?

Thanks for the replies in advance! Any advice would be appreciated. - Mega

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depends on the shop and your area
I got quoted 150 also.

 

Mega-Man

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Ah, thanks much for the reply. Based upon your response, and others, I'll let my fingers do the walking tomorrow and see what price / packages are the best deal. Thanks again! - Mega

 

00s281sc368

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Should be no more than $100 for 3 pulls, doesn't matter where you live....

 

Mega-Man

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Thank you.

I even asked the guy on the phone if $150.00 was "reasonable" (since I had no clue) and he said he paid $160,000 for the machine and I might be able to get a better deal elsewhere, but his machine was meant for Mustangs. <shrug> What did I know?

All the more reason to hit the boards when you don't know something. Thanks again for the replies! - Mega

 

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BLKsteeda

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I paid $75 at Steeda for my baseline pull.

 

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shadow04GT

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By the sound of your original post it sounds like he quoted you a price of renting the dyno for a whole hour of pulls. You do not need this for just getting a baseline reading. Renting the dyno is what you do if you want to tune the car and make adjustments after each pull. For a baseline you just need to put it on there 2 or 3 times and let if fly...shouldn't take longer then 20 mins.

 

CTGrey02

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I pay 50 plus 10 for Air fuel testing here in CT. the dyno operater kicks ass

 

GTvert01

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I paid $60 for 3 pulls with a/f ratio.

 

DeadLurker

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CTGrey02 said:

I pay 50 plus 10 for Air fuel testing here in CT. the dyno operater kicks ass

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yep

 

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Linz

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I payed 50 bucks for 3 pulls + air/fuel

 

Q's Stang

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last night i watched a stang get dynoed...5 pulls for $110...came w/ air/fuel ratios too!

 

Slapyo

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i've paid anywhere from $60-$75 for 3 pulls. that sounds like way to much for a baseline run.