"Big diameter" Roller Auto
Dyne with MC adapter - NOT RECOMMENDED
due to excessive inertial mass on the auto dynes for MC use.
NEW 2011 Dyno Catalog!
EC997-13 industry lowest inertia - 174 lbs
EC997-20 Big Roller, low inertia dyno
EC997 Drag Race Dyno - dyno tow bikes at a time
EC997 ATV dyno - all the low inertia benefits in an ATV
dyno - with MC option
EC997
MC Dyne w/
Integrated EGA and patented High Traction Drive Rolleria
Show with optional "Green Flash" package and
optional aluminum Wheel Chock. #1 Vesrah Racing, Racing (until 2012) and Suzuki NZ
use the EC997 Dyne System.
note positive clamping front wheel chock and sturdy wheelbase adjustment. Narrow 12" front wheel beam allows working on the
bike while still on the dyno (saves time and safer than others)
AF1 Racing - Texas - Aprilia Specialists
Note yellow Single Strap Restraint system at footpegs
The most well developed
High Speed, low inertia, 4 gas EGA Eddy Current Dynamometer
in the world.
Best load control and software:
Not just "load control" - it's DLC, Factory Pro's exclusive
Dynamic Load Control.
Rpm settling on target rpm is <1.5 seconds
(it's all to my 2008 TUNING standards, not 30 year old legacy
dyno hardware)
Best Sweep Test:
Our DLC systems absolutely and actively control sweep
rate, accommodating engine power changes and flat spots, so 125's to
1400cc - all have proper loading, not uncontrolled sweep rates and heavy drive roller "Neanderthal" technology.
Best Data Recording: All automatic recording - no silly buttons to push to record
data.
The computer is quicker than the dyno operator, in this case......
Best Traction:
Patented slotted drive roller - Ask other dyno
guys if tires slip on Busa's, zx14's and pumped gsxr1000's and R1's
- if they say "not a problem" - they are lying - but our
patented roller
doesn't slip with, at least up to, AMA spec 1000cc hyper bikes.......
2008, Feb. Dynojet just
sent out an email showing other brands of dynos and
tire slippage on those other dyno brands. They claimed
the "they" have the "best traction" (arguing that
implies that the "other dyno companies" haven't figured
out to knurl a drive roller in 50+ years)......... I
guess that they forgot to ask Dusty and the other DJ
guys that ran their dj dyno at the AMA Races.........
and when they loaded 2 people on a bike at Road Atlanta,
they used one of the "largest dudes that I'd seen that
weekend" as the second guy - With 2 guys AND super
tightly strapped - it still slipped. It was a long
weekend and I was napping in the truck w/ the AC on.
Paul Riccio was in the passenger seat, eating lunch - He
woke me up with "Awww... heck - Dynojet's got Traction
Control." I opened my eyes, because I'd never seen dyno
traction control, to see a ~300# DJ guy leaning over the
back of the bike for more weight.......... still slipped
when it hit the powerband.
In those youtube movies
that were in that dj press release, they showed a bunch
of "other" brand dynos with dj style "knurled" driver
rollers, slipping - but - but! There was not a single
youtube movie of the patented Factory Pro slotted drive
roller slipping.
On the patented Factory
Pro drive roller, you can even be doing a full throttle,
Steady State test at 130 True HP levels - throw 32 oz of
water on the tire / drive roller. It goes "whoop!" for
an instant and then immediately settles back into full
traction. And that's even on an almost 15 year old
Factory Pro drive roller!
Let's see the their movie
of "DJ good traction" in a steady state test and a 32 oz
dump of water on the drive roller on a 15 year old
dynojet!
You'll never see it - because it's impossible.
Best Front wheel chock:
Holds the bike up, with or without straps
(unlike floppy dealership dynos)
Best bike work height:
Able to work on the bike on the dyno as it's only
12 inches high (compared to unsafe 18 to 20 inches on other dynos)
Best Front Wheel Beam: You can walk right up to the bike, as the front wheel beam
is only 12" wide instead of other company's space wasting
rectangular dyno chassis footprint.
Best tuning support: (just ask the dealership dyno guys how to
tune beyond "air fuel ratio" or how to tune for best power..... or how
to tune)
Emissions:
Factory Pro has maintained the world's largest 4 gas EGA
emissions tuning database, including initial, intermediate and
final data.
We have the best, easiest to use
at the highest level dynos, but not the cheapest (nor the most expensive,
either)
And Tunes: Teka 4usb to Best Power and Engine Smoothness Power Commanders pc3usb, pc3r, pc2
to Best Power and Engine Smoothness Teka SFI to Best Power and Engine
Smoothness Teka 2sb to Best Power and Engine
Smoothness RapidBike to Best Power and Engine
Smoothness HD Race Tuner to Best Power and
Engine Smoothness S&S to Best Power and Engine Smoothness Magnetti Marelli FI to Best Power
and Engine Smoothness Motec to Best Power and Engine Smoothness EFI Technologies FI to Best Power
and Engine Smoothness Walbro to Best Power and Engine
Smoothness Honda HRC ECU's to Best Power and Engine
Smoothness Kawasaki KRT ECU's to Best Power and Engine
Smoothness Suzuki / Yoshimura EMS to Best Power
and Engine Smoothness Yamaha GYT/Race Kit
ECU's to Best Power and Engine Smoothness
FIM to Best Power and Engine Smoothness Keihin and Mikuni and S&S and Edelbrock
carbs PERFECTLY.
to TRUE HP LEVELS
and, yes, you could still "tune to an af ratio", too
- but after retuning a few "tuned to an af ratio" bikes and listening
to your customers' new, more satisfied reports of cruise smoothness
and mileage improvements, you'll leave the dealership level dyno guys
behind and never think of "af ratio" again -
Does it take longer to tune to Best Power and Engine
Smoothness as compared to "autolink" "tune to an af ratio" on a dealership
level dyno?
Not really. A TEKA 4 or pc3usb on an HD can be tuned to Best Power and Engine
Smoothness in less than 30 minutes - as compared to about the same time,
but still only kinda "close" to right on the tuning with
DJ "autolink".
The Factory Pro EC997 Dyne Systems are not:
one trick ponies designed to sell the dyno manufacturer's own boxes
to the exclusion of easy tuning on other products - They are not
common, simplistic "tune to an air fuel ratio" elementary level
dynos - These are well developed
systems designed for optimal tuning using any FI or carb system you
can get the software or parts to tune - ands amazingly, they are
often simpler to use than silly "AFR" auto-tune dynos.
Use the same dyne for 2 and 4 wheeled vehicles.
Motorcycles
Quads
Karts
Use for facilities that work on Quad and motorcycles, such as Vickery
Yamaha in Denver and Naumes Oregon MS in Medford, OR.
Similar to the same sturdy chassis as the Formula USA Standard EC997,
but with dual ACTIVE, LIVE COUPLED, SLOTTED drive rollers
(patented slotted design delivers 33% better traction than knurled drive
rollers without tire damage as in knurled drive rollers).
As used by Vickery Yamaha, Denver, CO and Naumes Oregon
Motorsports, Medford, OR.
2008, Feb. Dynojet just sent
out an email showing other brands of dynos and tire
slippage on those other dyno brands. They claimed the "they"
have the "best traction"......... I guess that they forgot
to ask Dusty and the DJ guys that ran their dj dyno at the
AMA Races......... and when they loaded 2 people on a
bike at Road Atlanta, they used one of the "largest: dudes
that I'd seen that weekend" as the second guy - With 2 guys
AND super tightly strapped - it still slipped. It was
a long weekend and I was napping in the truck w/ the AC on.
Paul Riccio was in the passenger seat, eating lunch - He
woke me up with "Awww... heck - Dynojet's got Traction
Control." I opened my eyes to see a ~300# guy leaning over
the back of the bike for more weight.......... still slipped
when it hit the powerband.
In those youtube movies that
were in that dj press release, they showed a bunch of
"other" brand dynos with dj style "knurled driver rollers,
slipping - but - but! There was not a single youtube movie
of the patented Factory Pro slotted drive roller slipping
Blast yourself far beyond the other dyno guys
who think that "tuning to an AFR" and a good "4th gear
wack" is the extent of "good" tuning.
The Factory Pro Legend Series dyne system is specifically designed
for Legend Cars and vehicles of the similar size and power.
Drum spacing is 64" outside-to-outside and it, like all Factory Pro
EC997 series dynes, is a "brake" dyne system and NOT an inertia "dyno"
like other dyno manufacturers palm off as "state of the art".
Because it's not an inertia dyno, you can actually tune optimally, and
not to grade school "air fuel ratio".
Over 18 years ago, Factory Pro engineers designed and developed what
has now become, not the "industry standard motorcycle chassis dynamometer",
but the Best Dyne systems to use for day to day tuning - and - for high
accuracy R&D for engine builders, pipe builders, turbo and nitrous tuners.
The Factory Pro EC997 Dyne Systems were built to be used to
combat erroneous dyno data from cheap inertia dynos. Data from inertia
dynos was often times significantly different from what worked Best
on the street or track - and as a research and development tool for
Factory Pro's #1 AMA choice carburetor kits and ignition advancers. Currently, there are over 100 units worldwide and the rest of the world
is still bumbling around "tuning to an air fuel ratio".
Chassis dynes eliminate the need for engine removal for power testing
and tuning, the vehicle mounting time is less than 5 minutes - as the
EC997 systems are 6" lower than the dj dynos.
Claiming that "a technician can then perform a simple 10 second
test and examine the results right in the shop" is a ridiculous claim
(and WE don't claim that). You can't even do a sweep test
form low to high rpm in much less than 10 seconds, and even more, slow
that 900# heavy drive roller back down to a stop on the "claimant's"
dyno in 10 seconds.
So - no, you can't do a 10 second sweep and get any decent tuning
information - it'll take us about 5 minutes to do a complete set of
steps and then, using Factory Pro's 4 gas EGA information, figure out
jetting, fuel injection AND ignition timing information. You'll get 4 times the tuning information in 5 minutes of EC997 testing
- allowing you to make more changes after just 1 test - ultimately getting
more work done, to a higher standard with minimum engine "runtime".
Utilizing the EC997's unique "Power Smoothness" software, the dyno
operator can evaluate the entire drive train for the purpose of routine
servicing or performance development. That's unknown on competitor's
dynos.
The EC997 Legend Car Dynamometer gives you the technology beyond
"State of the Art", Heavyweight steel durability (not stamped out sheet
metal), and all the accuracy that you want, all at an reasonable price.
Not cheap as a misleading inertia dyno....\
Factory Pro's Northern California location, in close proximity to
the world renowned Silicon Valley, provides us with access to
the latest and most technologically developed chips and microprocessors
to deliver all the True HP precision in power measurements that a motivated
technician needs to make quick and accurate evaluations of engine tuning
and drive train performance. This allows even a dealership level user
to maximize your shop's potential with increased sales, service efficiency,
and shop credibility.
The EC997 dyne system's durable, maintenance-free construction ensures
that you will be investing in many years of flawless tuning and troubleshooting.
If you care about being the best, using the best equipment
and doing the best possible job for your customers and product design
to gain your reputation, the Factory Pro EC997 Dyne Systems are the
#1 choice.
Sealed Stainless Steel case - not affected by corrosive
exhaust
Hi volume - dual fan cooled
3 Quick Flip filters for quick change action
Hi volume Integral Water Separator
Hi Volume exhaust sampling for clean, true measurements
Auto Zeroing to atmosphere (no calibration gas required)
Built to current USA EPA test standards
Quickest Reading Hi volume integrated system in
the world.
Fully integrated 4 or 5 gas EGA
Well, well, well!
It's 2008 and the motorcycle dyno industry is 90%, still
in a horsepower mess.
You read one motorcycle magazine and see that the new, current
1000cc sportbikes are making over 170 to 179 rear wheel horsepower on their "engineering"
level dyno - Wow!!
Then you see another magazine that the same model bikes of the
same brands are making 160 on another brand dyno!
Then you see another magazine test and the bikes make, even still,
more different hp numbers!
Then you take your new 2006 1000 and go to your local dealership
level dyno and get a less than 160 "hp" reading and then - you go to a dealership
level dyno at another and get a 5% higher or lower reading than that - even on the
same brand dyno!!
So - either one magazine is getting special "magazine bikes" and
the other.... or..... is that it? Does the weather affect the hp THAT much?
Does your bike gain and lose 5% power as temp changes 10 degrees?
Can't SAE correction factors correct for that? (yes, SAE correction factors work
quite well).
Well, well - What's going on with the dynos is that some dyno
companies aren't so good about calibrating their inertia dynos (even if there is
an eddy current "retarder hung on the side) for accurate HP readings and some other
dyno companies try to inflate their HP readings to match the wandering values of
the first company..... then the new guys are trying to do the same inflation deal
to match a wandering scale of the first company......
That's pathetic for the industry and it makes it utterly useless
to take hp figures and compare them.
SO!
What with the HP inflation factors?
We built eddy current load motorcycle dynamometers that measured
power under a load before these other guys and We had to make a physics / moral
decision in the early 90's as to whether we would try to match the inflated hp numbers
of the inertia dynos or...... not....
We already knew that each of these company's dynos tended to
read different - up to 4%
to 6% different in power readings. Even a strong magazine did a test to expose
that - but the USA magazines ignored that and it seems that they have, at best,
fell back onto the old "you have to use the same dyno" if you are doing development
work.... So... What's that mean if they publish HP numbers that don't really equate
to what you might get on your local dyno?
What's the point of confusing and disappointing the public?...
We also knew that, unless we put an 18" diameter, concrete
filled, ~900 lb. drive roller on our dynos, that it's absolutely impossible to duplicate
the load condition that the other company's dynos - and, therefore - since that
would destroy the fine measurement ability of our systems and increase engine wear
due to the increased time to get the drum up to speed so we could tune to best power
- that wasn't an option - so.....
We decided to make the EC997 dyne system read out in "True HP scale".
I never thought that I'd have to specify that our information
was on a "True" scale - but - so be it!
The other dyno companies can complain all they want, but - they each have the ability
to provide the real numbers and they can read out in True HP, also..... so it's
their choice as to providing real or inflated numbers to a wandering scale.
True HP:
Power delivered to the patented, slotted drive roller
corrected to SAE standards.
Period.
no fluff. no bull.
If you are a potential dyno customer - and are tired of the
malarkey in dyno readings -
Factory Pro is your company of choice.
Official HP Interrogator of F-USA!!
The Eddy Current Dyno Specialists
March was a great month - met
lot's of great people - good tuners and people that will evolve from darn good to
great tuners with their new Low Inertia EC997 Eddy Current dynes and Teka SFI equipment.
Gary and Jason stand out as dedicated to their work and if you know a Gary or a
Jason - you might check out if they've got a new "tool" to help them help you!
On the other hand - as the yin
and yang of life goes - We also met some people who weren't at all interested in
why or how their product worked - or if it worked well at all!
Well - that's right, you guessed
it... The EC997 showed them what was wrong and right with the product. Ooops. Crestfallen.
A little bit of probing - Well, the product will never work well enough for me to
say that I'd use it, as it is. And if I wouldn't use it - I wouldn't sell it, either.
Did they want to fix it? No! Wow. They just wanted to see big power increases with
their product.
But with really good marketing (and, production-wise, they good at that!)- I'm sure
that they can sell enough to cover some costs - but - not to me.
The "correct" parts of the concept
are similar to what we've been working on for a few, long years in the Teka EMS
system. Using an existing analog signal to generate a different ECU output has been
around for some time now - and for a lot less than they thought that they could
sell their thing for.
They had to buy a different
dyno that showed them that they had a great product to sell! See it soon! I'm sure
they will call it "state of the art"!
Probably in an HD or Cruiser magazine.
Lamest question regarding dynos?
"If there were two brands of dynos and there was race to see who could do a run
first, who would win?"
WOW! Lessee.... Did you want to type in the customer's name? bike type? carb or
FI settings?
No, just "Who could make a run first."
Exhaust? Did you want high accuracy? Just "Who could make a run first."
Repeatability? Just "Who could make a run first."
Are you trying to tune or just snag $40 from the rider or are you going to try to
test and be able to help the rider make the tuning better?
Just "Who could make a run first."
Truth be told? ("they" don't!)
The EC997 dyno, in Sweep Test , takes no more than time than other dynos and less
than most, if you have to load the bike (only takes 1 person), strap the bike down
(1 tiedown ratchet straps both sides of the bike down evenly, 1 person), and
even if you use rpm (which they don't usually).
Less time. Most of the time.
In a Step Test?
The EC997 - being tuner oriented - First - can actually do those 2-3 second powered
realtime power tests easily in steady state mode (steady state is where you get
the most power and gas information), unlike some "other" dynos. Imagine changing
3 different PID loop values to try to get the dyno to hold a steady rpm under load
at each rpm stop point!!! (ask math teacher or "other" dyno operator who can actually
do a step test) - Our owners don't even know what a PID loop is - because our EC997
dynos never need to be fiddled with!
And as far as time? Wow.
First - they'd actually have to be able to do a Steady State Test!
Repeatability? Step Tests? Ours?
As good as +/- .2 True HP when properly tuned.
Enviable in the industry. So rare that "they" say it can't be done.
The EC997 gives more information,
in less time - enabling better quality work to a higher level - in less total time
- with higher customer satisfaction.
If all I could ask was "How
quick can I get that guys $40." and duck the "tuning" concept......
DO NOT buy this dyno.
If you think that you can't make a power
commander Fuel Injection ignition or fuel change and see what happens to power so
that you can spend an hour or so precisely dialing in a map for
best POWER - not a auto dialing ficticious (wrong reading) "A/F Ratio" generated
improperly by a short-lived, fragile, expensive O2 sensor in a half an hour......
DO NOT buy this dyno.
For less than an hour's labor
- an EC997 dyno owner/operator will do a complete set of tests and provide a multi-point
analysis of tuning - including:
fuel mixture at each rpm and throttle position
ignition timing
cylinder fuel stagger
engine smoothness at cruise (Flux factor)
and an estimation of possible changes and power gained.
and
The EC997 dyno owner will have gained a customer - because they provided useful
information for the bike owner.
The EC997 has the ability to deliver the information to deliver the BEST possible
performance - easily.
It's the ONLY dyno that can.
Tuning is my life.
I am happy to not be associated with a company that really doesn't care about tuning
product quality.
March 02 was a great month!
Marc Salvisberg
Low Inertia EC997a
Eddy Current Dynamometer
Just like 1989, when Factory Pro entered the one-brand
dominated carb kit world, when we had to throw out what the motorcycle
industry had come to be resigned to expect from carb kits, we had to
reinvent the dyno and reeducate mc tuners on how accurate and quickly
they could provide superior power and mileage for their customers.
Unlike dynos with heavy,
900lb. drive rollers, the EC997 is relieved of high system inertia.
The Low Inertia EC997 Series will display the roughness of even 1 cylinder
slightly missing - allowing you to isolate even 1 poor cylinder - saving
hours of labor caused by blind guessing on other dynos.
Freshly manufactured EC997 at Ohio plant
(shows standard removable 7'x3' walk up loading ramp in place. Note- ramp should
be moved ~6" to left if you load on LH side of bike)
Vectrix Corporation - Alternative Power Research
EC997 Software
Windows 95/98 32 bit version
12/15/98
Programmable sweep rate
range increased (down to 2 fps/s)
manual sweep start deleted (no more hitting buttons to start and stop test)
sweep test auto start / auto end feature added
network test view feature added (view files on network, print to fax)
remote location file storage feature added (store confidential files on ZIP disc?)
Wizard style test added (auto guide)
auto path correction feature added (auto change internal file path)
DDE data transfer feature augmented
Ultra high resolution sweep @ 1k-3k, enhanced (useful for diagnosing fuel levels and base diameter on
needles)
1.
Subtract 32 from degrees
Fahrenheit
2. Multiply by 5
3. Divide by 9
or as I remember it:
Subtract 32 because F is "too big" anyway. Then the 5 and
9? Since F is still "too big", you use the 5 and 9 as 5/9
and multiply whatever you got after subtracting the 32 by
5/9th's.
1. Multiply degrees Celsius
by 9
2. Divide by 5
3. Add 32
or as
I remember it... The formula is upside down and reversed
from the F--C equation.
So - multiply by 9/5 to make the number bigger.... and then
add the 32. Everything you do makes the number bigger and
it's in reverse order of F-C.
And most
importantly
Restart back at the HOME page and click on the red box in
the top left to find the bike that you want parts for...
restart at HOME page
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The extension of the laboratory
for engines of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology was completed
in about 1935. Its architect was Rudolf Otto Salvisberg (1882-1940).
He had a successful career in Berlin but returned to Switzerland after
the advent of the Nazis. His architectural style was somewhat similar
to that of Erich Mendelsohn. The staircase of the laboratory is in normal
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