Dynatech tells me I am the only one
#1
Le Mans Master
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Dynatech tells me I am the only one
As some may remember I had my driver side Dynatech header blow off the air tube at Roebling in May. Dynatech sold me a new driver side header and then when I shipped the old one back (in the return freight box provided) they reimbursed me the price of the header.
Sunday going under the bridge at T11 of Road Atlanta the passenger side blew off. When I talked to Don at Dynatech today he told me I was the only one to ever lose an air tube off of one of their headers and now that I had a second one so it must be something I am doing wrong. He did asked me if I "raced it".
"Greg" from Dynatech will be calling me on Monday to see what they can do this time when he gets back from the PRI.
Am I the only Dynatech C5/6 customer to lose air tubes off their header?
Sunday going under the bridge at T11 of Road Atlanta the passenger side blew off. When I talked to Don at Dynatech today he told me I was the only one to ever lose an air tube off of one of their headers and now that I had a second one so it must be something I am doing wrong. He did asked me if I "raced it".
"Greg" from Dynatech will be calling me on Monday to see what they can do this time when he gets back from the PRI.
Am I the only Dynatech C5/6 customer to lose air tubes off their header?
#2
Drifting
Are you running CATS? I had an air line and check valve blow when my CAT failed and clogged the exhaust. This happened while on track. It also happened to another CF HPDE'r. He lost his brakes because it either knocked or burned off the vacuum boost tube.
If you are running CATs check them while you have the header off. I think the aftermarket highflow CATs fail much more frequently than the stockers. I'll never run them on the track again.
If you are running CATs check them while you have the header off. I think the aftermarket highflow CATs fail much more frequently than the stockers. I'll never run them on the track again.
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Le Mans Master
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Are you running CATS? I had an air line and check valve blow when my CAT failed and clogged the exhaust. This happened while on track. It also happened to another CF HPDE'r. He lost his brakes because it either knocked or burned off the vacuum boost tube.
If you are running CATs check them while you have the header off. I think the aftermarket highflow CATs fail much more frequently than the stockers. I'll never run them on the track again.
If you are running CATs check them while you have the header off. I think the aftermarket highflow CATs fail much more frequently than the stockers. I'll never run them on the track again.
I already thought about welding the hole...
#9
Race Director
the newer cars don't even have AIR. I just whack them off and weld them shut
I can't keep an engine in my current NASA car to see if the headers will hold up (although LG's never let me down before)
I can't keep an engine in my current NASA car to see if the headers will hold up (although LG's never let me down before)
#11
Le Mans Master
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Cuccharia - I probably have 85-100 events on these headers. I have this addiction problem....
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Drifting
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Safety Car
If one gets stranded with this failure at the end of the last session of the day, can one limp the car home with the tube blown out? Or do you have to gerry-rig something?
Thanks for posting, this is very informative. I have the Dynatechs w/aftermarket cats but have had no issues at all in 11 days (8 events).
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Is the car still emission legal with the AIR tubes gone? Will it throw codes? Who did your welding--someone at the track?
If one gets stranded with this failure at the end of the last session of the day, can one limp the car home with the tube blown out? Or do you have to gerry-rig something?
Thanks for posting, this is very informative. I have the Dynatechs w/aftermarket cats but have had no issues at all in 11 days (8 events).
If one gets stranded with this failure at the end of the last session of the day, can one limp the car home with the tube blown out? Or do you have to gerry-rig something?
Thanks for posting, this is very informative. I have the Dynatechs w/aftermarket cats but have had no issues at all in 11 days (8 events).
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