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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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Default How much does a dynamometer cost to buy and install?
Anybody know how much?
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Every so often the local vette shop heare does them for $50.
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Every so often the local vette shop heare does them for $50.
No, I meant how much does a chassis dyno cost. The machine itself.
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start off at almost 30 grand and then factor another 12 to 15 for installation and training...then if you wanna dynotune Vettes there is the cost of a laptop and LS-1 edit...and then you got.....Getting the idea??
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Originally Posted by captainpooby
No, I meant how much does a chassis dyno cost. The machine itself.
Oh (my mistake)... Much, much more than $50.


(but I have no idea how much more)
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Originally Posted by y2kcorvettebob
start off at almost 30 grand and then factor another 12 to 15 for installation and training...then if you wanna dynotune Vettes there is the cost of a laptop and LS-1 edit...and then you got.....Getting the idea??
Yep, I get it. I didnt imagine it was cheap either.

I was just thinking of an investment.
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This may help to give you an idea:
Mustang MD1750
Mustang MD250
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Mobile DynoJet 248
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