Well, yesterday I traveled to hot roding/boating Mecca, Westech. There is no better place to watch and learn about horse power. The facility is incredible and the guys at Westech are AWESOME. Everyone there is great and they definitely know their stuff. Down to earth good old boys who love power and will tell you straight. I guess that is why they do testing for all of the big dogs.
When you first walk in to the door, you get an overview of the facility.
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Once you start looking around, you will notice that there is some very nice hardware in this facility. There was everything from an oldschool blown 426 Hemi with zoomies and a Kuhl blower to one of the new high compression 572's by Chevrolet.
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Once you get over the shock and start getting into the facility, you can enter the polygraph room. This is where the B.S. stops and the truth will be told.
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Here is a good look at the lie detector.
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Once the motor enters the dyno room, it gets hooked up. Below is a picture of the engine getting hooked up. This is no simple task. There are tons of sensors that have to be connected to monitor everything!
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Once the motor is all hooked up, it is time to warm it up. They do an exceptional job warming the engine up. The one thing that Westech does not do... is rush things! Everything was done right the first time.
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Once things are warmed up, Steve Brule (awesome guy and incredible with motors) goes in to adjust all fuel/air and adjust the idle. I was in the room while Steve was checking fuel/air and let me tell you, it will shake your brain! He wrapped the motor once to about 3500rpm and even throuh my earmuffs, my ears HURT!
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