Yuuup. My car is so fast I decided to handicap myself so the guys running the dyno didn't feel too intimidated by my high numbers. I hate to answer questions about what I've done to it so I like to run with my numbers artificially low.
All you other guys out there who like to keep a low profile on what your car is capable of if you set your emergency brake to about 4 clicks it shaves off about 150 HP. It's also good for heat cycling your brakes.
I'M SUCH A DUMB A$$! Yup, I did it. After my first run (450hp, 475ftlbs) I screwed with my fuel curve-reprogrammed and hopped out to chat with the tech. I climbed in and and gave her hell for the second run. Something wasn't right. The tech thought his brake on the dyno was hanging up. After another try I looked at him and he looked like a C-130 during take off judging by the way he was waving his arms. I hopped out and looked at my rear rotors (you could comfortably read by them on a dark night). You guessed it, When I hopped out I set my e-brake out of habit and forgot to release it because I was nervous.
The good news is nothing was hurt except my pride. Credit the Brembo's, they didn't even warp.
Hey, at least I'm honest. Bring it on. I wrote this because I didn't feel bad enough beating myself up this weekend. I need other dumba$$ stories to make myself feel better (a reverse launch at a drag strip, shifting from the top of 3rd to 2nd, double stacked oil filter gaskets, smokey burnout in front of a cop etc.) Oh crap, I blew my BMW up on a rev limiter shift from 3rd to 2nd but that's it. I haven't made any other mistakes in my lifetime, really. (I feel like a retard at a Chuckie-Cheese)
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All you other guys out there who like to keep a low profile on what your car is capable of if you set your emergency brake to about 4 clicks it shaves off about 150 HP. It's also good for heat cycling your brakes.
I'M SUCH A DUMB A$$! Yup, I did it. After my first run (450hp, 475ftlbs) I screwed with my fuel curve-reprogrammed and hopped out to chat with the tech. I climbed in and and gave her hell for the second run. Something wasn't right. The tech thought his brake on the dyno was hanging up. After another try I looked at him and he looked like a C-130 during take off judging by the way he was waving his arms. I hopped out and looked at my rear rotors (you could comfortably read by them on a dark night). You guessed it, When I hopped out I set my e-brake out of habit and forgot to release it because I was nervous.
The good news is nothing was hurt except my pride. Credit the Brembo's, they didn't even warp.
Hey, at least I'm honest. Bring it on. I wrote this because I didn't feel bad enough beating myself up this weekend. I need other dumba$$ stories to make myself feel better (a reverse launch at a drag strip, shifting from the top of 3rd to 2nd, double stacked oil filter gaskets, smokey burnout in front of a cop etc.) Oh crap, I blew my BMW up on a rev limiter shift from 3rd to 2nd but that's it. I haven't made any other mistakes in my lifetime, really. (I feel like a retard at a Chuckie-Cheese)
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