Vid: Big $ Dyno Day

Photos by Dave Reid

No matter how much the entrants might try and convince you (or themselves) otherwise, there is no denying the fact that dyno days are super competitive.

The numbers game is one that highlights the competitive streak in even the most laid back of enthusiasts so when Turbowerx Automotive slapped $2000 in prize money on the table at their dyno day over the weekend, we knew that some top competitors would be bringing their A-game.

A whopping $1000 was up for grabs for the biggest numbers posted on the day while the highest horsepower 8, 6 and 4-cylinder cars would be entitled to $300 each.

This drew out a whole heap of tough cars although few rivalled Graham from Turbowerx’s personal cars, an RB26/30 powered S15 Silvia and a Barra powered VL Commodore.

His friend Scott was also rocking a Ford heart in the Holden body, a conversion that was as interesting as it is awesome.

The S15 and VL spun up the rollers for a bit of a show and spat out 2 of the highest numbers of the day, 1020hp and 941hp respectively, giving Graham his own $1000 fair and square.

Coming in a close second was James with his 965hp twin-turbo V8 Hilux. He didn't miss out though, claiming $300 as the highest horsepower V8 in attendance.

Luke’s XR6T Falcon Ute runs well into the 9s and took out the top 6-cylinder crown with a respectable 874hp.

To be fair though, this event wasn’t all about cash and numbers, with a decent crowd turning out to get up close and personal with some awesome cars.

Gup made and appearance in his new 727ci big block beast which drew quite the crowd as soon as the bonnet was popped. It's amazing to see a motor that huge in a street car's engine bay.

In fact, there were a fair few cool cars parked around the place that didn’t need to hop on the dyno to prove how tough they were.

One that decided to anyway was Mark’s 732hp R32, a car that looked tough as nails and made pure audio porn with each pull.

This Supra wasn’t as lucky, possessing all the pieces for big HP but held back by the tune, making just shy of 400hp.

Brandon’s luck was bit better though, walking away pretty rapt with 675hp from his tidy VE Commodore.

All in all, it was a good day and even without people putting their money where their mouth is.

Everyone got plenty of dyno time, a couple of sausage sangas and a great crowd of people to socialise with.

Really, that’s what it’s all about.

Keep an eye out the Turbowerx Automotive Facebook page for future events and in the meantime, check out this video of the day!