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A pair of AMC AMX’s at PSI

Kyle Tomita — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:13:01 +0000

Two clients brought down their 1970 AMC AMX’s. Upon first glance, these two cars look almost identical. They are both a deep green color with 390 cid V8’s.

It is rare to see an AMC AMX and even rarer to see two of them. These two fine examples are owned by two brothers who share a passion for cars. Although the outward appearance of the two cars are similar, each one has small touches that set them apart.

We had both of these AMX’s on the dyno. This first one has a stock head and moderate cam. Power is put to the ground through an automatic.

1970 AMC AMX on the dyno at PSI from Portland Speed Industries on Vimeo.

The second AMX had some head work and an aggressive cam. The 390 is mated to a manual transmission.

1970 AMC AMX on dyno at PSI (manual) from Portland Speed Industries on Vimeo.

New Highest Horsepower vehicle on the dyno

Kyle Tomita — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:16:55 +0000

This past weekend at our Summer Cruise-In, a vehicle broke the current high horsepower run on our dyno. The twin-turbo Dodge Viper SRT-10 that held the record was running on pump gas with water/meth injection, the new record holder was on race gas.

The Viper was beaten by another vehicle powered by a Viper V10. This 2005 twin-turbo Dodge Ram SRT-10 put down 1260 whp and 1192 ft-lbs of torque. With a race gas map, the truck was able to make this much power from the V10 with the help of two GT42 turbos.

Twin-Turbo Dodge Ram SRT-10 on dyno at PSI from Portland Speed Industries on Vimeo.

We will just have to wait and see how long this Twin-Turbo Ram SRT-10 stays at the top.

Upcoming Cruise-In at PSI July 24th

Kyle Tomita — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:23:46 +0000

This is another reminder about our Summer Cruise-In and Dyno Exhibition this coming Saturday. We will be having a few powerful cars on the dyno throughout the day.

Here is the flyer with more info:

If you happened to attend Beaches at PIR this past Wednesday, you might have seen one of these flyers in your car. Jason Oefelein, Alex Laventure, and John Reed were down there putting flyers in some of the cars.

A flyer in a Corvette

Here are some more photos from Beaches.

Reminder: Summer Cruise-In @ PSI

Kyle Tomita — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:33:18 +0000

This is another reminder that the First Annual Summer Cruise-In and Dyno Exhibition is coming up. The event will be held on Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Portland Speed Industries. Our address is 6103 NW Casper Pl, Hillsboro, OR 97124.

Hope this good weather we are having keeps up.

C2 Corvette

Kyle Tomita — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:40:37 +0000

The owner of this 1964 Corvette brought it down to PSI because it had drivability issues. It has a carburated 383 stroker under the hood.

The Corvette came in with an Edlebrock carb, which was giving us problems. We switched it out for a Holley 670 cfm Street Avenger carb.

Russ working on the Corvette.

After some tuning of the carb on the dyno, we got this Corvette to run smoother.

Here is a video of the Corvette on the dyno:

1964 Corvette on dyno at PSI from Portland Speed Industries on Vimeo.

VIDEO: AJC Drift LS2 Powered S13 dyno test session

Kyle Tomita — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:38:10 +0000

As promised, here is a video of a run on our dyno during its first test session.

AJC Drift LS2 S13 Test Session on dyno at PSI from Portland Speed Industries on Vimeo.

The sound from this video just does not do this car justice. To get the full experience, you need to see and hear this car in person.

Dyno numbers to be released once our test and tune session is completed later this week.

1955 Chevy Pickup on our dyno

Kyle Tomita — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:40:14 +0000

Following the 1929 Ford, we had a 1955 Chevy Pick-up on our dyno. This Chevy was powered by a Chevy small-block V8.

1955 Chevy Pickup on dyno at PSI from Portland Speed Industries on Vimeo.

This 55 Chevy Pick-up put down 280 whp and 275 ft-lbs of torque.

1929 Ford Coupe on the dyno

Kyle Tomita — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:26:59 +0000

We were fortunate to have a nice example of a rare 1929 Ford Coupe on our dyno.

1929 Ford Coupe on dyno at PSI from Portland Speed Industries on Vimeo.

This 29 Ford put down 213 whp and 242 ft-lbs of torque.

Also check out, http://dyno.tunedbypsi.com for more of the vehicles that have been on our dyno. Check back often as we are always adding new videos.

a Roush Yates powered race car on our dyno

Kyle Tomita — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:17:36 +0000

A race car powered by Roush Yates motor was on our dyno.

Tuned by John Reed.

Roush Yates Powered Race Car on dyno at PSI from Portland Speed Industries on Vimeo.

1st Annual Summer Cruise-In and Dyno Exhibition (July 24, 2010)

Kyle Tomita — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:40:03 +0000

This coming July 24 will be the our first Summer Cruise-In and Dyno Exhibition. Come down to check out what we having going on from 9am to 5pm. All makes and models welcomed. We will have domestic, imports, and exotics. If you are wondering what kinds of cars we work on, check out our blog to see some of our past work.

They dyno exhibition will consist of 8 vehicles with a total of over 8000 whp. Dyno runs will begin at noon, so be here to see some powerful cars.

Musical entertainment will also be provided. Specifics are yet to be determined.

We hope to see you all here on Saturday, July 24th.