How to understand Dyno Charts. Basic

[@ChrisS-oo6fl]

Also, thanks for providing this information to community with free access. There’s no one else offering this information in an educational forum without trying to make more money from teams when the cost of the sport is already unsustainable. It takes a lot to plan, film and edit those videos. Certainly you get some benefit from the exposure and an educated consumer but it’s still extremely admirable when a company gives back to the community like this.

[@jaynealgofast]

Thank you too.

[@jeffwooton7138]

In my best sarcastic voice...thanks. Seriously, I'm old school, so I know what I want to feel. But, now having a chart to relate to, has my gears turning. Just 2 years ago I discovered the errect of shocks on speed. Much has changed in 20 years

[@jaynealgofast]

Much has changed.

[@satan6660384]

Thank you for helping me understand more of what I'm looking at when I see a shock Dyno chart

[@jaynealgofast]

Glad to help, good luck.

[@AdamNixdorf]

I have found that trying to pressure balance the piston with a base valve to help with the feel and limiting the zero point effect. Can you still effectively control the spring with this method? Can you run a smaller blead with a base valve to help control the car's attitude with a base valve?

[@jaynealgofast]

Pressure Balance is a big subject, and I am not that versed in how it affects the zero point or what effect you are seeing (good or bad) with zero. I would like to have a deeper conversation about Pressure balancing with you at some point. Question #1, we run a higher zero point with our BV stuff all the time and don’t see any problem with that, in fact, the shock runs better that way. Question #2, changing the bleed in the BV will not help control the car's attitude of the springs return. Now I may have misunderstood the questions here because of the depth of the question so please feel free to call if you want to dive in deeper on this subject.

[@jamelkorkis2687]

Not dyno related but can I keep an eye on my shock gas pressure using my smasher? Check them when new at a certain length every time. Thanks

[@jaynealgofast]

Yes I think you can but I don't think it is the best idea, you will get a number and you can an eye on it. This is something I have not done so I can't be 100% sure.

[@johnhandiboe8408]

For a “budget” type weekend racer that races limited late model. Which type dyno would be better? The digital version or the pen style? What brand would fit that situation?

[@jaynealgofast]

If you can afford it digital, Maxwell is a user friendly dyno to use.

[@ChrisS-oo6fl]

You should Stay with this topic for a few videos and make a few more getting into the weeds on this (those great details you mentioned). The information on this is very convoluted with many misconceptions. There’s very few educational resources for folks and younger viewers. People also try to gatekeep information. The chassis schools avoid the topic altogether which is an egregious act for the cost they charge and the importance of this information. Entire topics on stager or bump steer but nothing on reading shock dynos or understanding shocks. This also opens people up to scams from shock gurus as well as confusion sanctioned by large suppliers. It can certainly be intimidating for older generations and younger generations alike. Americans in general don’t do good reading data, charts and graphs. That’s just the facts.

[@jaynealgofast]

Thanks for such a great comment and you are right, this subject is very hard to understand due to the lack of information available. I have had to learn it all myself and the more you learn the more you need to learn. I will do some more on this and cover some more about how a piston changes the story being told about the shock, also how low speed affects the whole outcome of the shock. Thanks again.