800hp on the dyno

by DavidY on July 28, 2007

Mitsubishi Evo VIII thunders to life

Big horsepower came to the AJ Performance dyno late Thursday night, July 26. Mike had towed his car down from West Palm Beach, looking for some credible numbers from his race car. It had reached 700hp before and had a 9.8 quarter-mile under its belt, but was “detuned”, so he guessed he would get 650hp that night.

It had only a 2-liter engine, but had 35 pounds of boost, 5psi more than it had previously been boosted.

The first thing AJ Performance did was to secure the car with four straps in the back, two more than usual. With that much horsepower on two rollers, this all-wheel-drive car was much less stable than the two-wheel drive cars.

Mike brought his own tuner, Chris, so AJ Performance was a spectator for this event. After much tinkering and fiddling, the car came to life, spinning both rollers. First, a test run up to 532hp, then the two big runs. In the video, watch the car rise as the tires spin faster and get taller. Check out the results – this is what $70,000 can get you (which works out to about $90/hp).

{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }

slow K July 29, 2007 at 09:11: thats some sick shit!! wish i could’ve stayed to see it. nice video david.
DavidY July 29, 2007 at 17:23: Thanks man. Yeah, it was amazing to see it churn out horsepower like it was nothing. It’s definitely not the average car on the dyno session.
sivicsi July 29, 2007 at 22:01: wow..just wow!! I couldn’t begin to imagine how that car feels on the strip!! G-force ftw!
DavidY July 29, 2007 at 22:12: It was definitely a different feel when you hear the pitch of the motor go up and you wonder how far it’s going to rise.
As a matter of fact, a tire balance weight flew off and hit the AJP mechanic, Rob, though with no injury. With Mike’s approval, Rob removed the rest of the weights before starting up again. Just something to keep in mind when watching a dyno session.
AJ Performance made sure everyone (a lot of Mike’s friends came to watch) stayed on the far side of the car. With that much horsepower on an elevated platform, we wanted to make sure that no one would be in immediate danger in case of a strap breakage.