DTM Brian

October 2010 will be the 10 year aniversery of DTM. I can not believe how much time has past. I thought I would take some time to share with those who do not know the history of DTM. DTM started out by keeping the dyno in farmers barn and bringing it on the weekends to parking lots and car shows for dyno pulls only. The very first place the dyno went in the fall of 2000 was to a friends house name Matt Springer. We were able to set up the dyno in his driveway and make pulls. I basically made as many phone calls as I could to friends who were into cars and asked them if they wanted to come out and dyno their car. The next year the dyno went back to the same location and this time we had our first dyno day for the COFBA club. During 2001 and 2002 the dyno made appearances at a number of drag strips and other speed shops both in Ohio and some trips going as far south as Florida and far east as Boston, Mass. In 2003 the DTM moved in with Hensler Racing so we had a place for customers to come and dyno without having to wait for the dyno to be at a local parking lot. In 2004 DTM moved into its current location and the plan is to stay there in hopes to purchase the building someday or to purchase another building. DTM started its tuning with Ford in late 2003 and began tuning GM vehicles in 2007. In the 10 years I have been in business I have seen a number of dyno shops come and go. There were a couple of times I would really start to worry about how I would survive when a new dyno would move in. Even with the number of dyno shops in the area my business continues to grow. April 2010 was a record month with a 20% increase over any month in the history of DTM. It looks like May could be another record month based on the scheduling of tunes on the calendar. DTM would like to thank the members of Columbus Racing for the number customers and friends it has made over the years. For those that believe in me both in my work and my customer service I can not thank you enough for your support. Even after 10 years I try to make an effort and treat each one of you as if you are my only customer. For those of you who go else where for your dyno and tuning needs I have no doubt you are in good hands and are being provided the same customer service. Now on to the not so fun stuff. I have received a number of pm's and personal phone calls wanting my thoughts and position on a recent thread regarding Matt Becks Firebird that I recently tuned. The more I read the posts the more I got fusterated with what was being said. Where some of the information was good for Matt other posts in my opinion were un called for. I guess you have to accept the fact is that is just how the internet works. I decided to make one post in the thread stating some facts about the tune in the car and also offered that I would be glad to share the tune file with anyone wanting to see it. What was even more fusterating was the personal phone calls and pm's from individuals with a bunch of he said/she said comments from individuals who are not directly related to the car being discussed. Last time I check there is more to life then cars, dyno tuning, internet forums, etc. For those who have contacted me wanting to respond to a thread where I am being talked about my reply to you is up to the customer to contact me so we can address his/her concerns and not the job of members of a forum not related to the car itself. I would like to think that 80 to 90 percent of my new business comes from referrals of customers who are happy and believe in DTM. Time and time again I get a phone call from a new person and they tell me that a number people had good things to say about me which is why they are calling me looking for tuning/dyno service. To me that sounds like I make must be doing something right. I realize that as in individual I am far from perfect and never will be. I will never make every single person that comes through my shop happy. Just as a number of you have came to me to complain and bitch about every gm and ford tuner that is on this forum I have no doubt that I have been talked about to those individuals as well. From time to time I talk to a few of the tuners on here and we compare stories on what an individual is saying about us to the other person. Sometimes it is fusterating and other times it is amusing. I have said it before and I will say it again. If you are not happy with the service I have provided you then I ask that you come back at least one time to see if I can help you. If you do not get the results you are looking for or do not feel I did the job correctly then by all means I want you to go where you feel you get taken care of. Chances are I will hear about it from the other shop that you go to. I continue to support CR and its members passion of automobiles. What I do not support is the fucking shit talking that goes on behind my back by individuals who have no idea what the fuck they are talking about or act like a friend to my face. With the exception of the above paragraph I try to conduct myself in a professional manner on this forum and would think that others would do the same. I would like to think the reason we are all on this forum is because we share the same passion for automobiles and not to see who has the biggest dick. This is my one and only post in this thread and I will be back to see what others post. Do not look for me to post in this thread again for it is not going to happen. You are welcome to contact me via e-mail or by phone should you have any questions or concerns in this thread. Once again I would like to say thanks to CR, its members, and other shops who used DTM before getting their own dynamometer solution of the business over the last 10 years. For those customers who I have provided tuning in the past and believe in me I am looking to do something special for you in the fall. I think 10 years of being in business is a good excuse to give back to those who have been given to me all these years. Information will be posted on the website as that time get closer.

Couple of things. 1. WOT shift points are set on Matts car at 5800 rpm. I will be glad to read the tune out of it and let people have a look at it. 2. Just because the commanded shift point is at 5800 rpm's does not mean it will complete the shift by 5800 rpms. I bet if we were to scan the car during a pass at the track we would see shift points much closer to 6000 if not a little higher. 3. Agreed with Gearhead that the A/F should not be 15.3 and that something is wrong. I noticed the maf readings were lower then normal which is why I started tuning by turning the maf off and running in speed density mode. Fuel Trims were within a fuel percent and A/Fs dropped down into the 12's. Maf was checked out and cleaned and began tuning with the lid. 4. If anyone has any questions feel free to shoot me a PM.

Matt, I am working on getting you the information you requested.

I have been wanting to go since the start of this. However gotta work first and play later. I have a car on its way over for tuning.

Here is some useful info. http://www.ohio-riders.com/showthread.php?t=40314 If you do a search you will find a number of people who are happy with my work. Please PM me if you have any questions.

Kirk, Congrats on your new toy. I hope are paths will cross soon. How far are you from Madison and Waukesha?

The body work will be going back on the bike and an exhaust will be going in place. We are debating about switching over to E85 and adding a little more boost. Only thing we are unsure of is where the stock short block will give up the ghost.

A big thanks to all those that support DTM and believe in what I do.

Single Turbo (Not twin turbo ) Back in 2008 my friend Brad purchased a new 2007 Hayabusa. The bike was ridden for 1,100 miles and then went under the knife for a custom turbo kit. The kit is designed to fit behind all of the stock body work with the air filter removed. With less then 30 miles on the speedo the bike made 148 rwhp. At 5 psi the bike made 226 rwhp and 137 rwtq. I swear if he wanted to sell this bike tomorrow I would write a check for it. No corners have been taken with this beautiful turbo install. http://titanserver.servepics.com/Titan%20Server/Pictures/Brad%20Turbo%20Busa/DSC00280.JPG http://titanserver.servepics.com/Titan%20Server/Pictures/Brad%20Turbo%20Busa/DSC00279.JPG http://titanserver.servepics.com/Titan%20Server/Pictures/Brad%20Turbo%20Busa/DSC00281.JPG http://titanserver.servepics.com/Titan%20Server/Pictures/Brad%20Turbo%20Busa/DSC00278.JPG http://titanserver.servepics.com/Titan%20Server/Pictures/Brad%20Turbo%20Busa/DSC00277.JPG http://titanserver.servepics.com/Titan%20Server/Pictures/Brad%20Turbo%20Busa/DSC00283.JPG http://titanserver.servepics.com/Titan%20Server/Pictures/Brad%20Turbo%20Busa/DSC00284.JPG Updated Results with 8psi http://titanserver.servepics.com/Titan%20Server/Pictures/Brad%20Turbo%20Busa/Image.JPG

We had a couple different guys in the shop tonight with HD Cameras taking videos. I will see what I can do get them on here.

Back in 2008 my friend Brad purchased a new 2007 Hayabusa. The bike was ridden for 1,100 miles and then went under the knife for a custom turbo kit. The kit is designed to fit behind all of the stock body work with the air filter removed. With less then 30 miles on the speedo the bike made 148 rwhp. At 5 psi the bike made 226 rwhp and 137 rwtq. I swear if he wanted to sell this bike tomorrow I would write a check for it. No corners have been taken with this beautiful turbo install.

If I could give you rep I would. Its funny how she did not think the same of me a winter ago when I was working a $9.00 an hour job to keep from touching my savings. Now all of a sudden I am good enough. I do not care if you make $15,000.00 or $150,000 a year. Personalty goes a lot farther with me then the size of your bank account.

I have no doubt that is what it is. Lauren " All I seem to date is losers with no future or career." Keyword here is "did" and not "is" Some of you may ask why I am posting this on a public forum. Personally I think the whole thing is funny.

Harleys are taking over the dyno. Last three bikes to hit the roller for a tune were HD's

Try watching youtube and searching with google. :bangbang:

I still use one of these.... http://strengthfortoday.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/rotary-phone.jpg

I wish the 4 of you would have been at the dyno and she would have showed up so you can rip her apart. lol

The future is looking bright.

So the ex has been in touch with me on and off for about two weeks and she has gone from wanting to just be friends to work on dating again. I have been avoiding her every which way I can. She has asked me for the last 5 nights to go out for dinner, a ride, a drive, a date. I find ways of avoiding her every time. Well tonight she came out to the shop and asked if we could talk. I sat and listened to a bunch of nonsense. I finally asked why she would want to go back down this path with me. I could not help but laugh at her response. 1. I am the most kind man she has ever dated. 2. I have a sucessful business. 3. I am good with money. 4. All the guys she has dated since me has put the screws to her and left her. 5. I am the best thing that ever came into her life. Quote from Lauren " I swear if you would only change one thing you would be the perfect man for me." Funny thing is she could not tell me what that one thing is. So I then asked her what happened with Pizza Boy. Her reply was that he had no ambitions of making himself better and could not give her the things she wanted in life and that he was a really bad lay. All he could ever be was a friend. I told her thanks and wished her the best of luck. I guess pizza boy did not know how use the sausage with the anchovies. Damn it feels good to know that she knows she screwed up.

You may want to consider going with an hour of dyno time at the end of the dyno day so you can make all the changes you want between pulls. It looks like are trying to do 2 cars an hour for the dyno day.

Me thinks I need a black GT500 parked next to the ZO6. hmm.

I am glad that you are here to tell us about it. I am even more glad that the chicks boobies on your helment did not get hurt. j/k. Hopefully you be back on two wheels in no time.

Do you know how to get a hold of Tinman? He might be able to help.

Sam and others will tell you that I do not just tune for WOT. I tune for all throttle positions and rpm's It would be worth the trip.