Will Manadatory dyno testing kill quattro and 4wd?

[superba1st]

Hi,

This was provoked by Jim Green's post on using a 2 wheel dyno on a 90q.
Dyno testing will become mandatory in all populated areas of California
commencing soon if not already.  Other states are sure to follow suit.

I didn't think about it until Jim's post, but how will the 4wd owners get
their dyno testing done?

Will the requirement make the 4wd's unpopular and go away?

Cheers!

Jim Jordan

>  Message: 17
>  Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 13:09:24 -0700 (PDT)
>  From: Jim Green <jeg1976 at yahoo.com>
>  Subject: Using a 2 wheel Dyno in a 90q?
>  To: Quattro list <quattro at audifans.com>
>
>  OK, I'm to the point where I need to get the car dyno
>  tuned for power, but also because emissions are due.
>  There is one AWD dyno in Denver at Autosport Werks
>  that will run me $125 for 2 pulls, and $100 an hr
>  after that.  I'd use them, but one the price is all
>  wrong, two, I'd rather not use the type where you bolt
>  it to the wheels, I've heard conflicting things about
>  the accuracy of these, and three, I'm not sure they
>  are really set up for tunning for emissions.
>
>  Now there are quite a few 2wd dyno's in town.  What
>  exactly do I need to do on my car for this?  Pull the
>  two front driveshafts off, and manually lock the
>  torsen Diff, and disable the 15 mph cutoff?  Or do I
>  need to pull the whole rear driveshaft and manually
>  lock the diff then use the front wheels?
>
>  Thanks,
>
>  =====
>  Jim Green
>  '89 90tq 034EFI Stage II
>  http://www.mswanson.com/~jgreen/car_home.html