Next was 034Motorsport. Still bitter after second place last year, its A4 VR6 turbo returned with more power under the hood. The best run last year was 645.51whp, but '08 was a different story. The first run netted an astonishing 802.99whp. With the entire audience in disbelief, Christian Miller of 034 spun the rollers again to an amazing 807.11whp!
This would easily steal the dyno trophy and put 034's A4 in the etGP record books for highest horsepower ever. We should also note, the ambient temperature was at 100.1F - the highest of the day - with a gasping 10% humidity, making the feat even more remarkable.
As a final note, EuroCode Tuning was scheduled to run last. As defending champions, they had some trouble on the dyno - blowing a MAF sensor on its Audi S4. Its third run produced 627.25whp, which was lower than last year's 651.73whp. After diagnosing several problems, the team sadly decided to withdraw. And as we'll see, if the car had been running right they might have claimed overall victory in etGP08...
GT Pro
We returned to GT Pro Performance Tuning Inc. for our dyno competition for the second consecutive year. With its roots in high-powered Japanese imports and many years of technical and dyno experience, the tuner once again provided accurate and trouble-free results.
The company's premises is an 11000sqft property in Fullerton, CA and houses a DynoJet 424x, and a 1500sq ft customer lounge with hardwood floors, leather sofas, video slots and stacks of magazines to fill your time. There's also a workshop where the staff performs custom engine builds, dyno tuning, audio and video installations as well as custom fabrication.
Formerly focused in imports, GT Pro is becoming a resource in Southern California for VW, Audi, BMW, Mercedes and exotic tuning. We found several BMW project cars on the premises, as well as GT Pro's Ferrari F360 project car. The company's new passion for Euros prompted the establishment of a new division called Boosted Bimmers, which offers forced induction kits for several BMW models. (www.gtpro.com, www.boostedbimmers.com, 714/447-1697)