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A panel of 3 to 5 independent judges will be selected. Since some of the testing is subjective, all contestants must agree to the judging panel.
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OK, but judges are "blinded". A judge won't know who did the particular tune they are testing. For street testing part, every judges uses the same road course.
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An undisclosed vehicle, modified or unmodified, will be provided.
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I'd say dead stock, since there's always a baseline or control to compare to.
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May use any tuning equipment or software desired, so long as it does not violate requirement 5.
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Wideband is OK, right? Or, should it be NO mods to the vehicle whatsoever except for connecting to the
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5 - Cranking (Smoothness)
5 - Idle (Smoothness, Stability)
5 - Throttle Repsonse (Crisp, Laggy, or Jerky)
5 - Noise (Rattly or Quiet)
10 - Smoke (Tip-in and under boost)
10 - Shifting (Smooth, Aggressive, Banging)
20 - Power Output (HP and Torque)
20 - Drage Race Times/Speed
20 - Overall drivability
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Noise, smoke, and maybe cranking don't apply to gassers, so spread those points out with a slant to drivability.
How about a hauling or trailer test? We're talking about trucks only, right?
I'm less in favor of the dyno test results, since it's easy to rack up the HP/TQ numbers at the expense of drivability, so less weighting of the dyno against the drivability.
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