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The dyno at LS Fest East 2022 is innocuous enough. A set of rollers on a trailer sit just off of the asphalt, with a folding table sitting nearby. How could that be a threat? Well, a lie detector is simply an overrated graphing machine up until you're hooked up to it, under the lights and under the gun. The dyno works the same way...the moment your car is strapped down the computer is hooked up, there's no going back. You may have been claiming 600 horsepower, but are you really pushing that kind of power through the rear wheels? There's only one way to know, and the truth will come out. For participants, it's a free dyno session so long as you sign up early enough!
The Dyno Shootout encouraged participants who thought they could bring the heat to the rollers to come together and see whose car had the most grunt. John Wessels' 1967 Chevrolet Camaro belted out 945.98 horsepower with a 454ci LSX combination. Steve Ladd's 1973 Camaro used a supercharger and nitrous through an L76 to knock out 708 horsepower. David Kuhns' 2020 Camaro knocked out 543 naturally-aspirated horsepower, while Levi Coleman's 2002 Camaro rounded out the challenge with 539 horsepower.