Ducati 1098s Dyno

Here are some low res clips from a recent dyno testing session on the Ducati 1098s. This bike was run stock (123 bhp) with Arrow slip ons (125 bhp) with MIVV slip ons (128 bhp) and then the Arrow Full system with DNA intake filter and PCIIIusb added (zero map on this test). On this run with no tuning and pump fuel the D1098 pulled out 130.1 bhp on our dyno at AF1 Racing. Our dyno is an FP EC997 which reads about 15-17% lower than the typical magazine dynos, the Dynojet or Superflow machines. This is a VERY strong V-twin.

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[MuddyTonic]

is it bad for the engine to let it run at full tilt for a while?

[MicahShoemaker]

No, this is how the engine is used during races and this is how manufacturers test engines for longevity and durability in addition to tuning the engines. I will post a video one day of a real "destructive test" on a machine, they are fascinating to do and it takes a LOT longer than one might expect to kill an engine as long as coolant temps are kept in check. BTW, this machine is still endurance raced, motor never opened for anything other than services here in Texas.

[MicahShoemaker]

All OEM's use load testing to tune efi calibrations and no, on a stock based motor the run time under load does them no harm more than running a trackday or something like a spirited country ride. Unless an engine makes power all the way to the limiter (and very few do) I do not even go into that rpm range unless it is AT THE REQUEST OF THE CUSTOMER. In this case the bike is owned by a motorcycle performance parts supplier and I was setting it for some of their test parts.

[ZachandRob07]

weak sauce, a gsxr 750 puts out that much power. and has 300 less cc's ducs suck

[MicahShoemaker]

This is true to a certain extent. An AMA Supersport prepped GSXR 750cc on the same dyno has done about 122 bhp, on race fuel, strong indeed. Torque on the other hand is not even in the same league obviously. Most bikes can make a lot of power and go really fast, some prefer pasta and others rice for their starch, in the end both are a fun ride. A stock-ish GSXR 750 on this dyno makes about 108-117 bhp on pump fuel, this is with a PCIIIusb/PCV and a pipe, filter and normal mods.

[carsnwomen91]

@ZachandRob07 ya but ur torque sucks and it comes a lot later in rpm. generally its less cylinders = less power, more torque at lower rom

[MicahShoemaker]

Ducati made the cam lift and duration as well as port sizes right for higher rpm power at the expense of lower rpm power for the 1098. Cylinder count has less to do with it than you might guess, for instance a 1998 Yamaha R1 makes about the same torque as a 2010 R1, only it does so 3-5k lower in the rev range with a resulting loss of power up top.

[therealmelu]

ARROW on ducati?

ahahah

[ateschio79]

sei proprio impedito a fare le mappe....

[nutsack1888]

@MuddyTonic no its fine on modern bike engines as long as its not upside down.. some can run upside down an do in the various things folk fit bike engines to nowadays.

[joseabreu00]

@MotovationUSA sorry but I guess I'm jot used to the sound of a Ducati at high revs. I'm used to the Jap bikes. Thanks for the input.

[MotovationUSA]

@joseabreu00 - BIke still runs great after several 6 hour endurance races. Dyno'd a few more times since this video was made and Bazzaz Z-Fi/Traction Control and Quickshift added. Still a very strong engine.

[joseabreu00]

@MuddyTonic I would think so. If I was the owner of this bike I would be pissed. Seems like he's keeping it right on the limiter.@3:48. .

[retetikker]

@ZachandRob07 But the gsxr 750 is virtually torqueless @ low rpm's... Ever heard of bore x stroke? Yes, the suzuki's bore is too big => only fun @ high RPM's!

[carbonandchemicals]

@ZachandRob07 You are calling a 1098 weak sauce? Have you ever ridden a Duc? I don't think so. You would probably piss in your pants at the sheer power this thing has even at low RPM. People who ride Gixxers and Ninjas always talk shit about Ducati, only because they are mad they can't afford one. Go back to your little inline that looks and performs like every other jap bike, how boring.