Starting engine dynamometer pulls at low rpm is hard on the dyno and hard on the engine. Today, engine dynamometer testing is an integral part of many HOT ROD engine buildups and product tests.

We put both engines on the dyno to see which made more horsepower and torque. It didn’t go as planned. Over the past year, we assembled two very mild small-blocks aimed at the typical hot-rodder ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—For two decades, the dynamometer at Mississippi State’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems has powered engine research and testing for consumer, industry and military applications ...

When does an engine tip over flathead on the dyno. Testing engine stability limits and what happens under extreme dyno ...

We’ve all been there, right? There’s a modified sports car on Bring a Trailer. It’s supercharged, lowered, and on the right wheels, plus there are the words “dyno verified” in the listing. That gets a ...

At Nissan’s powertrain plant in Decherd, Tennessee, a 3.8-liter V6 sits bolted to a dynamometer, screaming at redline while ...

The continuation of this series came about after a letter from reader John Tremul requesting we take a look at another set of serious small-blocks. The primary difference between these and the ...

If you want to dyno test your tuner car, you can probably find a couple of good facilities in any nearby major city. If you want to do similar testing at a smaller scale, though, you might find it’s ...

The Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC) operates 11 internal combustion engine test beds, featuring dynamometers ranging from five kilowatts to 745 kilowatts for powertrain research, along ...