Re: Chassis Dyno : Anyone have any experience with one
I went back to school for a semester or two after I retired at Pitt State. I believe their chasis dyno was a Mustang. It worked very well on street cars and pickups and was very consistent. The electronic traction control had to be unhooked or you were in for a terrible ride. With a spool you had to be sure the tires were almost exactly the same size or you ate up a lot of tire. I don't think we had anything above 475 hp on it. We tried a 700 ftlb (?) hopped up dodge diesel and drove through what the dyno would handle. As I remember it used electric motor/generators as a brake.
There was a gentleman who showed up with a inertia motorcycle dyno that was deadly consistent. I would love to own the automotive version.
Pete
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