Engine Dyno Absorbers – Part 2
Steve Morris of Steve Morris Engines tells you what you need to know about the functionality of an engine dyno absorber and how he utilizes an absorber on his shop’s engine dyno set up.
Chassis Dynos Explained: Part 2
We join Steve in his shop as he puts this twin 66mm turbo LQ9 through the paces on the chassis dyno. The customer is looking to get some more horsepower out of it for Drag Week.
Chassis Dynos Explained: Part 1
Steve Morris of Steve Morris Engines walks you through and takes you around his chassis dyno set up and how he utilizes the engine building and tuning tool for his customers.
Mustang Dynamometer Announces New Demonstration Facility in New Mexico
Mustang Dynamometer, an American manufacturer of high performance dynamometers and related products, has announced a new demonstration facility in their Mexico City office. October 1st, Operations VP Eser Manav visited Mustang de México Dinamómetros, the local representation office and demonstration facility of Mustang Dynamometer located in Mexico City. This office was established in 2017 to
Dyno Time
A competent dyno tuner should be able to improve the engine’s characteristics, making it more powerful or efficient, depending on the customer’s needs.
Chassis vs Engine Dyno
We spoke with a couple shops that utilize both dyno types to get their take on the advantages, disadvantages and reasons to have one over the other or both.
Supercharged Small Block Ford V8 Engine Dyno Run
A custom built supercharged small block Ford V8 engine by Protune Racing on the dyno for a test before fitting into a Mk2 Ford Capri hill climb sprint/race car.
Cummins Powered ’07 Ford on the Dyno
Cummins-powered 2007 Ford does a dyno run with nitrous to see if it can break 1200 hp.
Tuning Forced Induction Engines
Tuning a forced induction engine on a dyno can be a daunting task. Trying to tune an engine that will make lots of boost and a ton of power can be even more challenging. These engines tend to make so much power when they come on to the boost that they often will rip right through the RPM ranges you are trying to tune. This can be very frustrating to a novice tuner. Here’s something that may help.
FE Dyno Pulls Show Benefits of Carburetors and EFI
We intended to dyno the engine two ways: first, we wanted to break the engine in and fine-tune it with a carburetor. Then, we would convert the engine over to fuel injection and compare power differences. This would be a great opportunity for a real-world comparison.
Consider a Dyno/Flow Bench for Your Shop
Any engine builder that is doing performance work or high volume engine building can benefit from owning an engine dynamometer. A dyno is not just a tool for plotting horsepower and torque curves. It’s also a tuning tool for plotting and adjusting fuel mixture and ignition calibration, a quality control tool to assure proper engine break-in, valvetrain adjustments and to verify compression, ring seating and gasket sealing. It can also be used as a performance and/or durability research tool.
‘Fine Tuning’ Your Work: Customer Service After the Build
Customer satisfaction is every bit as important as the quality of your work if you expect to be a successful engine builder. You see, even when you build your customer the perfect engine, your customer must be happy with how their engine performs or your business and reputation will suffer. Far too many good engine
