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.
In a 1952 presentation to the Society of Automotive Engineers titled "New Horizons in Engine Design," Chrysler Engine Design Chief James Zeder wrote, "The power of an engine should be based on ...
No one around the shop could remember the last time we ran our 302 dyno mule, but it must have been five years ago. Fitted with a fresh set of AFR cylinder heads, the little beast started right up and ...