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.

The need to measure mechanical power is older than the car itself. Back in the 18th century, mine owners measured how hard a horse could pull. During the Industrial Revolution, engineers expanded on ...

Testing carburetors on an engine dyno can sometimes be misleading. We've all seen tests showing large-cfm carburetors making more power—even on a small engine that nobody in their right mind would run ...

Dyno testing a stock Smart Car to find the baseline horsepower and torque before adding a turbo for performance upgrades. Supreme Court says Illinois congressman can sue over state mail-in voting laws ...

Revived after a heck of a long time for the 2021 model year, the Mach 1 is best described as GT on steroids. The go-faster pony car was officially rated at 480 horsepower and 420 pound-feet (570 Nm) ...

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 ...

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 Porsche 992 GT3 RS delivers an extreme naturally aspirated flat-six engine note during hub dyno testing at 9,000 RPM with ...

A dyno test showed dangerously low oil levels can produce a 10 percent horsepower bump in an LS V8—for one run, at least. It’s Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, and do I have an offer for you! No, it’s not ...

You might have seen motoring publications quote 1,600 horsepower for the Jesko, but said ponies are metric because Koenigsegg is headquartered in a country that adopted the metric system in 1878. Even ...