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.

Testing. It’s the backbone of hot rodding, and it’s how we separate facts from fiction. It’s also where we generate even more questions, which often results in, you guessed it, more testing. The ...

Robert King and Ed Smith put a 454 on the dyno and examine the results from this classic big-block engine test. #454BigBlock ...

The Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 6 hits the dyno in stock form with an impressive 184,000 km already on the clock, putting its ...

Nilu27's naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 engine successfully completed its first dyno phase, exceeding its initial 1,055-horsepower target. Developed with Hartley Engines, the 11,000-rpm powerplant ...

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 ...

How much horsepower did a 271-hp 289 HiPo engine really produce when it left the factory assembly line 60+ years ago? This question has haunted pony car enthusiasts and vintage engine builders for ...

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 ...

With an official output of 1068 horsepower and a top speed of over 230 miles per hour, the new C8-generation Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is a truly ridiculous machine on paper. (And, as we found during our ...

While the future of transportation is electric, the present remains combustion-centric, and there is still work to be done validating even long-running combustion engines to ensure continued ...