We talk about dynamometer numbers all the timeso often, in fact, that they are treated as absolute truth. But should they be? Or are all these numbers we speak of meaningless? As it turns out, dyno ...

Gearhead vehicle discussions often go something like this: "How fast?" "What's the e.t.?" "How much boost?" "What's the horsepower and torque?" Whether bragging or fact, the answers are usually the ...

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.

With knock sensors and other such tech features packed into modern engines, somebody outside the field might expect failures to be nearly impossible. Alas, even the quickest tech analysis shows this ...