Anyone who has lived on a healthy diet of off-road and performance magazines has gotten a pretty good taste of the dyno process, even if it's just served on the printed page. It looks pretty exciting: ...

I'm sure you've watched a dyno video or two. The car thuds through the gears, slowly roars up, rising to a rev limit crescendo and zoom! It quickly winds down. This is not the case if the engine ...

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 ...

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 ...

We may have goofed, but we're man enough to admit it. Despite the countless engine dynamometer tests car magazines publish each month, we've rarely-if ever-explained how an engine dyno actually works.

When the same motor is engine dyno tested and chassis dyno tested, a different tune is needed to produce the most efficient power. Once installed in the car, the vehicle's accessories, exhaust, and ...

Let's cut to the chase: The LA small-block racing engine we've been following, built by Michigan's Valley Performance for the Race Engine Challenge, took home the gold. Based on average horsepower per ...

The Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 6 with 184,000 km is tested on the dyno, delivering a raw turbocharged engine note under full load.