The GM performance enthusiast quickly recognized and embraced the benefit of instrumented testing in its ability to extract the most power from an engine. This was in part due to the acceptance of ...

It's a story as old as hot rodding itself. It starts with the sales pitch-"Buy my widget and your engine will gain 50 hp"-and ends with a disappointed customer with a car that sure doesn't feel like ...

Chassis dynamometers(or what we commonly refer to as a dyno) have become an essential tool in the pursuit of maximum engine performance, regardless of whether you’re building a modified street machine ...

It's not often that you reveal the punch line in the opening paragraph of a story, but this is one of those rare occasions. While there is still no substitute for real-world track testing, chassis ...

Hennessey says its Venom F5 supercar boasts 1817 hp and 1193 lb-ft of of torque from its 6.6-liter pushrod-based V8. The Venom F5 is limited to only 24 examples, and all have been sold for $2.1 ...

The Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC) operates 11 internal combustion engine test beds, featuring dynamometers ranging from five kilowatts to 745 kilowatts for powertrain research, along ...

Millbrook, once the Vauxhall Proving Ground, has announced plans to build a four wheel drive chassis dynamometer test cell at its 700 acre site in Bedfordshire. Following the award of a GBP1.95m ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: This car is spinning up to a whopping 8,200 revolutions per minute. At 8,200 rpm, it screams. It's a Ford Mustang GT350, and though its wheels are ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Remember those unbelievable horsepower claims made by Motor Trend? Well, they’re unbelievable for a reason. Apparently, in the rush to get the car on the dynamometer, some figures were incorrectly ...

At this year's Noise and Vibration Conference (May 6–8, 2003; Traverse City, MI), one of the most impressive vendor displays was Visteon's Portable NVH Dynamometer. In a semi trailer that they can ...