Dyno Vs.Drag Strip Testing
I have dynoed my last 5 engines ,sure its nice to see what kind of power it makes but it also finds problems. My last motor broke on the dyno, it was fixed no problem as damage wasn't extensive. What if it had broken at the track after all the time it takes to put the motor in and out of the car? I like the fact I can pretty much take the motor from the dyno and put it in the car as all the tuning, break in and valve adjustment is already finished and go racing. Test and Tunes are nice but in most cases you are lucky to get three runs in a day at my home track at times. Its also a good way to try different things such as I picked up 13 hp with a manifold change, tried different carb spacers, headers, timing, different size carb such as you would think my 408 would want a 950 it didn't my 750 was better etc. I have had my car 38 years with 6 different small block combos its nice to know the hp and torque of the motor and know how the car will react. The dyno was a great surprise for my last motor: I expected around 500-510 hp from my pump gas 408 I was real happy it made 539 but 52 more lbs. of torque over my previous 363 as a result I was able to go from a 4.88 gear to a 4.10 with E.T. and 60 ft. remaining the same. Track testing is good as i do that also but I like my motors dynoed ahead of time.
I have dynoed my last 5 engines ,sure its nice to see what kind of power it makes but it also finds problems. My last motor broke on the dyno, it was fixed no problem as damage wasn't extensive. What if it had broken at the track after all the time it takes to put the motor in and out of the car? I like the fact I can pretty much take the motor from the dyno and put it in the car as all the tuning, break in and valve adjustment is already finished and go racing. Test and Tunes are nice but in most cases you are lucky to get three runs in a day at my home track at times. Its also a good way to try different things such as I picked up 13 hp with a manifold change, tried different carb spacers, headers, timing, different size carb such as you would think my 408 would want a 950 it didn't my 750 was better etc. I have had my car 38 years with 6 different small block combos its nice to know the hp and torque of the motor and know how the car will react. The dyno was a great surprise for my last motor: I expected around 500-510 hp from my pump gas 408 I was real happy it made 539 but 52 more lbs. of torque over my previous 363 as a result I was able to go from a 4.88 gear to a 4.10 with E.T. and 60 ft. remaining the same. Track testing is good as i do that also but I like my motors dynoed ahead of time.