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Old 03-29-2007 | 10:49 PM
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Kweasel
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Default RE: Any one made a engine dyno or know where to get them???

I built one years ago. I used a pair of pillow blocks and a .625 shaft with a flat plate welded at one end. A one foot long arm clamped to the shaft connected to a spring scale measured torque. If I were to make one for larger engines I would use heavier materials and make the mounting plate very heavy to dampen power impulses. You will have to do some math to figure horsepower.