Torque measurement

[Gary Derian]

I think your signal will be very noisy.  Also orienting the gauges correctly
to maximize the output will take some trial and error.  Lastly, the mounts
are pretty stiff for the load they carry and won't flex much, the metal part
that is.

Gary Derian <gderian at oh.verio.com>


> I have some strain guages that I was thinking of attaching to my motor
> mounts, the idea being to measure the torque output of the engine.  I want
> to calibrate it by imobilizing the crank relative to the block, and then
> using a torque wrench to apply a know torque in the oposite direction at
the
> crank pulley bolt.
>
> Is there a reason why this won't work?  It seems too easy...
>
>