Chassis dynos exposed

[Greg Hermann]

>-> > systems, if at all. They worked by running the car on the dyno, >
>-> loading up the
>-> > rollers (usually via a water brake system), and reading the horse >
>-> power number
>-> > when the load prevented the engine from accelerating past a
>-> > predetermined rpm.
>
>> That's an engine dyno setup, I've never seen a car dyno of this type.
>> The dynojet type systems have been around for at least three years
>> (my earliest chassis dyno runs)
>
> Three years?  Clayton has been making water brake chassis dynos for
>well over THIRTY years.  I own one.


Yes, they have. And a chassis dyno with a brake--water or electric--at
least IMHO--is the only kind worth having or running a car on!! Electric
brakes are somewhat more desireable, as they will develop greater braking
torque at lower speeds.

Regards, Greg