Engine test Stand

[Jeff Chambers]

Originally Posted by andy669

Dont you have an engine dyno close? If you are going to go through the trouble of building a stand, fuel system, cooling system, electronics system, and exhaust system, why not spend less money and get some good data from an engine dyno?

Andy's right on here. A typical engine dyno session would only cost you about $500 including setup and tear-down. You'll get a good break-in session along with whatever pulls you want to tune it. I just don't see the benefit of trying to build something yourself and getting so little in return.

[Capri306]

Yet another aspect to consider is that you can't just set an engine on a stand and run it under no load, and expect it to break in properly. You must have a controllable load placed on the engine while it is running. There is where the majority of the $$$ for an engine dynamometer is going towards. If I were you, and I were building enough engines to warrant such a setup, I would just purchase a SuperFlo or something like that.

I fully understand where you're coming from, dude. I thought about building a setup in the same way, but determined it just wudn't worth it.