Starting engine dynamometer pulls at low rpm is hard on the dyno and hard on the engine. Today, engine dynamometer testing is an integral part of many HOT ROD engine buildups and product tests.

Dynamometer tests are used to measure a car's torque and rpm response. But how do they get that information? And how reliable is what they get?

After a satisfying strip-test of SLP's 350hp PerformancePac on a bone-stock '99 T/A (owned by Firebird-freak Kelly Holloway) in the Dec. '06 issue of HPP, we decided to step up to the company's 375HP ...

Unless you can get your hands on one of the ultra-rare suicide-door examples, the tenth-generation Lincoln Continental was never a particularly cool car. Heck, even with the suicide doors, it's really ...

Bugatti developed a special dynamometer just for its hypercars. The Bugatti Chiron is too fast and powerful for a regular dyno. Dynamometers are a huge part of the testing process for new cars as well ...

Are you sure you're dealing with stock engines here? I wouldn't expect to see more than about a 10% difference in results in identical engines. Naturally, there are environmental variables which can ...

BMW's last purely internal combustion M car is the M2. Essentially the more compact sibling of the M4, this fellow is rocking a detuned version of the S58 engine that powers the standard and ...