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Does Dynamometer testing damage engines?

In a word no!

The things that damage engines are:

  • Over - revving (above the engines red line)

  • Too much heat

  • Shock loading

  • Incorrect fuel or ignition settings

 
 

 

So if the Dynamometer does cause any damage it would also have happened if you just drove it at the same engine RPM or speed on the road too!

In fact all of these things are far more likely to happen while driving on the road than when under controlled and monitored conditions on the dynamometer during testing.  Provided that the operator knows what he is doing, and that the Dynamometers cooling fans are large enough.  When you are stood next to a car, or bike at full power, and 150 mph it sounds very violent and severe!  Its just exactly the same as happens on the road! But on the road you are not stood next to it!  So don't worry!

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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