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Re: engine test
Posted by 'RoadRat' on 22 Oct 2012 @ 17:31

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There is nothing to be gained from free reving the 160, there are too many variables. You need to test under load, but equally under normal track conditions there are also too many variables. However one way of doing this without a dyno, is to do repeatable tests at the track. Gear down so that the engine can reach it's maximum revs and then note how quickly this point can be reached, this is all you are doing with an inertia Dyno anyway, although a lot more accurately. Note this is only a comparative tool and you will only see big changes that you cannot make under MSA rules anyway.

Even with access to a Dyno, when we were playing with an 'open' engine we only tested at the track, as differences were counted in seconds. When optimising regulation engines a Dyno was the only way to see diffences.

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