joel_400 59 #1 Posted September 13, 2014 Just thought I would post a pic of my latest creation...a homemade small engine dyno built real cheap. Its actually somewhat accurate too. Not really interested in 100% calibration but it will tell me if what I do makes an engine better or worse. And let me know where my peak torque is. Also works good for breaking/breaking in new engines! Haha 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geno 1,929 #2 Posted September 13, 2014 Ooooooooooo, very cool. Can you do a video of it in action? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne 28 #3 Posted September 13, 2014 nice! I wish you were closer, I could show up with a few beers and a few engines, LOL Would be really cool to see a video of it in action! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-101plowerpower 1,606 #4 Posted September 13, 2014 awesome, gonna do a build thread on that? would love to know how it's build Koen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 23,292 #5 Posted September 13, 2014 That and 5 lbs of flour will make one hell of a biscuit. Really cool. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joel_400 59 #6 Posted September 13, 2014 Its a really simple setup that anyone could build. Basically a brake mounted on a shaft with a torque arm attached to it that has a scale on the end. Once I get all the bugs worked out of everything I do plan on having a buddy of mine thats an electronics guru help make everything electronic. Then hopefully I can hook to the computer and graph data. So far I only have about 200 bucks in the whole setup. I figure with electronics that could easily quadruple though. Once I get some action videos I will post em for all to see. Joel 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geno 1,929 #7 Posted September 13, 2014 Can't wait to see it in action. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joel_400 59 #8 Posted December 2, 2014 So the other half has been out of town for three weeks now so I decided to play with the dyno a bit. Built a bone stock 12 hp and ran it and Im very close to actual dyno sheets printed by kohler. Since I had some extra time I played a bit with simple changes. First being a straight pipe vs a muffler. On a bone stocker it didnt seem to change a thing other than making some noise! But you gotta love a Kohler with a straight pipe. Then I built an E85 carb to see what kinda gains I could get from that...3 ft/lbs peak torque gain and 1.8 hp peak hp gain. Just from bolting on a carb! Made me happy enough. Next is a three angle valve job and maybe a cam. If I can get a buddy of mine to video I will try to get some posted. Otherwise I will just share what I find. Either way its alot of fun and could get very interesting. Joel 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coadster32 793 #9 Posted December 2, 2014 Killing me with suspense!!! Wanna see.....wanna see it in action. Cool idea and build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
