Our mustang chassis
dynamometer is installed with the latest state of the art "Powerdyne" software
which enables us to measure horse-power, torque, air to fuel
ratio, oil temperature and turbo boost.
The installation is above ground and your car is driven
on to the ramp and lifted to the dynamometer. As you would
expect from an American road, it is big and can accommodate
large American cars and pick ups effortlessly.
This data enables us or your tuner to tune or develop your
car. If you wish to hire the rolling road for your tuner,
we will provide an operator only.
There are a number of test modes including power, vehicle
simulation, constant load and quarter mile drag. Please contact
us to discuss what is most appropriate for your car.
The large diameter 50" drums
give very good traction and power transfer to wheels. Tyre
wear is minimised and drivers consider tyres to be race-ready
once they have been run in on the dyno.
With a 50" diameter roll set,
a maximum speed of 250 mph,
and a horse-power measurement rating of 2,000 hp, the MD-1750
is by far the fastest and most powerful dynamometer available
in its class. The twin eddy current power absorption feature
allows for "steady state" testing at various speeds
and torque
outputs, making the MD-1750 a dynamometer in the truest sense.
The MD-1750's inertial based testing capability provides a
practical and efficient means to gauge vehicle performance.
Inertial based performance testing involves accelerating a
cylindrical mass with a known inertia at wide-open throttle.
In the case of the MD-1750, the immutable inertia encased
in a 50" diameter roll, or drum, acts
as the road-load mechanism. The rate at which the vehicle
is able to accelerate the drum provides insight into the amount
of energy transferred from the tyres to the surface of the
drum. Speed and torque combined produce instantaneous wheel
horse-power data. These data are then plotted against time,
speed, or distance to produce easy-to-use graphs. A database
keeps track of testing records for future baseline test comparisons.
The dual eddy current power absorption
unit enables the system to test vehicles at variable throttle-positions,
speeds and torque outputs. The torque value read from the
load cell is combined with roll-speed picked up magnetically
at the roll shaft to calculate the exact force being applied
at the vehicle's wheels at any time through absorbers.
An advanced closed-loop computer control system enables
the user to carefully control the road load applied to the
vehicle under test by increments of horsepower or torque.