Dynamometer - Home Built

viper1941 2/21/00

The engine pictured was typical of the time...bored out 100 over to a c.i.d. of 48 c.i. Stromberg model 97 2bbl carb. Notice the modified oil pan that had water lines running thru it to cool the oil(my dad's invention) and that the motor is flywheel forward. The dynamometer was homemade using a fish weighing scale and a torque converter from a Buick dynoflow transmission stalling it by running water thru it ...by some formula my dad worked out he could figure the h.p. output...on gasoline about 60 h.p. on racing fuel..about 75 h.p.@ 9000r.p.m. The torque he could read from the scale

Dyno