How does a Dyno Really Work?
It's not a big deal to me. I'm just making the factual point that torque is the only thing they dyno takes a direct measurement on.
It takes a direct measurement of torque. And about as many other things you may want to measure. Then the world known formula of T*RPM/5252 come in. Simple as that.
Look at the math. Until you have RPM in the equation torque means nothing. In fact, until the crank starts turning you have 0 torque. Torque plus RPM makes power. Without RPM you have nothing. Nothing to even measure.
Arguing that horsepower doesn’t exist is even further from reality than saying building a big power engine doesn’t need a better block. It makes no sense.
If you want to take it further, look at a dyno graph. Once the engine gets past peak torque, the horsepower keeps going up. It goes up until it runs out of it, hits valve train issues or something like that.
So I’m expected to believe that less torque makes more power and it’s non existent? That little detail right there should prove that horsepower (albeit it’s calculated) is real. The torque is less (above peak torque) but the power goes up. Horsepower is calculated but it’s real, and it matters.
