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Old 08-18-2009, 05:39 AM   #2
blue2000s
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mts
Where's the best/easiest place to pick up a torque signal when putting the car on a dyno?
Most dynos are a set of weighted rollers. The car is set on the rollers and accelerates as hard as possible. The time it takes to get to each speed point tells you what the horsepower of the car is. Torque is calculated from the horsepower data.

There's no "torque signal" to be had from the car.
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