We suspect that for just about anyone firing up a new engine on a dyno for the first time, the anticipation is something akin to buying a lottery ticket—you're not sure what to expect, but hope for ...

Starting engine dynamometer pulls at low rpm is hard on the dyno and hard on the engine. Today, engine dynamometer testing is an integral part of many HOT ROD engine buildups and product tests.

Anyone who has lived on a healthy diet of off-road and performance magazines has gotten a pretty good taste of the dyno process, even if it's just served on the printed page. It looks pretty exciting: ...