04-04-2005, 10:15 PM
KPWSerpiente Wrote:What it does do is measure power
You completely missed the point.
You cannot do things at the track, on the street, at the drag strip that you can on the dyno - and ultimately a better use of your time since you can track down and sort out problems there, real time, rather than trying to replicate the same situation. You can do simulated 1/4 mile runs on a mustang dyno (not sure about others) which makes it even more useful.
Yes a dyno "measures power". All a wideband o2 sensor does is "measure a/f ratio". All a datalogging package will do is "measure various data paramters". By that definition, none of them are tools either. The dyno is a tool just like any of those other things.... it is up to the tuner to utilize them effectively. IMHO, as much power as you are making on your car you should spend more time on a loading dyno so your shit doesnt blow up.