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Why should an engine builder invest in a chassis dynamometer?
Many performance upgrades for newer vehicles require dyno tuning for optimal improvements.
Customer comebacks are financially expensive and detrimental to a company's reputation. Using a load-controlled dynamometer to validate repairs saves money in the long run. Customers are happier, they tell their friends, and they feel good about paying for your company's products and work.
You can sell more add-on parts when you prove vehicle performance with a dyno sheet. Customers buy more products per customer transaction.
Owning and advertising a chassis dynamometer increases the traffic through your shop and builds and maintains customer loyalty.
Shops that want to improve retro muscle cars must be able to prove their gains; using a chassis dyno is a great way to do that.
How can a chassis dynamometer improve the engine-builder's business?
Engine builders can provide before-and-after dynamometer test graphs that validate the products or services they are selling. They can also charge for dyno runs to validate performance gains from bolt-on parts.
Offering dynamometer services helps shops improve their credibility and authority based solely on the fact that they own a dyno. It shows customers they are interested in results. Customers trust shops with a chassis dynamometer.
Engine builders will learn more about the actual performance of the products they sell. This helps shops carry, sell, and recommend products that actually perform as advertised.
Shops with dynamometers: - Can rapidly simulate the problem conditions their customers experience.
- Enjoy greater customer traffic and improved word-of-mouth recommendations.
- Benefit from the income of an additional profit center.
Independent shops can rent dyno time to other businesses or race teams for development.
In addition to a chassis dyno, what ancillary equipment does the engine builder need to invest in (such as a dyno cell)?
Test cells are nice but not required. Chassis dynos can be installed below ground or above ground. Once installed, the shop owner can test virtually any light- or medium-duty vehicle platform on the road.
How much can an engine builder expect to invest for a chassis dyno and related equipment?
An engine builder can invest as low as $27,000 for a chassis dyno and related equipment or as high as specific needs require.
After the engine builder purchases a chassis dyno, does someone from your company come out to set it up?
Yes. SuperFlow provides two days of training and commissioning at no charge. Travel expenses and accommodations are billed at our cost to the customer.
What are some of your new products/features you would like to highlight chassis dyno?
We'd like to mention the AC Motoring chassis dynamometer option and OBD-II system validation and emissions durability/certification.
SuperFlow has developed emission-grade AC motoring chassis dynamometers for automotive, motorcycle, and All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) applications. This hardware and software system motors the test vehicle, so you can conduct emissions drive cycles and inertia simulations, evaluate frictional losses, map Engine Control Units (ECUs) and many other engineering-grade test procedures. You can use the AC motoring capability to test brakes, differentials, and chassis components. Many tests can be run without the test vehicle's engine running.
This new AC motoring option provides an economical alternative to Federal Test Procedure (FTP) equipment. SuperFlow has found test results closely correlate to the larger roll sizes specified by some governing bodies.
What features of your equipment stand out to engine builders that can help improve their business?
SuperFlow's direct-drive chassis dynamometers have no belts to fail or stretch.
SuperFlow has three different chassis dynamometer models to satisfy various shop-space and performance requirements: - 11-inch diameter cradle rollset
- 30-inch rollset
- 42-inch rollset
SuperFlow's proprietary, stand-alone data acquisition and control computer is not a simple card inserted into a computer. It is a powerful dynamometer-specific design that allows you to choose, configure, and run tests and record data without using the computer.
WinDyn™ dynamometer software: - Includes multiple built-in tests, but you can modify the tests and even create your own.
- Includes a Limits feature that can be customized to limit to any measured or calculated channel. It runs on Microsoft ® Windows ® XP.
SuperFlow provides superior customer service and support.
What else should our readers know about chassis dynamometers?
Chassis dynos can perform a variety of built-in vehicle tests including single-gear or all-gear tests at Wide Open Throttle (WOT).
You can: - Easily run controlled acceleration/decelaration, step, steady-state, aero load, and drive cycle tests with the eddy current (EC) power absorber module.
- Perform inertia simulation and emissions drive cycle tests when the AutoDyn is equipped with an AC Motoring option.
- Incorporate a variety of sensor and other inputs including temperature measurement, pressure measurement, and air/fuel monitoring.
Customers that come into a shop looking for a dyno services tend to be more educated and serious about spending money. They generally need less product information and are more influential in their peer group where their opinion and recommendations go a long way to help promote your business. These customers are members of race engine building programs, sophisticated enthusiasts, or area shop managers looking for dyno time. They tend to be repeat customers and are very loyal when treated fairly.
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