[Gary H]

I checked into this a few years back. It's extremely expensive to set up an engine dyno initially. You not only have to buy the dyno itself, and the control panel, but you would need to build a dyno room with fan and exhaust outlets. In addition, you need a huge water tank and in some cases a chiller to cool the water. All said and done you're looking at around 75 - 100K for initial setup. I still want one though! Just can't justify it at my age.

[Schurkey]

Originally Posted by Gary H

You not only have to buy the dyno itself, and the control panel, but you would need to build a dyno room with fan and exhaust outlets. In addition, you need a huge water tank and in some cases a chiller to cool the water.

You saved me a lot of typing. The dyno is expensive enough... the real estate to put it in is even worse. And if the engine explodes catastrophically, that dyno room has to be strong enough to contain it so that flying connecting rods don't bash in your skull.

[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by Schurkey

You saved me a lot of typing. The dyno is expensive enough... the real estate to put it in is even worse. And if the engine explodes catastrophically, that dyno room has to be strong enough to contain it so that flying connecting rods don't bash in your skull.

A well known dyno guy/efi expert built a 3000 hp dyno years ago.
All the best water brake stuff. Same for the dyno room/ and operators
console. His extremely expensive issue was a customers engine caught fire and burned down his dyno building (house was many feet away from the dyno building). Lots of things that can go wrong on that type of venture.

Tom V.

[Jack Gifford]

Why does cleaning up oil/fuel/water/debris from mishaps sound like fun?
Also, for whatever it's worth- the included machine shop of my nearest engine dyno business gets used often- drive adaptors, etc.