SPIN THE DIAL!
Q: I read your statement about how many people will spend thousands of dollars on speed parts but not hundreds on a dyno session. You raise an excellent point about checking for leaks and issues. This is why engine builders should have a test stand while the rest of us could just bolt our engine to our vehicle’s subframe or perimeter frame, hook up an $18 Harbor Freight three-gauge package and then a tachometer, and accomplish our own break-in.
You also bring up salient points about tuning. I suspect some builders are afraid of the dyno’s nickname, “the heart breaker,” and they may find out just how poorly their cool-looking race parts work together. Or they believe
