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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 05:56 PM
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 06:17 PM
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how does it measure anything
Old Aug 17, 2004 | 06:52 PM
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strain meter on the dyno



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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 09:57 PM
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I only wish it was a video...Damn it would be funny to see some dude in that camaro going full throttle then either the chain snaps or the "dyno" collapses under him...

I'd laugh so dang hard!!
Old Aug 17, 2004 | 10:01 PM
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Check this out....

The host site...

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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 10:08 PM
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What the.... Thats ah, a challange to back up into that thing without gettin stuck.. OH WOW... Thats the best attepmt Ive seen at making a dyno, well its the only one.. But wow...
Old Aug 18, 2004 | 01:09 AM
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wow, i should try that
Old Aug 18, 2004 | 08:33 AM
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looks like an accident waiting to happen
Old Aug 18, 2004 | 10:32 AM
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Originally posted by noid_19:
looks like an accident waiting to happen
I wouldn't trust it.
Old Aug 22, 2004 | 08:50 AM
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Just a guess but I'd convert strain readings into torque / house power.



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