Re: Fw: [mrpca] dyno software & equipment (fwd)

["Kevin Lahey" <kml@patheticgeek.net>]

In message <01c701c1d601$11d57e00$6401a8c0@MOUTONS.ORG>"Jerry Mouton" writes
>Intriguing...  This could be made to work, I think...?
>Very accurate RPM at every two revolutions from 1000 
>RPM to redline, plus weight and gearing and air density...
>I think you could calculate HP and torque from that, no? 
>Accurate weight would be necessary, though.  And drag
>would only be approximate, if you figured that in.

Hmmm.  I like their inductive pickup hack.  I wonder if there
would be a way to use OBD-2 PC readers to gather similar
"dyno" info...

Kevin
kml@patheticgeek.net