Sentences with phrase «on dynamometer»

Speed - mpg relationships are based on dynamometer tests of 74 light - duty vehicles representing a variety of manufacturers, nine vehicle classes, engine sizes 1.5 L to 6.2 L, and model years 2003 to 2012.

But if you do the math on a hundred kids and one IC engine on a dynamometer, you find a shortage of hours in the week (we do that experiment to study efficiency and the role of throttle setting — but I am satisfied if the idea of efficiency has really sunk in.)

According to Ford's SAE presentation, an experimental 3.5 - liter GTDI EcoBoost engine modified with E85 direct injection and gasoline port fuel injection run on a dynamometer achieved a BMEP score of 305 psi (27 bar), which translates to approximately 553 pounds - feet of torque and 316 - hp at 3,000 rpm (flat torque curve from 1,500 to 3,000 rpm).

He will cover new ways of measuring the performance of supercharging devices, intake manifolds and cylinder heads while they are running on an engine, either on a dynamometer or in a vehicle on the road.

Launched with the tagline, «The Relentless Pursuit of Perfection» along with ads showing a pyramid of champagne glasses sitting undisturbed on the hood of a LS 400 running at redline on a dynamometer, it was plain from the beginning this was a smooth running, luxurious car for buyers with champagne tastes.

In the current edition of Motor Trend, the editors put the new Viper Coupe on a dynamometer to see if the engine was really pumping out the advertised 510 horsepower.

If you haven't yet had the occasion to hear the flat - plane crank, 5.2 - liter V8 of the 2016 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang, do yourself a favor and head over to Motor Trend; the folks at that publication recently got one on the dynamometer, and the sound from the resulting video clip is nothing short of world - shattering.

Horsepower ratings continued to drop, not only due to lower compression and tighter emissions controls but, beginning with the 1972 model year, a switch from gross (on dynamometer) to net ratings based on an engine in an actual vehicle with all accessories installed.

Lastly, you'd spend ages on the dynamometer, constantly making changes, using different camshafts and exhaust manifolds.

But ultimately, you'd need to run your car on a dynamometer to find the best spark plug gap, and the right ignition timing for your engine.

As is stated at the end of the excerpt, you'd need to run your car on a dynamometer to find the best spark plug gap.

You could probably calculate it for your vehicle if you run the vehicle on a dynamometer to measure the power and then also monitor the fuel consumption and then do a division across the curve to see where the engine was most efficient.

AAA tested a 2013 Nissan Leaf, a 2012 Mitsubishi i - MiEV, and a 2014 Ford Focus Electric on a dynamometer in a climate - controlled room.

The trouble is that drivers don't always see the same efficiency in real - world driving that the EPA testers manage, so Mazda set all of its consumption targets according to driving habits of actual customers who don't drive on a dynamometer in a lab.

I had calculated my car's theoretical new top speed based on dynamometer numbers, but I wanted to know more about the car in which I've invested so much time and money.

In 2001, European cars of all sorts were getting 7 % fewer miles per gallon on the road than they demonstrated on the dynamometer.

The entire testing procedures used are skewed to begin with unless we all start driving on dynamometers.

Once assembled, the engines were thoroughly tested and evaluated on dynamometers and in vehicles.

Fuel economy estimates are derived from driving simulations conducted on dynamometers in laboratories.

Not exact matches

The tests are performed on platforms called chassis dynamometers, or dynos, where the car is locked into place while its wheels spin on rollers.

You'll usually notice that the wrist on the side where the foot is elevated is weaker (you can also perform this experiment with a dynamometer test).

Setting the Dynamometer Positioning the handles properly in your hands can enable to pull a much bigger number on the device.

Ganassi Racing can also benefit from the collaboration between Roush Yates Racing Engines and Ford, who work closely together developing the best possible engine with both production and racing engineers on hand at the Ford Dynamometer Lab in Dearborn.

A car on one dynamometer could produce one value, but on a different dynamometer, could produce a slightly different value.

The Urus is then wheeled on to a chassis dynamometer, where the car is driven through a test cycle that takes the car up to precisely 87 mph, performing braking tests at regular intervals.

The exaggerations appeared legitimate on the EPA's dynamometers.

The dynamometer is uniquely calibrated to each vehicle, based on coast - down tests, to apply the correct resistance.

We had to hitchhike the last several hundred miles from Pensacola, where an inept VW dealership had blown up Joe's engine on its new chassis dynamometer when we sought counsel on odd noises (it was just sticking valves caused by cheap gasoline).

While our performance package - equipped tester may have felt incrementally quicker (or was our interior dynamometer simply drunk on horsepower?)

I am not 100 % sure on how this is exactly calculated, but I would image it would require a dynamometer to measure power output and some way of measuring fuel consumption, possible calculated through fuel pressure, flow rate, and pulse width.

This paper presents a review of existing literature on emission factors, emission data collection techniques, and analytic approaches; presents the results of SAIC's analysis of available CO2 and CH4 GHG emission data from chassis dynamometer tests of heavy - duty vehicle exhaust; and provides suggestions for further reducing this uncertainty.

Vazquez: The test itself is run on a chassis dynamometer in a controlled laboratory environment.

This has been proven on our own dynamometer and on public roads.

All the products are extensively tested on public roads and the company's own dynamometer in Kempten.

Each kit is proven on a rear - wheel dynamometer to increase horsepower and torque.

«From a performance standpoint, the data we collected on the track in St. Petersburg matched up perfectly with our dynamometer tests,» said Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan.

The objective of the first subtopic is to develop and demonstrate friction and wear reduction technologies for light -, medium -, or heavy - duty vehicles that improve fuel efficiency of legacy vehicles by at least 2 %, and / or improve fuel efficiency of future vehicles by at least 4 % (improvement based on comparative results from engine dynamometer, chassis dynamometer testing, or test track, e.g., SAE J1321) without adverse impacts on vehicle performance or durability.

Hennessey Performance Engineering yesterday posted a video of its own 2016 «VelociRaptor 700» performance truck, based on the V8 - powered Ford F - 150, as it lays its massive 700 + horsepower down onto a pair of dynamometer rollers.

The numbers that appear on a new car's window sticker now come from dynamometer testing in scientifically - controlled conditions.

Roush Performance yesterday live - streamed a dynamometer session on Facebook in which they ran the mighty, aggressive Roush 729 Mustang.

Improved gas uplift on production wells in Virginia based on Echometer and Dynamometer analysis and TWM software.

• Promoted as Project Lead for the HRF Hand / Pinch grip dynamometer • Spearheaded the project, E-136 Foot Ground interface (FOOT), utilized by crews on ISS and returned 110 % of required science as of 2010.

Test - retest strength reliability of the Electronic Push / Pull Dynamometer (EPPD) in the measurement of the quadriceps and hamstring muscles on a new chair