We may have goofed, but we're man enough to admit it. Despite the countless engine dynamometer tests car magazines publish each month, we've rarely-if ever-explained how an engine dyno actually works.

We all know the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is rated at 707 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque, making it the most powerful muscle car ever to enter production. But could the car be ...

In our "Dynos Lie, Dyno Dash" article in the June 2003 issue, we proved that the readouts of the same 350Z on different brands of dynos can vary greatly. Now we'll uncover tricks that can be used to ...

The day finally arrived when our 467 ci of pure Pontiac would be bolted to the Stuska dyno at RaceKrafters. Its machining and assembly, along with the parts sourced from Summit Racing and Butler ...

Motor Trend stirred the pot last month when it strapped a 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 to a dynamometer and published results supposedly proving the mid-engine sports car was far more powerful than its ...

Last month, Motor Trend published from frankly unbelievable dyno results for the 2020 Corvette C8. The numbers raised a lot of eyebrows and the publication quietly started an investigation to ...

Officially, the midengine 2020 Chevrolet Corvette’s 6.2-liter naturally aspirated V8 produces 495 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque at 6,450 rpm and 5,150 rpm, respectively. But a series of dyno pulls Motor ...

Remember those unbelievable horsepower claims made by Motor Trend? Well, they’re unbelievable for a reason. Apparently, in the rush to get the car on the dynamometer, some figures were incorrectly ...

On December 1 we began "Blower Bash II" at the dynamometer facility at Keith Black Racing Engines in South Gate, California. We didn't finish until two days before Christmas. Ultimately, we may have ...

Back in October, Motor Trend wrote that, during its dyno testing, a 2020 Chevrolet Corvette had made horsepower and torque numbers well above the rated 495 horsepower and 470 lb-ft. The publication ...