- full engine build or modification of existing race engines -
- bespoke engine testing or development -
- fault-finding and diagnostic work to restore or improve performance -
Our Facility
• Our facility houses three dynamometer test cells which are supported by fully automated systems to allow automatic and manual running
• Our infrastructure and set-up means we can run one-off manual tests e.g. Power Curve to 24-hour race simulation cycles
• We are able to deal with gasoline, diesel and specialist fuels
• On site support services to facilitate testing:
• Engine build shop
• Teardown / layout
area
• Instrumentation
supply and
installation
• Fabrication and
welding
• Manual machining
Our Dynos
• Three absorption dynamometer equipped test cells
• 550kW power capability
• 10,000rpm speed capability
• fully automated REO-ETCTM real-time control
systems
• 24 hour-a-day, 7 days-a-week engineer supported running
• 48 k-type temperature measurement channels
• 26 pressure measurement channels
• 16 analogue voltage measurement channels - Lambda meter etc.
• Turbo speed measurement
• Cylinder pressure and combustion analysis
• CAN interface link for ECU development tool/data transfer - supports all after-market CAN ECUs
•1Hz and 10Hz continuous trend log data rates with 100Hz available on selected channels (user definable averaged step logs)
• Expandable channel count (CoTS I/O modules up to 1024 recordable channels)
Our Race and Competition Engine Testing Services
• Functional mechanical systems tests and development
• Quasi-transient cycling for race simulation
• Performance development
• Design change / prototype prove-out functional testing
• Steady state calibration development
• Run and rate testing
• New technology evaluation testing
• Homologation testing
• One-make series engine batch performance validation testing
• Engine upgrade system characterisation testing
• Vibration survey for durability/fatigue investigation
• Thermal survey for heat balance and cooling system development
Race and Competition Engine Development
We offer a wide range of engineering services to support Motorsport testing programmes:
• Engine specification development to meet customer targets
• Engine build/modification
• Engine tear down and layout
•Component analysis for failure modes and performance
• Systems development to meet functional or legislative targets
• Issue identification and resolution
• Dry sump system design and development
• Breather development
• Induction system performance design and development
• Exhaust system performance design and development
• Performance evaluation
• A-B-A-B component performance evaluation
• Competitor engine benchmarking
• Powertrain integration
• Turbo matching