New build thread.
11-09-2008, 02:15 AM
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Re: New build thread.
Originally Posted by TunerToys
You can get a Telma off a big rig, didn't they used to call them Jake Brakes?.
The cheapest retarder's I've found are in the $550 range and look dirty and abused. Meh.
Originally Posted by rsmith2786
It could be done. You could make a mount to hold the motor and allow it to rotate only about the cranshkafts axis of rotation. Then attach a spring with a known spring rate to prevent it from rotating. Using your linear transducer you could calculate torque from linear displacement. Log RPM and displacement and BAM you have a dyno.
11-09-2008, 02:17 AM
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Re: New build thread.
Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
Jake brakes are something different, pneumatic operation of valves to use the engine as a brake.
11-09-2008, 02:29 AM
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Re: New build thread.
Originally Posted by Tough-guy
I thought they were a master fuel-cut used to compression brake down hills.
11-09-2008, 04:39 AM
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Re: New build thread.
Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
You do realise that a load cell is typically cheaper than a good transducer? I picked up a 1000lb S-beam load cell for $43 to the door.
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