engine test stand?

[jarfly]

Any one ever bulid one? I am wantin to bulid one to see if a freebe 302 will even run. im not lookin to hack something togeather would like to bulid were I can mout any thing from a vw engine to a big block on this thing.

 

[bobbywalter]

i usually run them on the ground to test them.


if its good then maybe build a mount setup.

 

[gwaii]

i usually run them on the ground to test them.

i've done that lots too.i've also built plenty of engine-specific test stands,couldn't be bothered to make a universal one.

 

[bobbywalter]

i've done that lots too.i've also built plenty of engine-specific test stands,couldn't be bothered to make a universal one.

i did not want to be the one to break his heart




sawzall many a c6 bell to start a 460 on the stand...

 

[jarfly]

What i was thinkin makein something to mounth a bell houseing to.I was thinkin bulid a frame outa some angle and than take some tubeing to make a "slider" for for the engine mounts lockabe acourse...Ill draw some pics up and see what you guys think. Allso kinda like to have this hting to test a lot of engines I get befor i sell em off.

 

[scotts90ranger]

we sell hundreds of engines a year at work (anywhere from 1.6L GM Brazillian engines to 8.1L GM engines) and ALL of them are ran on fairly simple pallets just sitting there...

 

[bobbywalter]

its easy enough to do if you really want to.


but its so easy to floor start them propped with tires etc i would not waste the space or time. if i was dealing with engines regularly i would for sure have 2 or three of them. but i dont have the need or time for things i dont need.