Flow Bench and Spring Testing

Flow Bench and Spring Testing http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html Pictures of the flow bench at Dana’s shop, Import Machine, Inc., in Hopkinton, MA. Information about this visit, the flow bench, and spring tester here. Flow bench. http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html#0 1a06836a-72d4-4099-84f5-719d1d6beb43 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0472.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0472.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Flow bench.</p></div></div> The head is setup and ready to test. http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html#1 e90a8de2-b7de-4ce0-b86b-f3033579aed3 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0473.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0473.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The head is setup and ready to test.</p></div></div> Knobs, switches, a hand wheel, and several manometers. High hp motor and lots of noise too! http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html#2 929f5531-4a7c-4e66-890f-9ba61541ec06 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0471.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0471.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Knobs, switches, a hand wheel, and several manometers.  High hp motor and lots of noise too!</p></div></div> Notice that instead of a cam, a special tool with adjusters is installed. The adjusters are used to open and close the valves a precise amount during testing. You tell that Dana has many years of experience from all of the custom tools he’s made over the years! http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html#3 077e8a50-4aa0-46ca-a6cb-0ce1f7347020 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0474.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0474.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Notice that instead of a cam, a special tool with adjusters is installed.  The adjusters are used to open and close the valves a precise amount during testing.  You tell that Dana has many years of experience from all of the custom tools he’s made over the years!<br/></p></div></div> Thy cylinder below the head is the air/vacuum source. http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html#4 0fb372d6-1159-49ab-89e8-2a063a7b411a http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0475.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0475.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Thy cylinder below the head is the air/vacuum source.</p></div></div> Inches of mercury, one more unit of measure to understand. Just when I was finally getting a grip on kilopascals! ;o) http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html#5 088ef6e3-c6e8-4e65-b5df-747f83bf5438 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0476.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0476.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Inches of mercury, one more unit of measure to understand.  Just when I was finally getting a grip on kilopascals! ;o)</p></div></div> Stock 94-97 spring on the tester. The tester shows spring force at a given amount of travel. http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html#6 a601399c-23a9-42b2-bbb2-88510c4d7533 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0477.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0477.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Stock 94-97 spring on the tester.  The tester shows spring force at a given amount of travel.</p></div></div> At 0.040” (10mm) of travel taken up by cam lift, there is still plenty of room to shim the spring and still have enough left over to avoid coil bind. http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html#7 861fce19-1cb8-4342-ba98-16cb565a24dd http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0478.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0478.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">At 0.040” (10mm) of travel taken up by cam lift, there is still plenty of room to shim the spring and still have enough left over to avoid coil bind.</p></div></div> Parts getting lined up. Everything gets measured & checked before it is used. http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html#8 09cfd23b-5413-4a56-9c3e-9272c94393d0 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0465.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0465.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Parts getting lined up.  Everything gets measured & checked before it is used.</p></div></div> IMG_0466 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html#9 088b9f73-1d6a-4b29-9928-2b974fdfc37f http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0466.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0466.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_0466</p></div></div> This plate is used to smooth out the air flow while testing intake airflow. The sharp edges of the intake ports would create too much turbulence and kill flow - defeating the purpose of the test. Hey, those plugged injector holes look great! http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html#10 ed980d78-f969-44de-96ee-bad5e99689aa http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0467.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0467.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">This plate is used to smooth out the air flow while testing intake airflow.  The sharp edges of the intake ports would create too much turbulence and kill flow - defeating the purpose of the test.<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Hey, those plugged injector holes look great!</p></div></div> Plugged injector hole. The shape now matches the rest of the intake port. Very nice! http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html#11 4473b3a8-51cf-4d8d-b847-8d43b23fbed9 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0468.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0468.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Plugged injector hole.  The shape now matches the rest of the intake port.  Very nice!</p></div></div> Kind of looks like a frog, or the front of a bugeye, or maybe the front of a Lotus Seven with headlamps. http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html#12 f966cc33-9239-4396-8597-6ba8a7bff3c1 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0469.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0469.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_191_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Kind of looks like a frog, or the front of a bugeye, or maybe the front of a Lotus Seven with headlamps.</p></div></div> I have no idea what i was trying to get in this picture. http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing.html#13 d7338f90-2330-46d7-afce-d72d2aa97a42 http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0470.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/willm/Site/Photo_Albums/Pages/Flow_Bench_and_Spring_Testing_files/Media/IMG_0470.jpg?derivative=micro

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