Rolling road dyno at the Marco Covato workshop
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Rolling road dyno.
The real numbers of your car.

Power and torque measured at the wheels, not guessed. Every job that leaves our workshop is tested, logged and handed over with its graph: before and after, on the same dyno, under the same conditions.

How it works

What a rolling road is
and why it changes everything

The rolling road — the dynamometer — is the tool that turns impressions into data. The car is strapped down onto the rollers and accelerated under load: the dyno measures the force the wheels actually put on the ground and, rev after rev, rebuilds the engine's real power and torque curves.

This is not an enthusiast's whim: without measurement there is no control. On the dyno we read lambda, boost pressure, temperatures and ignition timing while the engine is genuinely working — and that is where we decide whether a map is ready for the road or still needs correcting.

Measured, not estimated

Power and torque read at the wheels under repeatable conditions

Before and after

Same dyno, same day: an honest comparison

Diagnosis under load

Faults that never show up on the road come out here

Graph included

Every run ends in a document the customer takes home

Our dyno

Built for repeatability

A dyno is worth little if every run returns a different number. Ours is designed to give the same result today, tomorrow and six months from now.

Modelbapro — HP series, 2x2 (two-wheel drive)

Knurled Ø 400 mm rollers

Large-diameter rollers with a knurled surface: consistent grip and less stress on the tyre.

Belt-coupled rollers

Rollers paired and joined by high-density belts for stable, even running.

Heavy-gauge frame

Thick steel structure, recessed into the floor: no flex during the run.

Two-wheel drive (2x2)

A 2x2 configuration for front- or rear-wheel-drive vehicles; it cannot be converted to all-wheel drive.

Dedicated cooling

High-flow front fans to reproduce the airflow the car sees on the move.

Safety tie-downs

Dedicated straps and anchor points: the car stays put even at full load.

What we use it for

What a dyno run is really for

Not just a number to show your friends: the dyno is an everyday working tool.

01

Remap validation

Every Stage 1, 2 or 3 is validated on the dyno before delivery: we check that every parameter stays within safe limits at full load.

02

Before / after comparison

A baseline run on the original file, then one on the new map. The difference is measured, not claimed.

03

Diagnosis under load

Power loss, a turbo that won't build boost, tired injectors, a slipping clutch: symptoms you never see with the engine unloaded.

04

Tuning modified cars

Turbo, intake, exhaust, injection: every mechanical change has to be re-measured and re-matched in software.

05

Post-repair check

After a repair or major service, a run confirms the engine is back to its own figures.

06

Research and development

Developing new files, running comparative tests and working on competition vehicles.

The session

How a run is carried out

Four steps, always the same. That procedure is what makes the data comparable.

  1. 1

    Pre-run check

    Fluid levels, belts, tyres and the general condition of the car. If something isn't right, it doesn't go on the rollers.

  2. 2

    Strapping down and instruments

    The car is positioned on the rollers, secured with safety straps and connected to the diagnostic equipment.

  3. 3

    The run

    One or more full-load accelerations in the direct-drive gear, logging the engine parameters throughout.

  4. 4

    Reading the graph

    We go through the power and torque curves and the key parameters together. The graph stays with the customer.

In the workshop

The dyno in the flesh

A few pictures of the installation in our workshop.

Rolling road dyno at the Marco Covato workshop — 1
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FAQ

The questions everybody asks

Want to know what your car really puts out?

Send us the model, the engine and what you want to check: we'll come back with availability, timings and how to prepare the car before you come.

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