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Measuring engine torque

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ArcticDave

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Morristown, Arizona
Hello everyone, I have been lurking here for a while as my kinda Legal Eagle project is slowly built. I am currently gathering parts for the half VW power plant. Most of the time I can get the answers I need by using the search function, but I couldn't find much on homemade dyno's.
I have skimmed over the "wood bar dyno" method used by some of the guys over on the Legal Eagle board some time back, and it looks doable enough, but I don't have MS Excel on my current computer and can't read the xls download any longer.
I recently ran into an article from the Jan 1982 issue of Sport Aviation entitled "The Whatley torque stand".
If anyone is familiar with that...is the methodology sound?
Since I need a test stand anyway for run in and tuning it seems a no brainer to add a lever arm to it and be able to measure the effects of changes to timing, jetting, and whatever else I want to fool with at the time.

I couldn't figure out how to link a pdf, but a google search of the article title will pull it right up.

Thank you all for any input,
 
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