We Had a BAD Dyno Explosion...

[CleetusM]

Thanks for using McFarland Tuning. Just holler when you need another tune.

[pureblood]

Stuff can be replaced. You cannot. Glad your crew is okay.

[bunning]

Dog walks in, expression is, 'I better not get blamed for this'.

[stefanroseEP]

Safe to say that Dyno cell needs to be a bit more 'armoured' than it is

[TheRsbas]

My dad always said, "Nobody got hurt and we will be here tomorrow". Thank God!

[-Primer-]

Time for 1" thick Lexan for the "glass" on the rebuild and 1/8 treadplate walls.

[leftyo]

i guess we now know why most dyno cells have block walls, and that safety glass with the chickenwire stuff between the layers of glass. glad no one got hurt.

[daltongang]

The amount of personal injury that did not happen is astounding. People are hard to fix and/or repair. You guys were lucky.

[kaptainkaos]

I’m a USN/USMC flight test engineer and I’ve spent many hours at our “Hush House”. It’s a building that enables us to pull the aircraft inside and take the engines all the way up to afterburners. Everything is reinforced concrete but the window we use to view everything is I believe 5” thick. The fire extinguisher system is cool as well. In less than a minute there will be 6’ of fire fighting foam laid down. We were told to run as fast as we can if the foam system goes off since a person will be asphyxiated by the foam.

[michael-james]

And that kids is why you never stand in a dyno room when somebody is doing a pull.

[tbirdracefan]

Many years ago I was at the tractor pulls In Ft Worth. A tractor was just getting to full RPM and the clutch blew up. The guy on the side of the track manning a big fire extinguisher fell down like a sack of onions. Then all the way up the stands on both sides of the convention center were fans furiously waving for help as people took shrapnel all the way to the top of the stands. It took something like 25 ambulances to care for them. The paper said the crew was doing last minute work before the pull and forgot to put a blanket on it. To this day I avoid being beside a high revving engine.
That blower exploded in all directions. Build it back stronger. Glad everyone escaped injury.

[harrywagner]

Composure, self control, analysis and character. Just to list some of Steve's major attributes. No swearing, ranting or complaining. Truly a professional.

[marvindebot]

And that is why our dyno control room has Kevlar mat in the wall and an inch of laminated glass in the viewing window.
Yes, we found out the hard way as well. Glad everyone is OK man, that could have been a lot worse.

[theoldbigmoose]

Your entire shop was blessed today, with no one hurt. That's the most important thing. Thanks be to God!

[weegaz]

I used to dyno test truck engines in the DAF factory in Holland, we had a flex plate for the water brake let loose and it came off and buried itself in the 4"" thick blast door of the test cell, wasnt ever quite as comfortable sitting at the window after that...

[DaftyBoi]

At least the customer now has the bragging rights to say "My engine is so powerful it broke Steve Morris's dyno!" 😂😂😂

[WNCworks]

Thank God no one was seriously injured! I had a flywheel explode on a 427 in a 69 Chevelle back in the late 70's. It sliced the floor, cleaned everything off the firewall, and the telltale on the cable drive tachometer went to 12, 000 RPM when the weight came off the crank. Only the tailshaft was left of the M22 Muncie, the frame rails were bent, and it ripped the bellhousing bolts out of the block. I still have that engine, welded studs in the block.

[PompiisGarage]

11, 7000 RPM and the engine didn't throw a rod or piston. Truly impressive! 💪

[sqr]

You guys are very very lucky and shows how much a bullet proof glass and wall is a must for a dyno room. Wow!

[webbracing]

One step forward and two steps back seems to be the world right now!!! Keep pushing forward!