1. The depth of the pit in relation to the finished floor level of the test cell needs to be held to tight dimensional and level limits. Too deep is recoverable, too shallow can be disastrous.
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Engine Testing
The lip of the pit has to be finished with edging steel that interfaces accurately with the flooring plates that span the gap between the exposed rolls’ surface and the building floor. The centre line of the dynamometer has to be positioned and aligned with the building datum and the vehicle hold-down structure that may also be cast into the cell floor. Fine alignment can be achieved by the dynamometer installers, but movement at that stage will be very restricted.
Pit depth