🏎️ COMP Cams 186011 Pro Racing Sim: Unleash Power with Desktop Dyno 5 Software Review

YEARS AGO I HAD A DESK VERSION OF MR GASKET, IT WAS EASIER TO USE. YOCAN HAS INCREDIBLE HP AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHY. YOU CAN GET STATISTICS FROM A DYNO STREET SHEET AND YOU WILL NOT GET A REASONABLE NUMBER EVEN NEARBY

Engine performance test program is fine. Good for a rough idea of everything. Comp cams are fine, but for Ford or Mopar owners there are cams that use a larger lifter diameter, no special order required. I've had good products from Howard's Cams.

The program works fine but the iteration part is terrible compared to the desktop version of Dyno 2000 I had for Windows 98. Actually, I bought an old Windows 98 computer just to use my old program. I'm giving 3 stars because everything else works fine.

Works great if you know the specs and parameters of the motor you want to simulate. I was expecting it to use some stock engines as templates, like a 5.7L Vortec etc. It doesn't. So be prepared to enter a lot of data that you have to look up in manuals or on the Internet or make assumptions.

IS USELESS. To put it mildly, too much. The old Dynosim 4 might have had a few horsepower. This must not be less than 50 hp! That's 50 high torque and 50 low horsepower!. I wish I had lost the activation key for my old Dyno Sim 4 program that I needed when upgrading to my new laptop. This program has all the same inputs but reads strange compared to verified dyno runs and old dynosim 4 files that were within 5hp. from proven test bench runs. DO NOT BUY! Comp Cams Free Camera Software, Comps Cam

This is a good tool for the money. I had two actual base runs on two different engines in the files. One was 383 and the other 406 SBC. In both cases, this software was a very good match for Peak HP. However, peak torque was estimated to be around 50 ft-lbs in both cases. However, actual power and torque curve profiles were very accurate from 3,000 to 7,000 rpm. So I like this tool to see how different combinations affect power and torque profiles. Of course, I would be very interested to know…

First of all I would like to say that I am by no means a professional engine builder. However, I have several engine assembly and modification projects under my belt. So please consider my "Qualification" when reading this review. The reason I bought this simulator was because I needed help choosing a camshaft for my latest engine project. Rather than seek the opinions of well-meaning friends and internet forum "experts," I decided to invest $50 in this product and objectively find out for…