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www.ADandP.media The engine testing capability is extensive. There are four AVL engine dyno cells. Two are gas-powered engine dynos. Then there are a gas-powered drive- line dyno and an electric driveline dyno. It is worth noting that these driveline dynos are the frst for the GM Powertrain campus in Pontiac. They are used to test axle diferentials for NASCAR and IndyCar. The drive input capability for each is more than 1,000 hp and approximately 560 lb-ft of torque, while the drive output capa- bility is approximately 885 hp and 2,500 lb-ft of torque. An electronics lab is used for the design, assembly and calibration of the control systems specifcally developed for racing and performance engines. Engineers working in this area can make calibration changes in the dyno cells. What's more, given the electronic sophistication of some of the new racing engines, the engineers are able to download the data from an engine that has been used in a race and then upload that to the dynos so that the race can be "replayed" in the test cell, thereby providing useful information that can help both in terms of calibra- tion changes for existing engines and developments of new ones. Presently at the Performance and Racing Center they are working on engines including: • NASCAR R07. This is a 358-in. 3 V8 designed and developed for the Sprint Cup series. • IndyCar 2.2-liter twin-turbo V6. This small-displacement, direct-injected V6 produces some 700 hp. • NHRA COPO Camaro V8s. There are both supercharged and naturally aspirated LS and LT family engines for the Stock and Super Stock eliminator classes. • Corvette Racing 5.5-liter V8. This naturally aspirated, all-aluminum V8, based on the LT engine family, is used by the Corvette Racing C7.R team. • Cadillac ATS-V.R Twin Turbo. This is a modifed version of the production model's 3.6-liter, twin-turbo, direct-in- jected V6 that produces 464 hp and 445 lb-ft of torque, so just imagine the output of the engine once it comes out of the Performance and Racing Center. The old saw "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday" is attributed to Bob Tasca, Sr., who was a Ford dealer and a man who brought the Cobra Jet 428 engine to NHRA drag racing in the 1960s. His association with the Blue Oval notwithstanding, it is a pretty good bet that that sort of thinking is a driver behind the GM Performance and Racing Center. There are 10 engine build bays in the facility. Each engine is carefully hand assembled. SAVE TIME WITH CREFORM AGVs. Get lean by eliminating labor-intensive manned tuggers, forklifts or carts. Creform can help you automate your in-plant warehouse and production floor material handling. Our bolt-on AGV drives automate pipe & joint built carts and heavy-duty welded frame carts or just a few BST undercarriage AGV tuggers can mobilize an entire fleet of carts. From simple back-and-forth operations to plant-wide systems, Creform can do it all. On time. Just in time. All the time. Saving time. Take a minute to give us a call. w w w . c r e f o r m . c o m • 8 0 0 - 8 3 9 - 8 8 2 3 See us at MODEX 2016 Booth #763 39 AD&P; ∕ MARCH 2016 POWERTRAIN