Awd Dynoed/ Driven In 2wd

[slowfive0]

That's great news! Thanks guys!

 

You should be fine. I had my SSS on the dyno for about 3 hours one day a few years ago, using it to for various tests and tuning. That was about 25k miles ago and zero issues have popped up.

[chpspecial]

Keep in mind that when you are on the dyno, both out put shafts are spinning therefore no heat build up...

[slowfive0]

Some information that you guys might find interesting---straight from GM:

 

The NVG 149 RPO NP3 is a single speed, single mode transfer case. The mode is full-time all wheel drive. It has a planetary differential gear set that splits the torque, normally 38 percent to the front wheels and 62 percent to the rear wheels.

 

The NVG 149 utilizes magnesium housings. Proper fasteners, brackets, and fill/drain plugs must be used to prevent galvanic corrosion. The planetary differential uses the carrier (6) as the input. The annulus gear (4) connects to the rear output shaft (5) and rear wheels. The sun gear (3) connects to the front output shaft (7) and front wheels through the chain (8) and sprockets. The viscous coupling (2) consists of a sealed housing filled with a high viscosity silicone fluid and thin steel plates alternately splined to the inner and outer drum. The inner drum is connected to the input shaft (1), and the outer drum to the sun gear (3). Whenever there is a speed difference between the front and rear wheels, the inner and outer plates of the viscous coupling spin relative to each other and the silicone fluid provides resistance. The resistance was tuned to be high enough to bias power quickly to the wheels with traction, and low enough to prevent binding in a tight turn on dry surfaces. This is the most common way the viscous coupling is activated, the shear mode. If the speed difference is high, the coupling can lock or hump. This "hump" occurs when the heat generated, expands the fluid inside the housing, changing the fluid dynamics between the plates. This results in pressure between the plates, forcing them into contact with each other, similar to a clutch pack. In the hump mode, the coupling can bias torque 100 percent to one axle, if required. Situations requiring this are extreme such as backing up a steep gravel grade or climbing over off-road obstacles. The viscous coupling is not serviceable; it must be replaced if defective. This is because each viscous coupling is calibrated for optimum vehicle performance for both the shear and hump modes. If the viscous coupling is in the "hump" mode too long, severe damage will occur.

 

To prevent damage to the viscous coupling, DO NOT:

 

• Tow with only two wheels down

• Drive without one propshaft

• Drive with a "donut" spare tire for an extended period of time

• Operate the vehicle on a hoist to diagnose the driveline components

[Cramer]

This may be a dumb question but if you pull the front shaft for a dyno pull are you only getting 62% of the power to the rear wheels. Or does it go into "hump" mode when doing a pull? If it does run in "hump mode" how do you know it's at 100%? I have no tuners around with a awd dyno and was thinking of doing this but didn't know how accurate it is with pulling the front shaft.