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Testing Services

MPG has skilled drivers, engineers, and technicians that perform a variety of tests and provide a wide range of testing services.

The tests conducted include:
  • Acceleration
  • Brake
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Catalytic Converter
  • Chassis Dynamometer Mileage Accumulation
  • Coastdown
  • Crankcase Ventilation
  • Drag Starts
  • Durability
  • Exhaust Back Pressure
  • Fuel Economy
  • Gradeability
  • Hotrod Shifts
  • Max. Speed
  • NVH
  • Oilpan
  • Part Throttle
  • Passby Sound (World Wide Regulations)
  • Powerloss
  • Speedometer & Odometer Calibration
  • Splash Spray
  • Stone Pecking
  • Towing Dynamometer
  • Trailer Tow
  • Water Ingestion





Instrumentation Support

MPG has a well equipped Instrumentation Laboratory to assist with data collection, signal conditioning, electronic repairs, and calibration requirements.

Available test equipment includes:
  • High Speed Dataloggers
    • 25,000 samples/sec
    • 16 bit resolution
    • 512 channels of analog, digital, thermocouple, and charge amplifiers
  • Low Speed Dataloggers
    • 8 samples/sec
    • 12 bit resolution
    • 16 channels of analog, digital, or thermocouple
  • Load Cells
    • 150 - 40,000 ft-lbs
  • Accelerometers
    • piezoelectric and servo
  • Pressure Transducers
    • 08 - 3000 psi
  • Displacement Transducers
    • String potentiometers, laser, and ultrasound
  • Control System Interface Capability
  • Calibration Equipment for:
    • Thermocouples
    • Pressure & vacuum transducers
    • Voltmeters
  • Fuel Flow Meters for return and returnless systems