Another V8 engine destroyed on the dynamometer

And one that despairs over repairing minor damage to our cars… Others can afford to blow up engines, and when it comes to destruction, this engine will be neither the first nor the last to explode on the dynamometer while being subjected to acceleration near or beyond its limit. This 429 engine went to its maker when the flywheel (a bit smaller than required) failed under the stress.

Imagine the force the flywheel must have had to cut the starter motor in two, go through the wall and embed itself in a metal cabinet in the adjoining room. Those who are fond of numbers can do their own calculations, given that the engine would have been spinning at around ¿7,000 RPM? At what speed did the flywheel fly off at the fatal moment?

Source | Bang Shift