Well kind of….RTM Production the producers of the Powerblock television series on Spike Network have installed a new DTS Powermark dynamometer system.

Powerblock consist of four half hour "how to shows" covering all aspects of automotive performance. Horsepower TV concentrates on just that, making horsepower that studio is where the DTS Powermark dynamometer is installed inside a state-of-the-art INC sound controlled test cell. Muscle Car covers body work, interiors, chassis, supension etc on how to build a street musclecar. Xtreme 4X4 is how to build high performance off road vehicles from rock climbers to Baja 1000 buggies. The final show is Trucks which covers various options for a high performance truck street legal or not. All shows will utilize the DTS system when engine testing is required.

Joe St. Lawrence, President and Executive Producer of RTM expounded. "We wanted to have available to show our viewers the most technical, advanced design and accurate system available". From all my contacts and experience some of our employees have had with dynamometer, DTS was the obvious choice".

"When we start doing engine combination tests, camshaft swaps, carborator technology testing etc etc we know the DTS will repeat and be extremely accurate".

You can view the first episode of Horsepower TV show casing the dynamometer and test cell on September 28th at 12:00pm EDT/9:00am PDT on the Spike Network.

Also keep checking back on the DTS web site for excerpts and features from the Powerblock series.