- Special Purpose Systems -
Descriptions of Systems Designed for Specific Client Requirements
NOTE: All our Products, Designs, and Services are SUSTAINABLE, ORGANIC, GLUTEN-FREE, CONTAIN NO GMO's, and will not
upset anyone's precious FEELINGS or delicate SENSIBILITIES
EPI, Inc. is, primarily, an engineering and technology company. In that regard, EPI has had the opportunity to devise and implement innovative and successful
solutions to various persistent and troublesome problems in several different areas of powerplant and power transmission development.
This section of the website provides some brief insights into a few of those special-purpose solutions. It should be noted at the outset that each system described
here is the sole and exclusive property of the client for whom we designed it, and is presented here with the approval of each of those clients
1. ECR Engines' AVL Dyno Coupling System A system which EPI designed and built for a leading NASCAR engine developer to
enable the reliable full-time operation of their active dyno testing cells.
2. AVL Dyno Gearbox System A system which EPI designed and built for a world-renowned race engine design and development
company to allow their 800 HP AVL dyno with a 9000 RPM limit to be used for testing a new race engine which operates at much higher speeds.
3. Turbine Engine Dynamometer System An engine dynamometer system which EPI designed and built to measure and record in real
time the rpm, power, torque, airflow, fuel flow, and all the significant pressures and temperatures in a small 200 HP gas turbine engine.
4. Portable, T-62-Powered Oil Drilling Rig A lightweight turbine powerplant which provides high-presssure / high-volume
compressed air and high-pressure hydraulic power for rapid drilling in the oil exploration industry.
5. Standby Alternator Drive for STC'd TPE-331 Engine Swap The standby alternator drive EPI designed and built
for Texas Turbines' STC'd engine upgrade the for the Cessna 208.
6. Rear-Engine Hemi-Powered Midget Racer A detailed presentation about a unique (for 1974) rear-engine midget racecar,
powered by a 155 cubic inch Hemi V8.
