> You could use an LM3875, I think you could get it to work in
> single-supply fashion

There is an example in the datasheet. If the VA is too much for a
lone opamp then something like that amp or an opamp + driver
stage will be needed. The best thing to do now would be to take
a variable PSU to the dynamometer and measure the input current
across the range
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