The invention relates to a test bed (1) for elevation simulation for a test specimen (11), in particular, for an internal combustion engine (11) with a supply chamber (20) in which a supply system (21) is arranged, a testing chamber (10) structurally separate from the supply chamber (20) for holding the test specimen (11), wherein the testing chamber (10) is in fluid connection with the supply chamber (20) and thus conditioning of the settings for the test specimen (11) to be tested can be achieved.