Sounds from an Impractical Homemade Engine Our SoundClip series continues with listener Larry Cottrill, who provides audio of a homemade pulse jet engine. It's very loud and very simple, and it ...

The two used a Chevrolet LS-based V8 motor and measured it on an engine dynamometer with different amounts of oil, from five quarts to seven quarts to nine quarts to measure how things changed.

Measuring crank horsepower is easy, but only if the engine is not installed in a vehicle and if an engine dynamometer is available. However, if it's in a car, ...

This homemade land speed car is powered by a custom-designed 6.0-liter V12 that revs to 12,000 rpm and sounds nutty. ... he was able to create templates with which to create the new racing engine.

The dynamometer arrived in September, but it took a few months to get the lab room set up for its operation. It’s located in a separate room where it’s hooked up to a water pump and engine.

The V12 is one of the greatest engine configurations ever conceived, but sadly, the number of automakers that offer a V12 option continues to dwindle. That doesn’t just affect customers, either.

Brighton High School senior Kyle Schneider likes operating the engine dynamometer, which has control levers like a powerboat and roars like a drag-strip car. "I think it's fortunate we have it ...