Pete Aardema Sheet Metal Engine

Pete aardema aardema a life long tinkerer and braun a machinist have come up with experimental fusion engines that have broken a slew of records on utah s bonneville track outside wendover nevada utah.

Pete aardema sheet metal engine.

Astute hot rod readers will remember the full feature on his home brewed sheet metal engine made from tube plate and various other bits and pieces of steel and aluminum. Written by evan perkins on august 16 2016 when pete aardema couldn t find a short stroke big bore 4 cylinder to meet his class at bonneville he built his own. When pete aardema couldn t find a short stroke big bore 4 cylinder to meet his class at bonneville he built his own. With 3 valves per cylinder chevy big block bore spacing and reciprocating components 4 375 inch bore and 3 00 inch stroke they christened it the sheet metal engine for it s use of heavy sheet.

A normally aspirated engine s induction side needs the most help because it has to suck in air and fuel but the exhaust is aided by the piston positively pushing the air out. When no one builds the engine you need build your own. Pete says the intake. Pete aardema is a lovable loon that throws overhead cams on everything makes engines out of sheet metal and crafted his own 1 200ci v12.

Compared with the surface of the electro galvanized sheet the coating is thicker and is mainly used for sheet metal parts which requiring high corrosion resistance. Pete aardema s v4 rear engine modified roadster dyno run. Eagle racing engines sheet metal intake fabracation wmv duration. They christened it the sheet metal engine for it s use of heavy sheet metal to encase the billet lower crankcase and steel tubes used for cylinders in the.