Despite these exacting requirements, it is possible to build a jet engine in the home workshop – and using a turbocharger is a great way to do that. (Video also embedded after the break.) ...

or something that’s not terribly different than the projects we’ve seen that turn the turbocharger from a diesel engine into a jet. The innovation here is using a lathe to machine the ...

This 396 Turbo Jet V8 engine powered the 1965 Chevelle Z16 for a single model year, and only a handful were built by General Motors at their Kansas City plant. The L37 big-block V8 engine was ...

Sir Frank Whittle who first patented his ideas in 1930 for the jet engine and which culminated in the worlds first ever successful liquid fuelled turbo- jet engine ground run on the 12th April ...

Diehard Chevrolet fans who wanted a Super Sport in 1968 and liked the Chevelle had two engine choices if they walked into a GM dealership. The base unit was the Turbo-Jet 396 V8, which developed ...