{"id":102495,"date":"2023-07-10T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=102495"},"modified":"2024-02-23T13:57:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T19:57:25","slug":"aardema-brauns-custom-v12-making-995-hp-on-the-dyno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=102495","title":{"rendered":"Aardema-Braun\u2019s Custom V12 Makes 995 hp on the Dyno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=102506\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-102506\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"102506\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=102506\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Aardema-Braun-Custom-V12-04.jpg?fit=1400%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,787\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Aardema Braun Custom V12 04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Aardema Braun Custom V12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Aardema-Braun-Custom-V12-04.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Aardema-Braun-Custom-V12-04.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Aardema Braun Custom V12\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Aardema-Braun-Custom-V12-04.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Aardema-Braun-Custom-V12-04.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Aardema-Braun-Custom-V12-04.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Aardema-Braun-Custom-V12-04.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@Aardema-Braun-100065191950445\/\">Pete Aardema and Kevin Braun<\/a> build some amazing custom engines such as their <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=83125\">supercharged 20 L V12<\/a>. Another engine the team built was an all-aluminum 6.0 L V12 for land speed racing. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GregQuirin\/\">Greg Quirin<\/a> caught up with the team at <a href=\"https:\/\/jbaspeedshop.com\">JBA Speed Shop<\/a> getting the engine ready for El Mirage. On the dyno the engine made 995 hp at 8,900 rpm on nitrous. The engine is capable of more but can&#8217;t show it due to the dyno&#8217;s 200 mph speed-limiter. Listen to the dyno session below or watch the race car <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k5K6V8xdCRg\">reach 256 mph here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/YIqx85tJYR8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GregQuirin\/\">Greg Quirin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Aardema and Kevin Braun build some amazing custom engines such as their supercharged 20 L V12. Another engine the team built was an all-aluminum 6.0 L V12 for land speed racing. Greg Quirin caught up with the team at JBA Speed Shop getting the engine ready for El Mirage. On the dyno the engine&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=102495\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Aardema-Braun\u2019s Custom V12 Makes 995 hp on the Dyno<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":102506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aardema-braun-v12"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Aardema-Braun-Custom-V12-04.jpg?fit=1400%2C787&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":100334,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100334","url_meta":{"origin":102495,"position":0},"title":"Aardema-Braun&#8217;s Custom V12 Screaming on the Dyno","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 12, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Pete Aardema and Kevin Braun have been building a custom all-aluminum V12 for a land speed race car. 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