Build it on the stand
Start from a bare block. Every part goes on in the order it really does, and the stand shows what fits next.
See inside every engine
Build an engine. Run it, break it, tear it down.
AutoMotive3D puts fourteen real engines in 3D, part by part. Build one on the stand, run it on the dyno, and break it on purpose to see what fails first.
For apprentices, instructors and anyone who wants to know what is going on under the valve cover.
Android testing takes three steps, all on one page. On iPhone, iPad, Chromebook or a computer, run it in the browser. Teaching with it?
14
Engines
11
Subsystems
9
Simulated faults
F.U.S.E.
Failure simulation
Build, run, break, tear down
An engine you can take apart without turning a bolt
Every part sits where it really goes, belongs to a real subsystem, and does what it really does when it fails.
Every part, every system
Double-tap a part to isolate it, or pick a whole system: heads and valvetrain, induction, cooling, charging, ignition, fuel and more.
Explode and tear down
One slider takes the engine from assembled to laid out, so you can see how everything goes together.
Dyno and Arena
Run your build on the dyno for a power and torque curve, then put it up against another engine and settle it on the numbers.
Design your own motor
Set bore, stroke, compression and induction, and the app builds the engine with its own dyno curve and fault profile.
Real parts
Swap parts and watch the model change. Catalog parts carry the maker’s name, with no sponsorship or endorsement implied.
Failure Understanding Simulation Engine
See what happens when it breaks, not just when it runs.
Inject a fault and the parts it touches light up, with a plain-English explanation of what broke, why, the symptoms, and the fix.
Push a build too far and F.U.S.E. lets it go: 87 octane on 14 psi of boost burns No. 7’s exhaust valve, time slows, and the camera goes straight to it.
- Nine faults: blown head gasket, low compression, loose head bolts, worn rod bearings, a stretched timing chain and more.
- The code a scan tool would show: faults that set a code display it, like P0301 or P0171.
- Severity: normal, warning and critical, on every engine in the roster.
- In 3D: the affected parts pulse, glow and highlight while the rest fades back.
Straight out of the app
A blown 383, and where it went wrong
On the stand
Ten of twenty-nine parts on, the next ones shown where they go.
Pulled apart
Heads, pistons, rods, crank, cam and block, laid out in space.
Let go
F.U.S.E. finds the burned valve and takes you straight to it.
The roster
Fourteen engines, each with its own parts, faults and numbers
| Family | Engines |
|---|---|
| Small-block Chevy | SBC 350, 383 stroker, SBC 400, and a free-build 350 you put together yourself |
| Big-block and LS | BBC 454, LS 5.3, LS3 376 |
| Ford and Mopar | 302 Windsor, 5.0 Coyote, 392 HEMI |
| Inline-six | Chevy 250, Toyota 2JZ-GTE |
| Four-cylinder | Honda K20C, 2.0L turbo I4 |
Try it
No account. No sign-up.
Open it and start building. Nothing for a student to register for, and builds stay on the device they were made on.
Android
Closed test
Join the testers group and install from Google Play. Three steps, all on one page.
Any browser
Open now
iPhone, iPad, Chromebook or a computer. The same app, in the browser.
Get in touch
Questions, feedback, and classrooms
Teaching with it
How it fits a shop class or an apprenticeship, and how students get it on their devices.
For instructorsGeneral questions
Ask about the app, an engine you want added, or a fault you want to see.
info@automotive3d.caReady to build?
Test it on Android, or run it in your browser on any device.