Small diesel engines aren't as common as small gas engines, but there are still plenty of ways to put them to use. Here are some interesting applications.

The, uh, vehicle featured here was once a GMT800-era GMC Sierra 2500HD, and is powered by the turbo-diesel 6.6L LBZ Duramax engine. Now however, it’s much, much less. And as they say, less is more.

Looking for a quick starter on your diesel-powered lawnmower or dirt bike? Here's what you need to know about adding an electric start on a diesel engine.

Go-karts stay on the ground, so that’s not an issue. Mikka set up the fuel injection to thread the liquid through a skinny tube like an IV line, giving life to the turbine and setting it aflame.

Growing up in the 70s and 80s, a go-kart was a quick ticket to coolness, second maybe to a mini-bike. In both cases, a welded steel tube frame and a cast-off lawnmower engine were all that stood be… ...

A Connecticut-based startup called LiquidPiston has just built a 3-horsepower rotary engine that can power a go-kart. The engine weighs only four pounds and has just three moving parts. This ...

On this week's episode of Dirt Every Day, host Fred Williams makes his own Frankenstein of a creation by tearing apart a 1986 Pace Arrow motorhome and turning it into V-8-powered monster go-kart!

Colin Furze did what many of us only dream of: He put a jet engine on a go-kart. And to make it even more dangerous, he forgoes a helmet. (Editor's note: Do not do this.) Spoiler alert: Furze ...