EngineLabs Blueprint Series: Checking Piston-to-Valve Clearance
With modern technology, compression ratios are increasing and quench areas are shrinking. That makes ensuring correct piston-to-valve clearances more critical than ever before.
View ArticleA Look At What Goes Into A 1,000 Horsepower 2.4-Liter Honda Engine
1,000 horsepower from a turbocharged 2.4-liter Honda sounds like a tall order, but 4 Piston Racing makes it look easy with their K24. We take a hard look at the parts used and what it takes to make the...
View ArticleBrodix Helps Provide Tons Of Horsepower For A Deserving Hero
A disabled Army veteran has found a special mission bringing fellow veterans to the drag strip and getting them involved. Brodix spearheaded a project to say thank you to Troy Smith for his efforts.
View ArticleVideo: Time-Lapse Engine Build Of 840-Horsepower Dodge Demon Hemi
It's not often you get to see the assembly of a factory-supercharged 840-horsepower Gen-III powerhouse. This time-lapse video shows the entire assembly process from bare block to running engine with...
View ArticleBoosted Coyote Pt. 3 – Livernois Race Series Top End Comes Together
The third installment of Boosted Coyote's engine build, we look at the Livernois Race Series top end and valvetrain. With the completion of this, the engine can head back home to get ready for the dyno.
View ArticleLittle Spinner: Inside A Nitro-Burning 119ci V4 Small-Block Chevy
Willie Freudiger is on a quest to secure a land-speed record in the 2.0-liter naturally aspirated nitro class. By pulling half the slugs in a small-block Chevy, he's taking an interesting approach.
View ArticleProject Evil’s Billet Bottom-End Comes Together At KBX Performance
The 434 cubic-inch short-block is comprised of the finest billet components that have ever exited a CNC machine. We follow along as Jon Bennett uses his master's touch to assemble the bottom end of...
View ArticleLS vs Coyote 2: Inside The Winning 1,784 hp LSX Built For $15K
In our Coyote Vs. LS 2 Shootout, the LME LSX engine was able to make some huge numbers to win the competition. We take a look the Late Model Engines build and the components used.
View ArticleTips And Tricks For Filing Piston Rings With Real Street Performance
Filing piston rings can be a deceptively simple task. There are a lot of details which have to be addressed in order to get the most from your rings.
View ArticleHeads, Cam, And Valvetrain Make Up The Soul Of Project Evil’s SBF
KBX tackles the top-end of Project Evil's small-block Ford build with canted-valve heads and a valvetrain fit for a king. With almost an inch of lift and open pressure over 1,000 pounds, this is...
View ArticleBoosted Coyote Pt 4: The Livernois Long-Block Hits the Dyno
Boosted Coyote's Livernois Race-Series long-block gets topped off with a 2.9-liter Whipple supercharger and then taken to the dyno. The results are promising, but far from complete, as we run into a...
View ArticleThe Stump Puller: A Methanol-Burning 572-Inch EFI Big-Block Ford
We look inside an engine built for low-end grunt, with some high-end parts. We also see if a Holley EFI bolt-on Stealth 4500 system is capable of running methanol for fuel.
View ArticleTearing Down The New 2020 Supra B58 Inline-Six Cylinder Engine
The B58 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six-cylinder engine powering the 2020 Toyota Supra has some huge shoes to fill. Besides the comparisons to the 2JZ, it will have to impress a new generation of...
View ArticleEngine Forensics — Inside A SBF After Completing The Baja 1000
The Baja 1000 is probably one of the most abusive endurance races to compete in for an engine. We tear down and analyze a small-block Ford that completed the journey, with some parts failures along the...
View ArticleKatech’s Naturally Aspirated Gen-V LT1 Makes Over 800 Horsepower
With all-new LTK cylinder heads and a host of other parts from the Katech catalog, the 800-horsepower barrier stands no chance. Making power in a naturally aspirated direct-injected V8 on E85 never...
View ArticleBlueprint Series: Measuring And Setting Deck Height And Finish
Deck machining is far more complex than just getting the deck flat. There are a number of angles and measurements that need to be right for a great build.
View ArticleLittle Iron Orphan: A Budget Iron-Block 5.7L LS From A Scrapped 5.3L
Jeff Smith takes a literal boat-anchor 5.3-liter LS truck engine and turns it into a solid 5.7-liter performer. This engine goes from the scrapyard to the engine bay with a very minimal outlay of cash.
View Article$10K Drag Shootout 2: Engine Profile — Midwest Mayhem
The Midwest Mayhem crew are opting for an interesting engine strategy, with a completely stock bottom end, small displacement. Will the small truck engine with good heads and an 80mm turbo be able to...
View Article$10K Drag Shootout 2: Engine Profile — Enemies Everywhere
The Aussie do things a little differently than all of the other turbocharged LS teams do. The question is, will it help or hurt them in the long run?
View Article$10K Drag Shootout 2: Engine Profile — Team Bigun
Team Bigun is the only non-LS, non-turbo engine combo in the $10k Drag Shootout. With prior experience in this competition, when they buck the trend to go with a big-block nitrous combination, we pay...
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