Potent 511-Cube Big-Block Chevy With Vintage Road Racing Appeal
"Big-block" and "road racing" don't often go together in the same sentence. However, this build marries the two ideas quite well into a fast-revving big-cube engine.
View ArticleWelded Up — Godzilla Giveaway Engine’s Turbo System Fabrication
When it comes to our giveaway engine's turbo system, off-the-shelf wasn't an option. We enlisted the fabrication services of AldoWelds to create something special.
View ArticleDeal Hunting — Identifying Unknown Pistons And Rods On The Fly
If you know what you are looking for, there are deals to be had secondhand on expensive parts like pistons and rods. The best deal in the world isn't great if they aren't the right parts.
View ArticleChevrolet Performance Releases A New Series Of LS3 Long-Blocks
If you fall somewhere between wanting to build an engine from a bare block and a turn-key crate engine, this might be for you. Chevrolet Performance long-blocks handle the tough parts, but allow for...
View ArticleVIDEO: Inside A Roots-Blown 427 Cubic-Inch LS3 Built For An Airboat
It can be hard to be different when using the most popular engine platform in the aftermarket. With this build, Prestige Motorsports goes way past different, creating a genuinely unique combination.
View ArticleShafiroff’s Budget Friendly Real Street LS3 Engine Package
If you're looking for a high-performance crate engine that won't break the bank, Shafiroff Racing has a new LS3 engine package that's sure to fit the bill.
View ArticleChevrolet Performance Releases A New Series Of LS3 Long-Blocks
If you fall somewhere between wanting to build an engine from a bare block and a turn-key crate engine, this might be for you. Chevrolet Performance long-blocks handle the tough parts, but allow for...
View ArticleTurning A NASCAR R07 Engine Into A Serious Street/Strip Package
PME Engines is giving new life to used NASCAR race engines, but building them into killer naturally aspirated street/strip powerhouses. At 2.4 hp/cube, these retired race components still make a potent...
View ArticleVIDEO: Inside A Roots-Blown 427 Cubic-Inch LS3 Built For An Airboat
It can be hard to be different when using the most popular engine platform in the aftermarket. With this build, Prestige Motorsports goes way past different, creating a genuinely unique combination.
View ArticleShafiroff’s Budget Friendly Real Street LS3 Engine Package
If you're looking for a high-performance crate engine that won't break the bank, Shafiroff Racing has a new LS3 engine package that's sure to fit the bill.
View ArticleTurning A NASCAR R07 Engine Into A Serious Street/Strip Package
PME Engines is giving new life to used NASCAR race engines, but building them into killer naturally aspirated street/strip powerhouses. At 2.4 hp/cube, these retired race components still make a potent...
View ArticleIntroducing EngineLabs’ Retro 5.0 Small-Block Ford Project
Our newest project engine, Retro 5.0, takes a step back in time, to the bygone era of the late-model Mustang movement. Grand Nationals and IROCs were running scared, and the 5.0 was king.
View ArticleScoggin-Dickey’s Boosted L8T Is A Godzilla Killer
GM's most recent offering in the LT Gen V iron block lineup, the L8T, is what horsepower dreams are made of.
View ArticleOn the Dyno: Project Boring 4-Valve Hits The Rollers
In the last phase of our Project Boring 4-Valve, we get the Cobra up on the dyno for a few pulls and finish the installation. We see how much power this budget beast makes, and how it compares to a...
View ArticleOpening A Time Capsule — Dynoing A 1990s NASCAR Engine in 2022
Have you ever wondered how much power a NASCAR engine from the 1990s made? Lake Speed, Jr dynoed his dad's old Ford C3 engine to find out.
View ArticleGoodson Tools Named Exclusive Source For Sunnen SGM/VGS Tooling
Sunnen Products named Goodson Tools as the exclusive source for Sunnen’s complete line of SGM/VGS cylinder head machine tooling. Even though the machines may be out of production, doesn't mean they are...
View ArticleVIDEO: EngineLabs Giveaway Engine Makes 4-Digit Power On The Dyno
With the EngineLabs giveaway engine completed on the PRI Show floor, we had some parts to swap before dyno testing the beast. Using a smaller blower at the winner's request, it still made stout numbers...
View ArticleEFI U’s Spinal Tap 2.0 Is Set To Redefine High-RPM LS Performance
When 11,000 rpm by itself isn't enough for your LS, you add a power goal to go with it. Spinal Tap 2.0 is looking to make 1,100 horsepower from only 360 cubes — that's over 3 hp/ci.
View ArticleDynoing A Supercharged 565-Cube Marine Big-Block Built For The Water
Building a marine engine is both similar and different from building a traditional automotive performance engine. No matter what the medium, big cubes and a Whipple are going to make great power.
View ArticleVideo: Putting A Rolls-Royce Meteor Tank Engine On The Dyno
What happens when you take a WWII-era tank engine, slap a couple of giant turbos on it and put it on the dyno? Well, that's where things start to get interesting.
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