$10K Drag Shootout 2: Engine Profile — COMP Cams Dream Team
The COMP Cams' Dream Team is going for ultimate reliability and copious amounts of boost with its turbocharged 5.3-liter LS engine. Most of the engine's budget is directed at supporting the turbocharger.
View ArticleProject Spinal Tap Makes An Insane 11,230 RPM Dyno Pull
Benjamin Strader of EFI University pushes the limits of the LS platform. Will the LS7-based engine live through an 11,000 rpm pull on the dyno?
View Article6-Cylinder B58 Supra Engine Cracks 1,000 Horsepower On The Dyno
Papadakis Racing has its Supra B58 engine assembled and ready to go on the dyno. However, it's not all smooth sailing to the 1,000-horsepower mark.
View Article11 Extreme Engine Builds From The 2019 PRI Show
The PRI Show is a hotbed of badass engines, and this year was no different. These 11 engines are some of the absolute coolest powerplants from the show.
View Article4-Liter, 4-Cylinder Built For World Domination — Meet Thor
We take a deep dive into Elmer Racing's 3,000 horsepower-capable, four-cylinder, billet-block beast, Thor. At only 233 pounds, it has an amazing power-to-weight ratio and is incredibly versatile.
View ArticleEngineLabs’ Blueprint Series: The Art And Science Of Cylinder Honing
Cylinder honing is a far more complex topic — and process — than you might think. There are many more variables than simply bore diameter and crosshatch angle to consider.
View ArticleA Look Inside The Most Powerful N/A Nissan VQ-Series Engine Ever
When Sasha Anis started turning his 350Z into a time attack car, he knew he had to stretch the VQ engine further than anyone else. Built with Jim Wolf Technology, this 4.2L VQ now makes 537 atmospheric...
View ArticleA Look Inside The Acura NSX’s 500-Horsepower 3.5L Twin-Turbo V6
Unlike the previous-generation NSX's C-series V6, this model's engine is 100-percent purpose-driven. From the cylinder-bank angle to how the engine is balanced, Acura looked to both the street and...
View ArticleVideo: A Time-Saving Shortcut For Retorquing Copper Head Gaskets
When using a solid copper head gasket you need to retorque the heads after a heat cycle. This ingenious contraption can shave time off the process, by allowing you to heat-cycle the engine without...
View ArticleEngineLabs’ Blueprint Series: The Keys to Proper Block Align Honing
The proper alignment of your main bearings is a critical factor when building a high-performance engine. We talk about the nitty-gritty of align honing, align boring, and getting everything dialed.
View ArticleProject Evil Part IV: Making Boost And Getting Fuel Into The SBF
Project Evil's 434-cube SBF engine will be gulping down copious amounts of methanol to make its power. Providing that much methanol to the engine is no easy task, especially with a Vortech making 40psi.
View ArticleAn Australian In The States — Building A Ford Barra In The U.S.
Wanting to do something other than a 2JZ, Forced Induction Pros tapped Jimmy Bowling to build a Barra. Buschur Racing put together a Ford inline-six-cylinder turbo engine capable of holding 1,500-plus...
View ArticleTurning A 426 Hemi Elephant To A 572 Cubic-Inch Blown Mammoth
Prestige Motorsports shows us how to take a 426 Hemi to a Roots-blown, 572-cube monster. This blown, bored, and stroked 572 Hemi will not sweat much on the way towards four-digit horsepower.
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: A V8 Engine With Only Two Connecting Rods
Once you build a four-cylinder engine with only one connecting rod, the next step is to build a V8 with only two connecting rods. This ingenious design pushes the limits of engineering in the quest to...
View ArticleRedline Rebuild: Watch A Chevy Stovebolt Six Come Back To Life
Hagerty's Redline Rebuild team tackles the Chevrolet Stovebolt Six in their unique time-lapse way. The unique engine had an extremely long lineage, spanning 72 years of production - almost the age of...
View ArticleOriginal Boss: A Boss 429 With Correct Parts And A Few Extra Cubes
Rick Stanton has wanted a NASCAR-spec Boss 429 for a very long time. After collecting parts for it over the better part of half a century, it's finally making power — a bunch of it.
View ArticleWhen Pigs Fly: Inside Reviva’s 408 Cubic-Inch LS Crate Engine
Reviva has been building remanufactured engines for over 70-years. We take a detailed look at their new LS crate engine program.
View ArticleHolley’s Giveaway Twin-Supercharged LS Makes 1,057HP On Pump Gas
The Holley giveaway engine made it onto Prestige Motorsports dyno in preparation for being awarded to a lucky sweepstakes winner. With a peak of over 1,100 horsepower and almost 950 lb-ft, someone is...
View ArticleInside Ford Performance’s New Sprint Car Engine — The FPS 410
Ford Performance teamed up with Tony Stewart Racing to develop a new, competitive 410 cubic-inch sprint car engine program. The new engine has come out of the gate hard, showing the Blue Oval can hang.
View ArticleTotal Seal’s Hidden Horsepower Podcast Talks To Ed Pink
The extensive career and life experiences of The Old Master, Ed Pink, are discussed on this episode of Total Seal's podcast. From Indy to Land-Speed along with everything in-between, Pink has wins...
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