Building An All-Aluminum, All-Aftermarket, 482-Cube Ford FE Engine
The FE engine might occupy a place in the history books but is far from dead, as this build from Prestige Motorsports shows. Using 100-percent aftermarket parts, this engine build is a good one.
View ArticleInside Ford Performance’s Gen-3 Aluminator 5.0-Liter Engine
With the Gen-3 Coyote's success, it was only a matter of time before the Gen-3 Aluminator came on-scene. Designed to be a rock-solid building block, the Gen-3 Aluminator is the pinnacle of OEM Coyote...
View ArticleVideo: Texas Speed Builds The First LT2 Engine For Boost
Even though no one has been able to crack the C8's ECU, but that hasn't stopped the need for a boost-ready LT2 engine build. Texas Speed and Performance took this damaged LT2 and got it ready to handle...
View ArticleReturn Of The Rocket — A New-School 560-Inch Olds For The Street
Bill Trovato Racing takes a new Rocket Racing Oldsmobile block and turns it into an incredibly potent street engine. 560 cubic inches, 840 horsepower, and 735 lb-ft of torque make for a wild ride.
View ArticleBentley Is Recreating It’s Historic 4-1/2 Litre Blower Engine
What happens when you take a 92-year-old engine design and recreate it? Bentley is aiming to find out with the recreation of the Bentley Blower.
View Article1,000-Plus Horsepower Naturally Aspirated Big-Block For The Mud
It's not every day you get to see off-the-shelf parts come together to make 1.8 horsepower-per-cubic-inch for a mud bog truck. A 1,000-horsepower naturally aspirated big-block with nothing custom is a...
View ArticleMonster Street Short-Block: A Streetable, 440-Cube, 8,000-RPM LS7
Who says you can't spin a big-cube LS to 8,000 rpm on the street? Doing it with mostly off-the-shelf parts adds an additional layer of difficulty.
View ArticleVideo: Building The World’s Most Powerful Jeep Inline-6 Engine
Newcomer Racing decided to take on the world's record for power out of a Jeep inline-six-cylinder engine. The results are incredible, with even more left in the combination.
View ArticleA Contemporary Take On A Classic — The SOHC Coventry Climax Engine
From a humble fire pump engine, to a 100-horsepower-per-liter motorsports powerplant, the Coventry Climax SOHC engine leads an interesting life. No one would have ever expected such a transition...
View ArticleRetesting The LME 427-Cube Engine With A ProCharger F-1A-94 Blower
Rebuilding the 427 LSX engine after a blown head gasket and replacing the F-1X with an F-1A-94 led to some interesting results on the dyno. The smaller blower still made impressive power on the...
View ArticleVideo: Building A New 1,200 Horsepower Turbo Engine For Beer Money
The infamous "Beer Money" finally outgrew its turbo 5.3-liter engine. Now it's time for Pete Harrell to build an even more scrappy LS3 to shave weight and make more power.
View ArticleRebuilding A Junkyard LS Engine Part 2: The Long Block
Rebuilding a junkyard LS engine is no small task but is well worth the effort. In this article, we finish up our long block with the help of Melling, Cometic, and ARP.
View ArticleEngines of the $10K Drag Shootout 3: The Year Of The Junkyard LS
This season of the $10K Drag Shootout, all of the teams chose a turbo LS as their powerplant of choice. However, each team has their own unique plan on how to turn the junkyard engines into turbo beasts.
View Article“Fury”— Hennessey’s Venomous Ingredient for Record Speed
In his quest for the World's Fastest Production Car, John Hennesey has developed a new twin-turbo V8 powerplant. Built with a mix of high-end materials and exotic methods, the "Fury" will provide power...
View ArticleIntroducing EngineLabs’ Newest Project Engine: The LS5.0
New year, new engine; 2021 is starting off with a new project. We're finally building a 5.0-liter LS engine to see if the LS vs Coyote critics are right, and the LS only outperforms the Coyote because...
View ArticleInside Bentley’s New 4.0L Twin-Turbo Flying Spur V8 Engine
Bentley is bringing the heat with the new 4.0-Liter twin-turbo Flying Spur V8 engine. Using a hot-V turbo configuration, the engine's aim is to make power as efficiently as possible.
View ArticleThis BMC A-Series “Mini” Engine Gets A New Lease On Life
The A-series engines from across the pond are small in displacement, but they are full of the same fighting spirit (and aftermarket parts) as American V8s. This 1275cc engine makes over 100...
View ArticleVideo: 460 Windsor — Big-Block Cubes From A Small-Block Ford
460 cubes is an iconic Ford displacement, but it usually comes from a big-block Ford. Cramming that much displacement into an off-the-shelf small-block is no easy feat, as Prestige Motorsports shows.
View ArticleSeeing Red: Pro Line And Dart Team Up On A Brand New Engine Design
Pro Line Racing is building a new engine platform with Dart with custom high-end features in a more affordable package. This 9,000-rpm 572-cube short-block will fit most rulebooks and not kill your...
View ArticleGodzilla Rising: Cracking 1,400 Horsepower With Ford’s Newest V8
Ford's newest pushrod engine has big-block cubes in a small-block-sized package. The modern mill makes big power with only a few modifications, showing what a stout platform it is.
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