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Video: 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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What I Learned Today With Jeff Smith — Cleaning Cylinder Walls

Once machined, cleaning the cylinder walls correctly is a crucial part of proper engine assembly. Here's Total Seal's process, along with our own.

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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.

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Shafiroff’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.

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Video: Blown Boat Big-Block — A Supercharged 540 Built For The Sea

This big-block Chevrolet packs 540 cubic inches and 7 psi from a roots supercharger. However, this Rat engine won't ever see asphalt, as it's destined for the open seas, powering an offshore boat.

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Dynoing 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.

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Video: 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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What I Learned Today With Jeff Smith — Cleaning Cylinder Walls

Once machined, cleaning the cylinder walls correctly is a crucial part of proper engine assembly. Here's Total Seal's process, along with our own.

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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.

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VIDEO: 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.

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Shafiroff’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.

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Video: Blown Boat Big-Block — A Supercharged 540 Built For The Sea

This big-block Chevrolet packs 540 cubic inches and 7 psi from a roots supercharger. However, this Rat engine won't ever see asphalt, as it's destined for the open seas, powering an offshore boat.

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Dynoing 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.

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Godzilla’s Breath: Plumbing The Giveaway Engine’s Twin-Turbochargers

In this installment of the Giveaway Godzilla engine build, the induction system gets installed as we wrap up Day 3 of the Giveaway Godzilla engine build on the PRI Show floor.

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Deal 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.

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Godzilla’s Breath: Plumbing The Giveaway Engine’s Twin-Turbochargers

In this installment of the Giveaway Godzilla engine build, the induction system gets installed as we wrap up Day 3 of the Giveaway Godzilla engine build on the PRI Show floor.

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Deal 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.

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VIDEO: 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.

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Video: The Craziest Chevy Stovebolt Straight-Six Ever Built

The Chevrolet Stovebolt 6 is an important historical engine. So, it only makes sense to turn it into a modern twin-turbo inline powerhouse.

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Giddy-Up 409 — Modernizing A Chevrolet W-Series 409 Big-Block

The W-series big-block was the first big-block Chevy engine design. This one has been brought into the 21st century with modern fuel injection and components.

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