Interview with Charlie Nearburg after he drove the Red Line sponsored Spirit of Rett streamlined racecar over 420mph and setting a new FIA world land speed record, becoming the fastest wheel driven single engine car in history. The Spirit of Rett is named after Charlie’s late son Rett Nearburg, and it runs a single Rehr-Morrison Chevrolet on nitrous.
Cylinder heads can pretty dirty over time. They get filled with carbon and other deposits that can eventually rob your engine of airflow, fuel and power. For that reason, cleaning cylinder heads is an important thing to do on a performance engine, especially if you have a direct injection head. Danny talks about techniques for
Cylinder heads can pretty dirty over time. They get filled with carbon and other deposits that can eventually rob your engine of airflow, fuel and power. For that reason, cleaning cylinder heads is an important thing to do on a performance engine, especially if you have a direct injection head. Danny talks about techniques for cleaning a cylinder head in this episode of Soliz Says.
When an engine builder is spec’ing a build for himself, it typically gets all the bells and whistles. Just check out this 598 cubic inch big block Chevy build done by Gibbons Motorsports for co-owner Jake Gibbons. We spoke with Pete Gibbons, Jake’s older brother and co-owner of the shop, about the details of this
With the SML engine fully assembled, Jason Sack visits Steve Morris Engines to help with the dyno testing and tuning, as well as fitting the new SML into the Cowboy Up Nova. Related Articles – A Better Way to Remove Valve Springs – Naturally Aspirated USAC Midget Honda Engine – Rottler Report with Robert Tanquary
Machine work and sleeving has been completed on Jason Sack’s SML engine. Now Steve and his crew at Steve Morris Engines gets the engine assembled. Related Articles – Turbocharged and Nitrous-Powered 6.0L Powerstroke Engine – Prestige Motorsports’ Head Hunter Cylinder Head Development – Shelby Mustang 427 cid Ford Engine
Jason Sack’s Cowboy Up Nova was already a formidable drag-and-drive streetcar capable of 200 mph 7-second quarter mile ETs and 2,200 horsepower. However, the quest for more power and performance is never done, and that’s where Steve Morris Engines comes in and the new SML engine platform. Watch as Steve readies an SML for Jason’s
During a recent visit to the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland, we caught up with our pal John Lutsch for a tour of what was new. One of the new cars on display was this one-of-one 1948 Panoz Roadster nicknamed the Panozster, which features a 351 Ford Windsor V8 engine bored out to 427 cubic
During the 2023 Ultimate Callout Challenge, the boys from Maverick Diesel were busy in the pit area with two different trucks they brought to Indy. One of those trucks was Mitchell Wicklund’s with a turbocharged 6.7L Cummins engine in it. We spoke to Mitchell about the build done by LinCo Diesel Performance. Check out our
As part of our Vehicle Care Rockstars brand, Engine Builder editor Greg Jones traveled to the Danville, IN area to meet with Luke Wilson, co-owner of 4 Piston Racing, a premier, performance Honda engine machine shop. Luke has been in the engine building industry for well over 20 years and continues to push the boundaries
During a recent trip to Memphis, TN, we stopped in at BB&T Racing in South Haven, MS to meet with shop owner Derrick Bailey and check out the engine machine shop that opened in 1994. Derrick showed us around and walked us through the details of a ProCharged 540 cid big block Chevy engine he
