The Engine Builder team recently made a trip up to Cleveland to visit Ray Banyas and Phil Hartsel at Victory Engines to tour the shop and present the guys with the 2016 Vintage Engine Builder of the Year award sponsored by Federal-Mogul Motorparts’ brands Speed-Pro POWERFORGED Pistons and Fel-Pro Performance Gaskets.
Mild vs. Wild is back, and we took a trip down to Tennessee to visit with Cass Choate and the folks at Choate Engineering Performance, to discuss building 6.7L Powerstroke engines with a mild budget of $15K and a wild budget of $30K. Mild vs. Wild is brought to you by AMSOIL INC.
Mild vs. Wild is back, and we took a trip down to Tennessee to visit with Cass Choate and the folks at Choate Engineering Performance, to discuss building 6.7L Powerstroke engines with a mild budget of $15K and a wild budget of $30K. Mild vs. Wild is brought to you by AMSOIL INC.
As Steve Morris’ son, Kyle Morris is no stranger to engine work and drag racing from his seat at Steve Morris Engines. This 1996 Mustang was purchased by Kyle at the age of 15, and he now has it ready to rip 7- and 8-second 1/4-mile passes thanks to an 1,800-horsepower, twin-turbo small block Ford
The guys at MTI Racing were looking to put together a Nissan GT-R engine, but first they Magnafluxed the crank and rods, and it’s a good thing they did. To ensure parts can get reused and don’t have signs of stress and cracks, magnafluxing can save you from more expensive repairs down the road. Related
Striving to make 200-mph passes during Sick Week, we came away impressed by Tina Pierce and her Chevy II Nova, which features a twin-turbo 509 cubic inch big block Chevy engine. The race veteran was attending her first Sick Week and we got the details of her drag-and-drive setup in this episode of Engine of
In this episode of AMSOIL Garage, we dive deeper into the topic of biodiesel and biofuel, and how it can impact your diesel engine. Related Articles – 1967 Nova with a 421 Small Block Chevy Engine – Machining a Cylinder Head for Valve Seats – Part 1 – CP4 Troubles? Try Fuel Additives
During Sick Week this year, there were more cool cars than we could count. However, few stood out as much as Nick Wiegand’s 1977 Pontiac Trans Am featuring a twin-turbo 461 cubic inch Pontiac engine. We caught up with Nick at Bradenton Motorsports Park to get the full story of the build. Related Articles –
Steve Morris Engines recently shared a video cutting a brand new SMX cylinder head for valve seats, and he shrunk them for an easier fit using dry ice. Watch what happens! Related Articles – Diesel Fuel Additives for Power and Efficiency – Mikael Borggren’s Turbocharged 388 cid LS-Powered Volvo – The Importance of Using Diesel
There aren’t many diesel-powered vehicles that show up to drag-and-drive events, but when they do, they’re usually awesome! Case in point is Rick Fletes’ Chevelle, which is powered by a custom-built LB7 Duramax engine. We got the details from Rick as he waited in the staging lanes for his first pass of Sick Week 2023.
We first met Brian Gawlik of Gawlik-SGRO Racing at the PennGrade1 booth during the 2022 PRI Show. We struck up a fun conversation and knew we’d be talking to Brian again soon. Brian is the owner, and driver for the Gawlik-SGRO Racing team, which competes in the Division 1 NHRA / Lucas Oil Series Top
