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Video: Engine of the Week – 540 cid Vortech Top Sportsman Engine

Our Engine of the Month for June was this Oakley Motorsports' 540 cid Vortech Blower Top Sportsman engine capable of more than 2,500 horsepower!

Oakley Motorsports sponsors the Top Sportsman / Top Dragster classes for Division 3 in NHRA. Shop owner Phillip Oakley recently tried his hand at a centrifugal blower engine build, and the result was this 540 cid Vortech Blower Top Sportsman engine. Engine of the Week is sponsored by PennGrade Motor Oil and Elring.

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