We breakdown the recent news in racing and motorsports – everything from NASCAR and LeMans updates to the future outlook of the automotive industry to legends of the sport we recently said goodbye to, and more.
GODZILLA!!!!! We stopped by the Fluidampr booth at the 2022 PRI Show to say hi and found Paul Svinicki of Paul’s High Performance hanging out, along with his nitrous-powered Ford 7.3L Godzilla engine that runs in his 2010 Cobra Jet Ford Mustang. This 1,100-horsepower Godzilla is our Engine of the Week.
GODZILLA!!!!! We stopped by the Fluidampr booth at the 2022 PRI Show to say hi and found Paul Svinicki of Paul's High Performance hanging out, along with his nitrous-powered Ford 7.3L Godzilla engine that runs in his 2010 Cobra Jet Ford Mustang. This 1,100-horsepower Godzilla is our Engine of the Week.
Steve and the guys previously walked through decking and boring a block on the new Rottler F69A machining center. Now, they walk through lifter bores and receiver grooves. Related Articles – David Pilgrim’s Dual Compound-Turbocharged 6.6L LBZ Duramax Engine – EB Takeover: New Performance Automotive – Reviewing Cloyes’ Race Billet True Roller Timing Set
David Pilgrim and his wife Debbie began looking into drag racing after attending an NHRA event, which eventually led to the pair entering the Bonneville Salt Flats scene. Following a few turbocharged motorcycle builds and a C5 Corvette, David got the idea for a 1954 Chevrolet 3100 with a dual compound-turbocharged 6.6L LBZ Duramax. It’s
New Performance Automotive owner, Steve Burton, opened his diesel shop more than 20 years ago as a way to further his passion for truck and tractor pulling. Burton moved his diesel shop in 2004 to its current location in Rural Retreat, VA into a 6,000-sq.-ft. facility where his team does general maintenance and repair work,
As part of our small block Ford Dream Engine Build, we utilized a Cloyes Race Billet True Roller timing set, so we took a few minutes to give the product a review. https://www.cloyes.com/high-performance/race-billet-true-roller-timing-sets/ Related Articles – The King of All Honing Machines? – Twisted Customs’ 6.7L Cummins Engine – Intellectual Horsepower: All About Harmonic Dampers
Larry “Spiderman” McBride is a champion Top Fuel motorcycle racer with more than 40 years of experience in drag racing. We got the chance to speak with him at the 2022 PRI show, where his Top Fuel motorcycle with a 1,700-horsepower Suzuki engine was on display. Related Articles – EB Takeover: W.O.T. Motorsports – Reviewing
We join W.O.T. Motorsports‘ co-owner Josh McCormack for a tour of his new diesel engine, transmission and truck maintenance/repair shop in Abingdon, VA, which he co-owns with David Petrick. Both Josh and David have been high-horsepower diesel mainstays in recent years, and the two recently joined forces to start this shop. See what they have
There’s no debating that Callies Performance Products manufactures a great crankshaft, among other engine components. We picked out a Callies Magnum Ford crank for our twin-supercharged small block Ford engine build, so we took the opportunity to review exactly what we got from Callies. Related Articles – Circle Track Small Block Chevy Engine – The Story
At the 2022 Ultimate Callout Challenge, the Exergy booth had a Z28 Camaro parked in front. The car caught out attention, but our interest was piqued when we noticed it was a twin-turbo Duramax engine and not a gas engine sitting in the engine bay. We spoke to Lavon Miller of Firepunk Diesel, the shop
