The camshaft is to an engine as a conductor is to an orchestra. A lot rides on having the proper camshaft selected for your engine application. In Part 1 of this Steve Tech on camshafts, Steve Morris discusses lobe shape and the importance of choosing the right shape for your expected performance goals. Stay tuned for Part 2 & 3 on camshaft design.
We caught up with Brett LaSala of Real Street Performance and MSR Racing at Sick Week 2023 to get the details of his Mustang nicknamed Snot Rocket and its twin-turbo 5.0L Coyote engine built by Fast Forward Race Engines. He had just run a PR of 6.52 at 212 mph and then went on to
We caught up with Brett LaSala of Real Street Performance and MSR Racing at Sick Week 2023 to get the details of his Mustang nicknamed Snot Rocket and its twin-turbo 5.0L Coyote engine built by Fast Forward Race Engines. He had just run a PR of 6.52 at 212 mph and then went on to place 3rd overall and win the Modified class. It's our Engine of the Week.
At Lights Out 14, Ryan Milliken of Hardway Performance put on a show and demonstrated how far diesel performance has come in recent years. Making it to the semi-finals against some of the country’s fastest cars, Ryan’s ’69 Nova sports a turbocharged 6.8L Cummins engine built by Fleece Performance & Freedom Racing Engines. Capable of
To give our small block Ford build some extra horsepower, torque and wow factor, we opted to go with TorqStorm’s twin supercharger kit. Check out our review of this boost option. Related Articles – David Pilgrim’s Dual Compound-Turbocharged 6.6L LBZ Duramax Engine – EB Takeover: New Performance Automotive – Reviewing Cloyes’ Race Billet True Roller
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. Related Articles – Block
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 – Steve Morris Engines Gets a Massive Delivery! – Bullet Racing Engines’ Supercharged 526 4.900″ Chevy/Hemi Engine – Cleaning with Dry Ice? Cold Jet’s Kevin
Elgin has introduced two LS camshafts with its 480 Hot Cam and 515/525 ASA camshafts.
During the 2022 PRI show, Steve Morris took the opportunity to get a run down of a Rottler H80 honing machine very similar to the one he just purchased. Check out what this Rottler can do! Related Articles – Twisted Customs’ 6.7L Cummins Engine – Intellectual Horsepower: All About Harmonic Dampers – Larry “Spiderman” McBride’s
At the 2022 Piston Powered Autorama, we saw several awesome diesel trucks sitting in the Twisted Customs booth. We got to chat with owner Zach Carpenter about his new 2019 Dodge Ram with a new generation 6.7L Cummins engine. Related Articles – EB Takeover: W.O.T. Motorsports – Reviewing Callies’ Ford Magnum Crankshaft – Twin-Turbo LB7
Jesel rockers’ custom blended 7000 Series aluminum alloy allows for the design of an extremely durable and lightweight valvetrain assembly.
