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GM 604 Crate Engine

These GM 604 and 602 crate engines have found favor with some racers, and just as with any engine, they do wear out and break. There is a need for shops that can rebuild these engines.

50 Years of Performance Timing Sets

Timing sets aren’t the most glamorous or trick item in a racing or street engine, but it is a very necessary piece. If your timing isn’t right, the list of engine damage can get lengthy.

Race Engine Packages

Pick a formula that’s repeatable, verify your horsepower, create your marketing and you have an engine package.

The 2020 Daytona 500 – Which Side Were You On?

In 2018, I got the chance to attend the Daytona 500 as part of a good friend’s bachelor party. We had a blast that weekend watching the race and seeing Austin Dillon take his first Daytona 500 win in an exciting last lap. That was my first time at Daytona International Speedway and the experience

3.0 CLASS 5.9L COMMON RAIL CUMMINS: DIESEL OF THE WEEK VIDEO

Using a Ford F350 and a 5.9L Cummins from a wrecked Dodge 2500, TMS Diesel set out to build a gnarly 3.0 class pulling truck. Find out what went into making this 1,200-1,300 horsepower beast come to life! Diesel of the Week is sponsored by AMSOIL. If you have an engine you would like to highlight

Video: Engine of the Week – 331 cid Gen I Hemi

Pulled from a ’55 Imperial that had been sitting forever, this 331 cid Gen I Hemi came to Southern Marine and Automotive covered in rust and in need of serious help. Shop owner Ray Klaver worked to restore this old-school engine back to its glory days under a tight budget with big results. Find out

964 3.6L Porsche Engine

Wanting to improve his Porsche RS America to a similar level as a Singer Vehicle Design or Gunther Werks build, Joshua Wekstein didn’t have $750,000 to spend. Instead, he enlisted the help of Porsche experts Mirage International, Xtreme Cylinder Heads and Dawes Motorsports, among others, to rebuild his RS America and its 964 3.6L engine. Find out how this unique build turned out!

Moroso Ford 5.0 Coyote & 5.2 Voodoo Mustang Race Baffled Oil Pans

These 7.5 quart capacity oil pans are available are in steel or aluminum.

Supercharged Twin-Turbo 427 cid 7.1L Duramax

Gale Banks and his team have been hard at work building a diesel equivalent monster truck engine that delivers horsepower and throttle response as good or better than Monster Jam’s current 540 cid big block Chevy blown alcohol engines. Find out what their supercharged twin-turbo 427 cid 7.1L Duramax is capable of.

Turbocharged Gen V 454 cid Big Block Chevy

After building more than 700 engines in his career, Joshua Gomez of MotorVation Performance, wanted to build himself an engine that was affordable, fast and stayed together. He hot rodded this 454 cid Gen V big block Chevy to the tune of 1,800 horsepower. Find out what went into the build!

3.0 Limited Pro Class 5.9L Cummins

With the dream to one day compete at the same truck and tractor pull events he saw as a kid, Jeremy Wenger of Twisted Piston set out to achieve that goal. The shop went all out on a 3.0 Limited Pro class 5.9L Cummins build. Find out why it earned them Rookie of the Year in OSTPA in 2019.

427 cid LSX Pro Touring Engine

When the right components are selected, an engine can go together pretty smoothly. That was the case for this Baier’s Engine Service build of a 427 cid LSX for a Pro Touring application. Find out what makes it special!