New Car Engine Technology
Inside Wasatch Diesel Performance

I’m a big 6.0 guy,” says Ty Davis, owner of Wasatch Diesel Performance in Salt Lake City, Utah. “I love the 6.0. I think it’s a very good truck engine.”

5.7L Gen III Hemi Engine Mysteries

The original hemispherical combustion chamber engine design was introduced with the FirePower name for 1951 model-year Chrysler and was rated at 180 hp. The history of the Hemi is filled with plenty of memorable highlights such as Richard Petty’s dominance at the 1964 Daytona 500 where he lapped the field.

Top Alcohol Engines

When sportsman drag racer Dean Dubbin couldn’t find protective awnings that met his race team’s needs, he created his own. Similarly, when he needed engines for his Top Alcohol dragster, he turned to a source he could trust – himself.

Performance Engine Tuning

Poorly tuned engines don’t make as much power, period. If the engine responds to something, keep giving it more until it responds negatively.

Fuel Injector Selection & Service

These days just about everything is computer controlled, and we mean EVERYTHING. But the only kind of electronics we’re interested in for this article is one of the oldest computer-controlled engine parts around – the humble fuel injector.

Valley Performance and Machine Service’s 376 cid Mopar Engine

Building engines for customers is what pays the bills, but it’s not very often that engine builders get to go head-to-head for bragging rights outside of the racetrack.

There’s No Replacement for Displacement… or is There?

Since imports have hit the scene, people have been developing and working hard at increasing the output of a smaller cubic inch engine.

Engine Oiling

I recently encountered a problem with one of my street rods that forced me to think objectively about engine oils, oil pressure and engine lubrication.

Rebuilding the Chevy 262 Engine

Every year, Engine Builder magazine surveys its readers to ask how much you charge for various rebuilding and machining operations for different engines. This Labor Costing Study provides a look at national and regional average labor charges for rebuilding the 4.3L V6 also known colloquially as the Chevy 262.

The Race Engine Challenge Winning Small Block Ford

Greg Brown of Hammerhead Performance Engines knew he was going to build a small block Ford to compete in the Race Engine Challenge, and it would feature his specially designed Hemi heads.

Race Engine Challenge Resets Charlotte Dyno Dates

In order to accommodate the schedules of builders and technical presenters, the staff at the Race Engine Challenge (REC) has moved the date of the second annual American Iron 2-valve Shootout Race Engine Challenge presented by VP Racing Fuels and Lubricants forward two weeks, to the week of September 16-19, 2019. “We’ve listened to our engine builders and by

Cloyes Hex-A-Just Cam Degreeing Process

Cody Smith from Cloyes explains the step-by-step method to properly degree a camshaft and the advantage of the infinitely adjustable Hex-A-Just system as a part of that process. A Cloyes Hex-A-Just set paired with Cloyes’ Z-Racing chain is the top choice for processional racers seeking to optimize engine performance.