Steve Whipple Joins JEGS
Industry veteran Steve Whipple has joined JEGS as its new director of private label sourcing, where he will work with racing manufacturers to help bring products to market through the JEGS brand. Based in Delaware, OH, JEGS is one of the largest mail order and online high-performance and racing equipment companies in the US. “What
ARP Head Stud Kits for Big Block Chevy
Manufactured from premium grade 8740 steel and heat-treated to 190,000 psi tensile strength, they are ideally suited for many engine combinations.
2,000 HP 416 cid LT Engine
Late Model Engines just finished building an LT engine combination capable of 2,000 horsepower! Utilizing GM’s 6.6L iron block and a bunch of other aftermarket goodies, find out why this combination is expected to take the LT market by storm.
ProCharged 400 cid LSX Engine
With a chassis built by Miller Race Cars for a drag racing application, an SDPC Raceshop customer recently got this ProCharged 400 cid LSX engine built, which runs on race gas and methanol. Find out what helps this engine make 1,600 horsepower!
GM 6.6L LT Iron Block Engine
The build consists of a 416 cid iron block LT engine, capable of making 2,000 horsepower in a forced induction application. This is a combination becoming extremely popular for high output (1,500+ hp) engines in the latest model GM vehicles.
America’s Best Engine Shops 2020
As Late Model Engines closes in on 20 years in business, the shop continues to showcase quality machining, components and engines for the ultimate in performance, and for that, Engine Builder congratulates Late Model Engines on being the 2020 America’s Best Engine Shop in the Race category.
New Musi Racing Facility Underway
Musi Racing has begun construction on a new state-of-the-art facility near Mooresville Dragway in North Carolina. In September, the race team broke ground on its new 9,000-square foot building, which is scheduled to open in early 2021. The new building will serve as the race shop for the Musi Racing cars, including the Frank Brandao-owned
Pat Musi Racing Engines Postpones 50th Anniversary Open House
Pat Musi Racing Engines, which celebrates its 50th year in business this year, has announced its originally scheduled open house event has been postponed. Set for November 14, the event, which would have allowed fans into its facility located at 379-B Timber Road in Mooresville, North Carolina, is now postponed. “It’s obviously frustrating to postpone
Pat Musi Racing Engines Celebrating 50 Years with Open House
Pat Musi Racing Engines will celebrate another banner season and its 50th year in business with an open house at its facility, located at 379-B Timber Road in Mooresville, NC, on November 14. The open house will take place from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and will follow all COVID-19 guidelines from the state health department. The
Women in Motorsports: Nikole Durbin
Nikole Durbin started working at Pro Car Associates in November 2018 and you’d be hard-pressed to find another person as passionate about cars, racing and engine building than her.
400 cid Turbocharged Small Block Ford Engine
If you’re familiar with the Street Outlaws No Prep competition, chances are you’ve seen a 1988 Fox Body Mustang called Orange Crush. Driven by Chris Varni, Orange Crush features a 400 cid small block Ford engine under the hood built by Nick Dixon and the guys at Pro Street Engines in San Antonio, TX.
Engine of the Week July 2020 Recap
In our recap of July’s performance engines, we look at the details of a 1,000 hp 426 cid Hemi built by MTI Racing, an Edelbrock-Musi 555 cid big block Chevy built by Pat Musi Racing Engines, a Nissan 370Z VQ37VHR twin-turbo engine built by DRZA Auto, and a turbocharged 3.0L Toyota 2JZ built by Titan
1,000 HP 426 cid Hemi Engine
While Dodge got creative with its Hellcat, Demon and Hellephant engine names, MTI Racing hasn’t named this 426 cid Hemi package, but something tells us that won’t hold this engine back from being a popular option! Find out what goes into this special build.
349 cid Small Block Ford Engine
For less than $7,000 total in this build, getting nearly 600 hp on pump gas and a street cam at 5,000-ft. elevation is nothing short of a miracle. While it took four years to complete, the build was worth the wait. Find out what went into it!
SEMA Announces Board Election Results
Ted Wentz III, CEO of Quadratec Inc., has been elected to the 2020–2021 SEMA Board of Directors in the Distributor/Retailer category. He will replace outgoing Board member Greg Adler of Greg Adler Motorsports, effective in July. SEMA Board members are industry representatives who volunteer their time to lead and guide the association. They are elected
582 cid Big Block Chevy
Striving to build the fastest of the fast and best of the best, this ’99 Trans Am project car was no exception for Legend Racing Ent. The shop replaced the car’s old LS and put in this new 582 cid big block Chevy. Find out what went into the build!
390 cid Ford FE Engine
After rooming together in college and going their separate ways following graduation, Kyle Whetsel and Brad Simoneau reconnected when Kyle purchased RPM Performance and Machine. The two good friends now build quality engine work like this recent 390 cid Ford FE engine. Find out what went into the build!
427 cid N/A LS Engine
Jim Gray is an engine builder of high end drag race, circle track and street performance engines. When a business partnership in his previous business went south, he sold the shop and was quickly given a new opportunity by Larry Jeffers. Gray now builds engines like this 427 cid LS engine at Bullet Racing Engines. Find out what went into this naturally aspirated Drag Week build.
4.500˝ Bore Space ROX Small Block Chevy
When NASCAR’s RO7 came out, there were two different cylinder heads GM had to take over the SB2, but one of them (the RO3) was never approved. Vic Hill noticed the RO3 head would be great for short track racing, so he bought up all the RO3 heads GM had and put his shop, Vic Hill Racing Engines, at the forefront of building 4.500˝ bore space ROX SB Chevy engines for dirt late-model racing. Find out what goes into these special engine builds.
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.
