762 cid N/A Hemi Engine
Known for 500-1,000 cid engines for drag racing, truck pulling, extreme muscle cars, and boat applications, Sonny’s Racing Engines has been delivering innovative engine designs and uncompromising performance for more than 50 years. Excellent examples of that engineering are the engines Sonny built for Sunnen’s Charity Engine Sweepstakes. The 2019 engine is this 762 cid Hemi. Find out what went into the $66,000 build!
Hot Shot’s Secret Announces 2020 Sponsorship for Outlaw Diesel Super Series
Hot Shot’s Secret announced plans to sponsor the Outlaw Diesel Super Series (ODSS) Pro Street Class for 2020 at the ODSS banquet held in Indianapolis during the 2019 PRI Show.
Mobil 1 to Return to NHRA Racing
Mobil 1 will return to the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Drag Racing Series in 2020. ExxonMobil, in partnership with Toyota Racing Development (TRD), will become Kalitta Motorsports’ official lubricant partner in 2020.
Race Engine Challenge 2019
The build started with an LS1-based 5.3L factory block. The rules of the competition have a minimum cubic inch limit of 370 cid.
Offshore Marine Engines
While offshore racing has widely been known as a ‘rich man’s’ sport, today, more people than ever are getting involved, making the offshore engine market one of great opportunity for engine builders.
370 cid LS3 Engine
Eric Roycroft showed up to the 2019 Race Engine Challenge in Charlotte, back in mid-September, with a 370 cid LS3 engine, which he entered into the inline valve class. The part-time engine builder was an underdog among professionals, but he came out on top. Find out what went into his winning LS3 engine build!
6.7L Cummins-Based Enforcer Engine
Diesel performance is Drew Pumphrey’s drug of choice. He admits he’s hooked, addicted, has needed to win competitions to pay for gas to get home, and missed Thanksgiving dinners to work on diesel engines. That level of dedication shines at his shop, D&J Precision Machine, where he builds fully custom diesel engines like this Enforcer engine, based off a Cummins 6.7L. Find out what makes this one special diesel build!
NGK Becomes Official Spark Plug of Kalitta Motorsports
The marketing partnership, which will officially begin in 2020, will see every race car in the Kalitta Motorsports stable use NGK Spark Plugs in all NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events.
Suzuki GSX-R1000 Nitrous Engine
After meeting Angie McBride at the race track and building her motorcycle engines for Outlaw Pro Street back in the day, Landon Ingram’s engine shop, G-Force Race Engines, got put on the map. Today, he specializes in Hayabusa and Suzuki sport bike engines for drag racing applications, just like this nitrous GSX-R1000. Find out what goes into this G-Force custom build!
ProCharged Top Sportsman Engine
Scott Duggins of PAR Racing Engines will build anything from a 434 small block to a 860 cid big block, including this blown, ProCharged Top Sportsman engine. Find out what went into this fast, high-horsepower build!
358 cid National Late Model Chevy Engine
With an extensive background in building race engines, Mike Hedgecock has been running Eagle Racing Engines for nearly 40 years! He now runs the shop with his son and grandson churning out complete engine builds like this 358 cid National Late Model Chevy engine. Find out what goes into these race-ready builds!
RY45 Ford Dirt Late Model Engine
Larry Clark is an engine builder who needs no introduction, and never settles for anything less than perfection at his shop, Custom Race Engines. After coming back to engine building after a short retirement, he has been building RY45 Ford dirt late model engines better than he ever has, with a focus on a smooth power curve and custom components. Find out what goes into these incredible dirt late model engine builds!
E3 Spark Plugs Extends NHRA Sponsorship Through 2024
Supporting NHRA racing across all platforms, E3 continues the company’s longstanding and successful partnership as NHRA’s Official Spark Plug and Official Ignition Products through 2024.
Nissan V8 Nitrous Drift Engine
Using a VK56 Nissan V8, which was originally an off-road truck engine, the guys at AHM Performance changed up some key aspects to turn it into a nitrous-injected Formula Drift engine for Chris Forsberg’s NOS energy drink Nissan 370Z. Find out what went into the build.
Best In The Desert Sees Big First Half of 2019
Best In The Desert, the largest off-road race series in North America, has announced its seeing huge turnouts, great racing and elevated fan excitement through its first five events.
Engine Building Down Under
Over the years, we’ve heard from a number of engine builders here in the States who do a lot of international business with Australian customers. But what about the engine builders actually in Australia? What engines are they working on and what racing series do they support? We caught up with two Australia-based engine builders to get an inside look at their shops and a taste of the industry down under.
Outlaw Diesel Revenge 2019
Hot Shot’s Secret, a brand of high performance fuel and oil additives for gas and diesel vehicles, announced sponsorship of the first ever Outlaw Diesel Revenge presented by Firepunk Diesel. The event, scheduled for Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1, is part of the Outlaw Diesel Super Series.
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.
393 cid Small Block Ford Engine with Hemi Heads
Greg Brown of Hammerhead Performance Engines is no stranger to engine building or to engine dyno competitions. When he got the invite to compete in the inaugural Race Engine Challenge last fall, he immediately started planning out a winning engine combination. The result was this 393 cid small block Ford featuring Brown’s specially designed Hemi heads. Find out what else went into this strong build and how he faired in the Race Engine Challenge.
LIQUI MOLY Enters Formula 1
The German oil and additive specialist is investing millions in the racing series in order to boost its sales.
