MAHLE Motorsport Performance Cast Powerstroke PowerPak Sets
Designed with performance bowls that reduce erosion issues caused by high pressure, long duration, and advanced injection timing, and available with 0.100” deep intake and exhaust valve pockets that work with many performance aftermarket camshafts.
1,700-HP Supercharged Suzuki-Based Top Fuel Motorcycle Engine
Making a 1/4-mile pass in 5.50 seconds at nearly 270 mph requires zero mistakes by both the racer and the crew. That ET is the current Top Fuel motorcycle world record belonging to Larry “Spider-Man” McBride. We got to speak with him and learn more about his 1,700-hp supercharged Suzuki-based Top Fuel motorcycle engine.
Vortech Supercharged 572 cid Big Block Chevy Engine
When David Pearson of Little Evil Racing shows up at the track with his Pro 275 Foxbody Mustang, people fear him, and for good reason. David has set numerous 275 drag radial world records, and with a Vortech supercharged 572 cid big block Chevy in this Mustang, another record may fall!
Dual Compound-Turbo 6.6L LBZ Duramax Engine
Not only does this 1954 Chevrolet 3100 house a hefty 6.6L LBZ Duramax engine, it boasts a quad-turbo setup and enough piping to blow your mind! Check it out!
422 cid Small Block Chevy Circle Track Engine
We were treated to a shop tour of Terry’s Machine Shop by owner Todd Gilliam. This old-school machine shop outside of St. Louis does a little bit of everything, and they had just wrapped up this badass 422 cubic inch small block Chevy engine for a circle track customer. Check it out!
2,200 Horsepower Compound Turbo 6.7L Cummins
Josh McCormack is no stranger to high-horsepower Cummins builds – this engine was built in-house at his shop Wide Open Throttle Motorsports and makes nearly 2,200 horsepower on nitrous. Check it out!
Supercharged 500 cid Billet Hemi Engine
Doc Baker is a racer and builder who does things his own way. A perfect example of his work can be seen under the hood of his 1971 Dodge Demon – this supercharged 500 cubic inch billet Hemi engine. Check out what went into the build!
Ryan Milliken’s 6.8L Cummins-Powered ’69 Nova
Ryan Milliken’s ’69 Nova currently holds the X275 1/8th mile record at 183 mph, which was set last December at the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals. Under the hood is a beefy, Freedom Racing Engines-built 6.8L Cummins engine that makes around 3,100 horsepower. Check it out!
434 cid Small Block Chevy Nitrous Engine
Competing in the High 5 class at the 2022 Builder’s Brawl, Kyle Needham and his 1979 Camaro were relying on a 434 cid small block Chevy nitrous engine to help get the win. Check out the details of this build!
ProCharged 564 cid Hemi Engine
Craig and Sandra Shefchik made the drive from Green Bay, WI to World Wide Technology Raceway to showcase their 1966 Chevelle with a 3,300-hp ProCharged 564 cid AJPE Hemi engine built by Fowler Engines. Check out the details of the build!
Engine Builder Magazine’s 2022 Engine of the Year Winner
Jesse Havlik’s 582 cid big block Chevy engine is our 2022 Engine of the Year.
F1X ProCharged 427 cid Small Block Ford
Seeing a 1986 Ford Mustang might make you think there’s an LS engine under the hood, but you’d be wrong about Jeremy Mifflin’s drag car. This Ford stays true to the blue oval thanks to an F1X ProCharged 427 cubic inch small block Ford engine. Check it out.
Compound Turbo 6.0L Powerstroke
It’s often hard to find higher-horsepower 6.0L Powerstroke builds, but there are still a few guys out there who are proving the platform has big potential. Austin Denny is one of them, and his 2,000-horsepower Powerstroke is an animal on the drag strip.
Screw-Blown 521 cid Hemi Engine
After getting blown backwards off the starting line from Jim Kilpatrick’s alcohol-fueled, screw-blown, 521 cubic inch Hemi engine at the 2022 Builder’s Brawl, we stopped by the Kilpatrick Racing Engines / Bad Judgement Racing pit the next morning to get the full details of this engine build. Don’t miss what’s in this engine!
Twin-Turbo 540 cid Big Block Chevy Engine
Coming all the way from Colorado to St. Louis for the 2022 Builder’s Brawl was Justin Willis and his 1971 Nova, which features a twin-turbo 540 cid big block Chevy engine capable of 2,000 horsepower. Check out the details of this engine build!
Engine & Hub Dynos: Necessary Tools and Additional Revenue
Being able to see the horsepower and the direct correlation to what is lost in the driveline is invaluable – dynos offer a myriad of benefits for the modern engine shop.
6.0L Powerstroke Swapped F100
While racing is an option, this F100, named “PigPen,” serves its owner more as a daily cruiser. It’s driven to and from work on the regular and looks good doing it. Under the hood is a 6.0L Powerstroke that makes 700 horsepower on fuel and nearly 1,000 on one shot of nitrous. Check it out!
5,000 HP Twin-Turbo 526 cid Hemi Engine
Nicknamed King of the Jungle II, this Trans Am is a Pro275 drag car built by Cory Clemens of Clemens Motorsports Unlimited LLC. The King of the Jungle features a roaring, 5,000 horsepower, twin-turbo, 526 cid Hemi engine from Brad Anderson Enterprises. Check it out!
Clemens Motorsports’ 526 cid Twin-Turbo Hemi Engine
We chatted with Cory Clemens of Clemens Motorsports during the 2022 Builder’s Brawl about his Pro 275 drag car and its 526 cubic inch twin-turbo Hemi engine. His goal for the weekend was to run low-5s or even high-4s! Check it out!
Supercharged 477 cid Hemi Engine
Just five years ago, Brandon Sandlian was pretty green to drag racing and engine building. Today, the opposite is true. In just a short amount of time, Brandon has committed to being among the best, and thanks to a 1953 Studebaker with a blown alcohol 477 cid Hemi engine, he’s winning races. Check it out.
