Rebecca Starkey, VMP Performance
Rebecca Starkey has always pushed herself to succeed. She’s a mom, racer, midwife/nurse and owner of VMP Performance.
Engine Wiring
Wiring is important because ultimately, it is part of ensuring your engine makes reliable horsepower. We spoke to a couple wiring specialists to get their take on best practices and things to avoid when it comes to engine wiring, no matter if you’re doing a motorcycle, street car or an all-out race car.
Stock 2005 LLY Duramax Engine with Nitrous
These days, it doesn’t take much to build a custom diesel engine capable of some serious horsepower. However, it takes a bit more effort to keep a diesel engine completely stock and make it live near 1,000 horsepower. That’s what Walt Schiemann and his shop Prime Diesel & Automotive are attempting to do with a stock LLY Duramax. Check it out!
ProCharged 5.0L Coyote Engine
Samantha Moore of Vector Motorsports got hooked on racing right out of college and hasn’t looked back ever since. Now she’s one of the best in the NMRA Limited Street class with her 2014 Mustang and its ProCharged 5.0L Coyote engine. See what went into this impressive build!
ASCS 360 Sprint Car Engine
Salina Engine located in Salina, KS is a shop strictly focused on racing engines. Its primary market is Sprint Car engines, but it also works on Dirt Modified, Dirt Late Model, Dirt Stock Car, and NHRA Super Class engines. Many people familiar with Salina Engine can identify the shop’s work due to its signature look
TRE Big Block Chevy Nitrous Engine
Five years ago in February, the guys at TRE Racing Engines were busy building engines, machining parts and testing engines on the dyno. It was a day just like any other. However, for owner Taylor Lastor and the rest of the employees at TRE Racing Engines in Cleveland, TX, this particular day would end much
Texas Motorplex Adds New Operations Manager
Texas Motorplex, home of the new Stampede of Speed event and the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals, has hired Charles Myers as operations manager. In the newly created position, Myers will work with the sales manager on new sponsor recruitment as well as current sponsors support. He will also focus on production aspects of events, including planning,
Ford Cummins Conversion – 5.9L Common Rail Engine
Having been introduced to diesel motorsports at just two weeks old, Justina Reusch, owner of Reusch Diesel, has always had an affinity for diesel performance. Her handy work can be seen on her 2006 Ford F350 where the shop did a Ford Cummins conversion from a 6.0L Powerstroke to a 5.9L Cummins. Check it out.
540 cid ProCharged Race Hemi Engine
Ken Lazzeri of INDY Cylinder Heads, is an engine builder rivaling anyone who calls themselves one of the best to build Mopar horsepower. He’s been building engines since he was a teen and he recently finished up a 540 cubic inch ProCharged Race Hemi engine for a fast bracket Cuda. We saw it highlighted on Facebook and had to share the details.
Deck-Plated 6.7L Compound Turbo Cummins Engine
New Performance Automotive prides itself on its drag racing and truck pulling engines, and one such truck that shop owner Steve Burton is especially proud of and continues to develop is customer David Petrick’s deck-plated 6.4L compound turbo Cummins. As David keeps looking to up the ante, Steve is right there to answer the call on the engine side of things. Check it out.
Deck Plate 6.7L Cummins Engine
After building a UCC-level truck for a customer who soon after got out of drag racing, the truck came back to Wilson Patterson Diesel. Owner Ethan Patterson took it as an opportunity to upgrade his own race truck complete with a new deck plated 6.7L Cummins engine that’s both turbocharged and has nitrous. See what went into the build!
Engine Education and Training in 2021
Today’s tech schools are preparing students to work in all areas of the industry, from racing teams to engine shops. But, how much do they know after graduation?
12-Valve 5.9L Cummins Named “Six Pack”
We recently came across a truck named Six Pack that utilizes a ’32 Dodge cab and grille, Duramax chassis and a compound turbo 12-valve 5.9L Cummins engine. Find out what else went into the SEMA Show truck.
1:3 Scale Cosworth DFV V8 Engine
With its success, the Cosworth DFV V8 engine is considered one of the most legendary F1 engines ever, and has since inspired many in the automotive racing world. One such person is Marcel Bouland, a scale model engine enthusiast and collector from the Netherlands, who decided to develop a fully working 1:3 scale Cosworth DFV engine.
959 cid Big Buck Engine
Back in 2015, King, NC-based shop, Buck Racing Engines, was broken into and seven race engines were stolen from inside, valued at nearly half a million dollars in lost inventory. The four thieves responsible were caught and sentenced a year later. However, none of the engines or parts stolen were ever recovered, forcing shop owner
Triple Turbo Solid Block 6.8L Cummins Engine
According to Truck Source Diesel’s Chris Buhidar, the competition at this year’s UCC event was the stoutest of any UCC yet. Despite the many struggles an event like UCC presents, Chris and his TSD team and their triple turbo, solid block 6.8L Cummins-powered F-350 took home second place overall. Find out why!
Diesel Transmission Upgrades
Diesel owners who add big horsepower, wheels and tires also need some driveline upgrades to keep it all together.
Inside The Ultimate Callout Challenge
Today, most people know the UCC as the event that pits competitors against one another in drag racing, a dyno competition and sled pulling – all done with one truck per competitor. How the event came to be is another story.
The Executioner – 6.7L Cummins-based Engine
Drew Pumphrey, owner of D&J Precision Machine, is the engine builder behind Firepunk’s 6.7L Cummins-based engine known as the Executioner. It’s a one-of-a-kind build.
Turbocharged 6.7L Common Rail Cummins Engine
In 2020, Daniel Green, aka Danny Diesel, became a nomad and traveled 40,000 miles across 23 states to go drag racing. This year, he’s doing it again, but he swapped his 12-valve for a common rail Cummins rebuilt by Wagler Competition. See what makes Daniel, his truck and his engine unique.
