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!
632 Big Block Reher-Morrison Nitrous Engine
Swamp Thing is a well-known drag car, and thanks to Joey Baroni, the car is getting back out to race tracks across the country. Check out Swamp Thing’s 632 big block Reher-Morrison nitrous engine!
Tips and Techniques from Lucas Oil to Keep Vehicles and More Protected During the Cold
Supercars, motorcycles, hot rods and even riding lawn mowers all have engine oil systems, fuel systems, transmissions and other components that require winter prep.
541 cid Chrysler Engine
Amongst a sea of colorful and powerful streetcars and hot rods at the Midwest Drags, Bob Larson’s “Prospector,” a 1938 Dodge coupe stood out. Under the hood is a 541 cubic inch Chrysler engine, making this coupe sound just as good as it looks. Check it out!
496 cid Big Block Chevy Engine
Mark Fisher has one badass ’32 Ford pickup. The hot rod has won twice at Drag Week and now twice at the Summit Midwest Drags, which is thanks to an 800+ horsepower Big Block Chevy engine. Check it out!
Weiand Supercharged 454 Big Block Chevy Engine
For people like Jason Schaefer, making horsepower and enjoying performance is more about being the right mechanic than having the right billfold. He showcases that mentality in his 1929 Ford hot rod, which is equipped with a supercharged 454 big block Chevy engine. Find out what helps this thing rip down the track!
Blown 414 cid Small Block Chevy Engine
Jeremy Bonnett is no stranger to the drag-and-drive scene. He’s been at it for a number of years. Those familiar will surely recognize his 1929 Pontiac featuring a blown 414 cubic inch small block Chevy. Check it out in our newest Engine of the Week!
Naturally Aspirated 709 cid All-Billet Hemi Engine
James “Doc” McEntire’s 1968 Chevy Camaro nicknamed “See Red” features a 709 cubic inch all-billet Hemi engine built by Goodwin Competition, which competes in the naturally aspirated class of drag-and-drive events across the country. It’s a naturally aspirated car in a power adder world, but that’s not stopping Doc from his winning ways. Check out this awesome engine!
Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Racing
We may never know if the chicken or the egg came first, but we do know the car was here before the drag race, though not by much. It didn’t take long before early cars were lining up, side-by-side, and drag racing became a thing. Ford’s flathead V8 came next, and the decade of the
Nominations Open for 2022 SEMA Hall of Fame
Induction to the Hall of Fame is the most prestigious award presented to an individual by the association and honors the pioneers who have contributed to the growth of the automotive aftermarket over a long period of time.
598 cid Big Block Chevy Triple Carb Drag Engine
Despite countless other high-horsepower engines at the 2021 PRI Show, when we walked past this 598 big block Chevy engine built by M&M Race Cars & Competition Engines, we had to do a triple take. This head turner features a triple carburetor setup sitting on top of a 14-71 blower and was built for a Top Dragster application. Check it out!
598 BBC Triple Carb Drag Engine
Despite countless other high-horsepower engines at the 2021 PRI Show, this 598 cid big block Chevy drag engine was a header turner. Built by M&M Race Cars & Competition Engines, Justin Melton walks us through some details of the build. Engine of the Week is brought to you by PennGrade1, Elring, Scat Crankshafts, NPW Companies
428 Ford FE Stroker
After finding suspicious workmanship on this Ford FE Stroker done at a shop in America, Chris Morus of Elite Engine Building in Victoria, Australia was given the engine to do the job right. See what went into this FE Stroker build!
Four Cylinder Lycoming O-360-C4P Aircraft Engine
As one of the only aircraft engine shops in the country that does all of its own machine work, assembly work and testing in-house, Airworx Aviation only focuses on the heartbeat of the airplane. The shop recently finished an overhaul on this four cylinder Lycoming O-360-C4P engine for a Piper Super Cub. Check it out!
Off-Road Race Engines
As the off-road racing community and technology grew, so did the vehicle speeds and related suspension components. Today, these are without a doubt one of the most highly strained engines in motorsports – bar none.
Four-Cylinder 2.5L “Polo” Porsche Engine
This build of a 1963 356 B Cabriolet Porsche done by Marlon Goldberg of Workshop 5001 features a four-cylinder 2.5L engine called the Polo engine. It uses mixed and matched parts from almost every generation of air-cooled 911 engine ever built, as well as parts from some of the water-cooled era. The result is this oddity Porsche powerplant, and it’s awesome!
Building Air-Cooled VW Engines
VWs are essentially the hot rods of the air-cooled world and because of that, there are some big name manufacturers that have been around for many years producing good quality, high-performance VW engine parts – Scat Crankshafts, Engle Cams, CB Performance, AA Performance, Pauter Machine, and Gene Berg – to name a few
348 Chevy Stroker Engine
When Neil Riley graduated high school, he was eager to get his hands dirty in the auto industry. He landed a job as a diesel mechanic, but soon had a desire to build performance engines and found himself at home at Newco Performance Engines in Kentland, IN. He started working at the performance engine shop
Holley HP 830 CFM Aluminum Carburetor
This carburetor features gold dichromate finish for corrosion resistance, optimized race calibration, contoured venturri inlet, screw-in air bleeds for precision tuning capabilities and more.
Olivia Scaffidi, Engine Builder, Racer, Influencer
Olivia Scaffidi is not someone to pass up a good junkyard find. Currently working on a 1971 El Camino and a 1971 Firebird, Olivia has aspirations to expand her engine building knowledge and racing experience.
