Shop Solutions February 2023
Check out February’s shop tips and tricks.
CHE Precision Ford Godzilla Trunnion Kit
The kit includes 16 heat-treated steel trunnions, 32 bronze bushings and 33 retainer clips made specifically for the 7.3L Ford Godzilla engine.
LS Intake Manifolds
LS swaps are popular for many reasons, but there are a lot of variations and details to sort through – more of them than you may expect – and many of them are associated with the intake manifold.
LS Cylinder Heads
The LS engine is known for its cylinder heads, and there are tons of options available to upgrade the factory components.
Choosing the Correct Block for Your LS Engine Build
Whether you’re scouring junkyards, ordering cores, investigating factory options, looking at aftermarket cast iron or aluminum blocks, or spending big bucks on billet LS blocks, you’ve probably noticed it’s been harder to find exactly what you want for the foundation of your LS build than it historically has.
ProForm Mopar Rocker Arm Kits
MOPAR Emblem Rocker Arm offerings are expanding to include both 1.6 Ratio (LA & B/RB engine families), and 1.7 Ratio (B/RB engines). Features include a roller tip design, internal oiling shaft-to-rocker channel system to lubricate the pivot area, and low-friction bronze bushings; all the same as the popular, high demand MOPAR Emblem 1.5 ratio rockers.
MGP Billet Aluminum Rods Available Through Diamond
Popular rod applications in stock include small block and big block Chevy, as well as Gen II Chrysler Hemi.
Eagle Chevrolet LSX Bowtie Block
Delivering professional racing-level strength and entry-level affordability, this durable iron-block casting is based on GM’s LS7 block and supports 454 cubes or more.
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!
K1 Technologies 7.3L Ford Godzilla Connecting Rods
K1’s engineering team has designed a proven H-Beam forging from 4340 chrome moly material that offers increased strength and durability through better-aligned grain flow.
Holley Gen III Hemi Mid-Sump Oil Pan
The cast aluminum construction and integrated windage tray on the oil pans, combined with o-ring sealing, provide an attractive, leak-free solution for your engine swap.
2,200 Horsepower 6.4L “Shredder” Series Cummins Engine
Mike Dalton’s Industrial Injection-built 6.4L “Shredder” engine features a filled block bored to 4.130, stage 4 factory race head, King Cobra fuel injectors, and several other cool upgrades. Check out this 2,200 horsepower machine!
2,000 Horsepower Single-Turbo 6.7L Cummins Engine
Finding a solid middle ground between extreme power and streetability is often a difficult task for engine builders and customers to agree on. However, this 6.7L Cummins proves it’s never impossible. This particular engine was built by LinCo Diesel Performance for owner Daniel Hargrove. Check it out!
PROFORM Super-Street LS Pedestal-Mount Roller Rockers
PROFORM’s Super-Street LS Roller Rockers are for LS Gen III/IV V8 engines. Built to accommodate high-performance valve springs, up to 750 lbs., these rockers are constructed from aircraft-grade 6061-T6 aluminum.
ProMAXX Intake Manifold for Ford EcoBoost Engines
ProMAXX® Tool’s new Intake Manifold Repair (IMR) ProKit allows technicians to easily remove broken fasteners on Ford 3.5L and 3.7L EcoBoost engines. The kit includes signature machine-shop tooling and precision components to make an on-the-truck repair. “Cadmium plating, aluminum, and moisture are a recipe for disaster and intake manifold bolts are not immune to the problem,”
Building Big Block Marine Engines
Find out what it takes to build a formidable marine engine.
The Undying Mystique of Nissan’s RB26 Engine
With all the winning and global interest, the RB platform saw an incredible amount of growth in aftermarket support and OE performance applications. Nissan produced one of the biggest icons ever to hit the racing scene!
Speedmaster – Mopar Chrysler Dodge SB 318 340 360 MidRise Air Intake
The main difference is that there is an open area under the plenum chamber. This feature is sometimes called an air gap design.
ARP2000 Head Stud Kit for the Duramax 6.6L L5P
All ARP2000 studs are centerless ground, heat treated prior to thread rolling and machining, nominally rated at 220,000 psi tensile strength and are reusable as compared to the OEM Torque to Yield (TTY) head bolts.
Eric Merchant’s Compound Turbo LML Duramax
Eric Merchant of Merchant Automotive was another valiant UCC competitor who opted to run a single truck this year. Under the hood of his GMC is a compound turbo LML Duramax. Check it out!
