434 Small Block Chevy Engine
When Lowcountry Racing Engines’ very first customers cracked the block of their 406 engine, shop owner Brandon Judy was quick to lend a hand and step up their engine game with this 434 small block Chevy that’s sure to turn some heads at the local track.
Turbocharged Toyota 2JZ Engine
When this turbocharged Toyota 2JZ engine got on the dyno at Victory Precision Machine, it lost oil pressure. The problem turned out to be a spun bearing and a trashed crank. Frank Mangano got to work rebuilding this engine for a 1997 Supra street application. Find out how the build turned out!
4B11 Mitsubishi Evo Engine
The first 4B11 engine that ever came into AR Fabrication was there for a set of Darton MID sleeves. Since then, many 4B11 blocks have made their way through the Winchester, VA-based shop. This particular 4B11 was built for Moore Automotive. Find out what work went into the build, and how it affected the engine’s performance.
Supercharged Gen III HEMI Engine
Recently, BES Racing Engines had an ‘old friend’ in the shop for a freshen up job. This supercharged Gen III HEMI engine has been worked on exclusively by Bischoff and the guys at BES for 5 years now. Find out what went into the job and what power the freshened up engine is pumping out.
454 Tall Deck LS Engine
Adam Wik knew he was a motorhead at an early age. Auto shop was favored over playing sports and attending races ultimately led to him selling his belongings to open up Wiks Racing Engines. Off-road and endurance engines are the shop’s specialty, like this 454 Tall Deck LS engine for the Baja 500. Click to find out the full details.
408 LS Engine
Whether his customers need 300 hp or 2,500 hp, Luke Siebert of Siebert Performance has them covered. His shop specializes in performance engines and carburetor work, and churns out gems like this 408 LS engine for bracket racing. Find out the details of this 740 horsepower engine.
527 cid LS1 Engine
Erik Koenig has a long history of pumping out quality engines like this 527 cid LS1. This particular engine wasn’t a customer request, rather an engine Erik and his shop HorsePower Research wanted to build – making it the largest displacement for this engine in the world. Find out all the details of this powerful engine.
632 cid Big Block Chevy Engine
Joe Jolly has a lot of NHRA Pro Stock experience from the likes of John Lingenfelter, Bob Glidden, Larry Morgan and V. Gaines. For the last four years he has infused that knowledge into Sunset Performance Engines and its engine development program with engines like this 632 cid big block Chevy.
Skip White Performance 434 Small Block Chevy Engine
Skip White Performance is one of the biggest players in the industry pumping out an annual average of 900-1,000 engines each year. One of those engines, and one of the shop’s more popular models, is this 434 small block Chevy engine. Find out the details of what goes into this ‘All Out’ engine package.
365 cid Dodge R5P7 NASCAR Engine
Never heard of the La Carrera Panamericana? Neither had Scott Eatmon of Eatmon Racing Engines. But that didn’t stop him from building this 365 cid Dodge R5P7 NASCAR engine for a new customer looking to enter the Mexican endurance race this October. Find out the full details of this engine with a NASCAR history.
Kamikaze Chris’ 566 cid Big Block Chevy Engine
Kamikaze Chris of Street Outlaws told Graham Jones of FastTimes Motorworks that his new engine needed to have ‘a bunch of power.’ The rest was up to Jones and his shop. Find out the details that went into making this 566 cid big block Chevy put out 1,000 hp more than the previous engine in the El Camino!
465 Small Block Chevy Engine
Steve Schmidt is a busy guy. He runs Steve Schmidt Racing Engines in Indianapolis, a 28,000 sq.-ft. engine shop capable of producing 700 engines a year, with two full machine shops and a dyno. This 465 small block Chevy is one of those engines. Click to find out the details of this 925-hp build.
331 cid Supercharged Ford 302 Engine
After having been to a few other shops with his engine and still not satisfied with its performance, a customer was referred to Dave Eggleton’s shop KAMS Precision Engines to get it right. Eggleton delivered a 331 cid Supercharged Ford 302 that had the customer saying, ‘That’s more than enough.’ Find out all the build details.
440 LS Dirt Late-Model Engine
Fans of Jeff Baldwin’s engines have said his power plants rev with a signature sound known by many as the ‘Baldwin sound.’ This 440 LS dirt late-model engine carries that signature roar as well. Find out what went into this unique build heading down under to Australia.
Supercharged 598 Big Block Chevy Engine
Recently, one of Bruce Baker’s customers flipped his boat and got the engine all wet. Not wanting the salt to eat through the big block Chevy, Bruce and his team at Express Engines got to work tearing it down, cleaning it up and rebuilding this supercharged 598 big block Chevy.
747 Big Block Chevy Nitrous Engine
Tired of seeing blower engines in Top Dragster, Bob Reinhardt of MadCap Racing Engines wanted to build a nitrous engine for his customer. The result was a 1,500 hp 747 big block Chevy nitrous engine. Find out what went into the build!
5.3L Turbocharged 329 cid LS Engine
We all have an engine platform we like better than others. For Mike Lough of Mike Lough Racing Engines, that platform is the LS. He recently built a 5.3L turbocharged 329 cid LS engine that runs on methanol and cranks out 1,341 hp! Read more to find out what makes it live.
Twin-Turbo V6 Nissan GT-R Engine
When people think of big horsepower, a Nissan GT-R engine isn’t typically at the top of the list. But give Mike Cogburn of CP Engines a GT-R engine, and he’ll do wonders. “People can’t fathom the fact that a V6 is making this kind of power.” Read to find out how much power this twin-turbo V6 Nissan GT-R engine makes and how it was done.
369 cid LS-Based Bonneville Engine
To break land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats, a lot of things need to go your way. Customers Andy Loyd and Gene McFaddin turned to Jim Gray at Venom Racing Engines to build them a Bonneville engine capable of topping 240 mph. Find out why this 369 cid LS engine could be a record setter this summer.
Building a Champion
We recently added three new members to the Engine Builders of the Year Hall of Fame during a reception prior to the 2017 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in Indianapolis.
