Kingspeed 6.7L Cummins
When two diesel drag racers stopped competing against one another and formed a business partnership, Kingspeed Race & Repair was born. The full-service repair, maintenance and machine shop does many different things, but performance Cummins work tops the list. Just take a look at this turbocharged 6.7L Cummins Kingspeed built for one of its best customers.
The Bullet WS6 – a Twin Turbo 427 cid LSX Engine
When Hunter Smith opened American Speed Shops a little over two years ago, he knew he had to get the shop’s name some recognition. He quickly partnered with some top names in the industry and began building engines with quality components. That’s how this build of a twin turbo 427 cid LSX came about for a well-known Trans Am WS6 car named The Bullet. Find out what went into making this engine extra special.
Pistons in 2020
If you’ve got an engine, you want to make more horsepower, and these days, everybody’s got four-digit power levels in mind. Better pistons are one of the key components in being able to achieve those numbers.
Electronic Fuel Injection for the Masses
There’s no way to sugar coat it. Unless you’ve got a rock-solid niche business in building vintage engines, chances are you’ll need to become an expert with EFI products and how to tune engines with these systems.
Turbocharged 6.7L Cummins
Coked Out Diesel Performance and owner Jarrett Beck are all about nitrous and big horsepower. The self-described adrenaline junkie wanted more horsepower in his own truck and went all out on this turbocharged 6.7L Cummins for a 2012 Ram 2500 drag truck. Find out what went into the build!
Aviaid Oil Systems
Aviaid manufactures a comprehensive assortment of wet sump and dry sump oil pumps, oil pans, tanks and accessories.
466 cid LS7 Engine
When you walk the floor of the SEMA Show there’s no shortage of amazing cars, engines and parts in every direction! Just take this 466 cid LS7 engine inside a Chevelle SS as an example! We stopped by Mast Motorsports to get the details. Find out what went into this Mast Motorsports-built LS7 engine!
4.900˝ TKM Outlaw Hemi Engine
Looking to build a new race car to break records in 1/8th-mile drag racing, TKM Performance built this 4.900˝ Outlaw Hemi engine for a C7 Corvette. Find out how this engine makes well over 3,000 hp!
Circling the Potential of Cylinder Sleeves and Liners
What do cylinder sleeves and a certain rodentary rock band from the ‘80s have in common? You guessed it, the shape. But we’re going to leave the rockin’ to the hair guys and the talkin’ to the car guys, so for the sake of this article, we’ll just be covering the first one.
Holley Releases Assortment of New Products
A giant assortment of new products have been released from Holley, iNTECH, Sniper, and Brawler – high and low accessory-mount kits, two types of two-piece LS valve covers, cold-air intakes, dry-nitrous systems lower manifolds, retro-fit carbureted fuel modules, carb hats, and street/race carburetors.
Edelbrock Modular-Inlet Supercharger System
Edelbrock’s performance-proven modular-inlet supercharger system is now available for owners of 2015-2017 Ford Mustangs with the 5.0L Coyote engine. The new E-Force Supercharger #15838 is a complete bolt-on kit
431 cid LSX Engine
Starting out with just an LS7 block, Halston Harrist’s customer quickly wanted to make big power. H-Squared Racing Engines converted to a GM Performance Bow Tie LSX block and from there, the shop kept stepping it up. Every time Halston rebuilt it, the customer got nicer parts. Find out what went into this 431 cid LSX engine and the crazy amount of horsepower it’s capable of!
Don’t Count Out The Classic Cruisers as Customers
People’s interests go in cycles. Right now the modern muscle cars and their fantastic engines are riding a screaming rocket to the stratosphere, with no end in sight. I am fascinated and admire the modern muscle. Being an NHRA tech official at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL, I get to see many of them
Moroso Announces New Products
Moroso has introduced a Ford 5.0 Coyote 6-1/4″ deep front sump steel oil pan, a GM LS Drag Race 7-1/2″ deep aluminum oil pan, a Corvette, ’05-’13 aluminum coolant expansion tank, and a SBC two-piece billet aluminum valve cover with oilers.
King Hosts Championship Race Engine Builder Round Table at PRI 2018
King Engine Bearings will sponsor a powerful technical seminar at the 2018 Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show, featuring four championship race engine builders: Scott Priebe – AMS Performance, Vince Griffin – RalliSpec, Mark Conte – Real Street Performance and Kevin Kempf – Speed Factory Racing.
Engine Block Selection: The Foundation
A search through internet forums on the topic of seasoned blocks might shock you about how much debate there is over whether it is better to use a new block or an old one that has been left out in the cold for months to allow the cast iron to age and relax. Ford supposedly had
King Engine Bearings to Showcase Full Range of Coated Bearings at SEMA 2018
This year King Engine Bearings will present its revolutionary pMaxKote factory made and applied nano-composite polymer coating for race applications.
Aeromotive Fuels 50th Anniversary Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Dragster
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Mustang Cobra Jet, Ford Performance unveiled its new limited production, drag racing special Cobra Jet. Fueling this new machine down the track is Aeromotive’s Pro Series Fuel pump.
The Art of the Engine
It’s sometimes called the “Second Great Minnesota Get Together.” It’s not as large a gathering, nor is it as long as the State Fair, but for three days people come from many states around to attend the MSRA Back-to-the-‘50s car show. The Minnesota Street Rod Association hosts this annual car freak extravaganza, open to cars
478 cid Small Block Ford
Fletcher Cox may have just won a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, but off the field he’s chasing drag racing victories in NMCA and NMRA. To get to victory lane, Cox relies on the work of Anthony DiSomma and DiSomma Racing Engines. The shop recently built this 478 cid small block Ford with a few thousand horsepower to get Cox’s car down the track in just 4 seconds. Find out what went into this powerful build!
