Twin Turbo 370 cid LS Engine
Stef Rossi grew up in the UK around Volkswagen engines. He quickly got into the engine building industry with air-cooled engine work, but a passion for V8 American-made muscle drew him to LS engines. He opened a shop in California last year and has been cranking out LS builds like this twin turbo 370 cid LS that recently went out the door to a happy customer.
Turbocharged 6.4L Powerstroke
Wasatch Diesel Performance covers the gamut when it comes to diesel performance, and can get a mountain of power out of any diesel engine. Case in point is this turbocharged 6.4L Powerstroke the shop built in 2019. Find out why Wasatch Diesel are Powerstroke specialists.
964 3.6L Porsche Engine
Wanting to improve his Porsche RS America to a similar level as a Singer Vehicle Design or Gunther Werks build, Joshua Wekstein didn’t have $750,000 to spend. Instead, he enlisted the help of Porsche experts Mirage International, Xtreme Cylinder Heads and Dawes Motorsports, among others, to rebuild his RS America and its 964 3.6L engine. Find out how this unique build turned out!
Supercharged Twin-Turbo 427 cid 7.1L Duramax
Gale Banks and his team have been hard at work building a diesel equivalent monster truck engine that delivers horsepower and throttle response as good or better than Monster Jam’s current 540 cid big block Chevy blown alcohol engines. Find out what their supercharged twin-turbo 427 cid 7.1L Duramax is capable of.
24-Valve Super Stock Super B Cummins
When Van Haisley ran across the problem of Cummins blocks splitting apart due to immense horsepower, he set out to make a better engine. Known as the Haisley Super B, Van beefed up the block using a deck plate and many other quality components. This 24-valve Super Stock Super B Cummins is a more than 3,000 horsepower example of what Haisley Machine builds on a regular basis. Find out what went into the build!
Mechanical Injected & Turbocharged DX 460 cid Duramax
There’s not much Wagler Competition Products isn’t capable of doing at its Odon, IN-based diesel engine shop. Evidence of all those capabilities can be seen in this mechanical injected and turbocharged DX 460 cid Duramax built for Pro Pulling Leagues. Find out what went into making this a more than 4,000 horsepower Duramax monster!
Engine Builder Magazine’s 2019 Engine of the Year Winner
For the third consecutive year, Engine Builder magazine presented its Engine of the Year award, which stems from the Engine of the Week series, sponsored by PennGrade Motor Oil and Elring.
Engine Builder Magazine’s 2019 Diesel of the Year Winner
The 2019 Diesel of the Year contest, stems from Engine Builder’s Diesel of the Week series, sponsored by AMSOIL INC.
Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Evo 9 Engine
After going through countless engine set ups with his Mitsubishi Evo, Robert came to Arlington Machine to meet his goals of making mid-8 second, 1/4-mile passes. Arlington Machine owner, Aaron Yaghoubian, got to work and delivered a 1,000+ hp 4G63 2.0L Evo 9 with loads of boost. Find out what went into this build!
Chevy SB2 Engine
When a turnkey opportunity with an established business on its last legs fell in the laps of Clayton and Christine Smith, it was too good to pass up. Today, what is now Fastime Racing Engines, builds all kinds of domestic V8 horsepower, including this Chevy SB2 engine for dirt modified. Find out what went into this build!
World’s Fastest 7.3L Powerstroke
When Brian Gray ended his professional Motocross racing career, he needed to find something to occupy his skills and time. Brian turned to the diesel industry and opened Gray’s Diesel Performance in 2012. The shop primarily works on Ford and Chevy diesel trucks and is home to the world’s fastest 7.3L Powerstroke. Click to find out how this used Ford truck and engine went from slow to ‘whoa what was that?!’
Air-Cooled Flat Six Twin Plug 3.4L Porsche 911 Engine
Workshop 5001 owner Marlon Goldberg will argue the air-cooled flat six Porsche motor is one of the best engines ever, and it’s a key element to making a 911 the great car that it is. Workshop 5001 recently restored a ’72 911 using mixed and matched parts from different eras of 911s to create a ‘what if’ car. It features an engine from a 1986 911. “For me it’s all about the motor in the car. The chassis is obviously done to the highest level, but it’s the house for this badass motor,” an air-cooled flat six twin plug 3.4L engine. Find out what went into this ‘holy grail’ of Porsches!
LT1 NHRA Stock Eliminator Engine
With a mechanical engineering background and racing in his blood, Brandon Page was destined to become an engine builder. The Clemson and SAM Tech grad opened Page Racing Engines just a year and a half ago, but has already been churning out engine builds like this LT1 NHRA Stock Eliminator engine. Find out what went into the build!
438 cid N/A Small Block Ford Engine
With a focus on building Ford engines, Zach Smith of ZSR Engines wanted to build his customer a naturally aspirated engine for bracket racing that was really low maintenance, didn’t cost an arm and a leg to race and could go multiple seasons without having to come back to the shop. Feast your eyes on the result – a 438 cid small block Ford capable of some serious horsepower. Find out what went into the build.
1960s Nissan/Datsun U20 Engine
Mitchell Wilson recently had a first time customer get referred to his shop, Engineered Performance, to do the engine work on a 1960s Nissan/Datsun U20 engine. The build presented a unique challenge and Wilson jumped at the opportunity. Find out what it took to turn this vintage engine into a modern-day performance motor.
Big Block Chevy Nitrous Engine
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, TRE Racing Engines survived a shop fire three years ago, and is now back to building top-notch drag racing engines like this big block Chevy nitrous engine for X275 drag radial racing. Click to find out what the shop went through to survive disaster, and how this engine came together.
Race Engine Challenge Resets Charlotte Dyno Dates
In order to accommodate the schedules of builders and technical presenters, the staff at the Race Engine Challenge (REC) has moved the date of the second annual American Iron 2-valve Shootout Race Engine Challenge presented by VP Racing Fuels and Lubricants forward two weeks, to the week of September 16-19, 2019. “We’ve listened to our engine builders and by
393 cid Small Block Ford Engine with Hemi Heads
Greg Brown of Hammerhead Performance Engines is no stranger to engine building or to engine dyno competitions. When he got the invite to compete in the inaugural Race Engine Challenge last fall, he immediately started planning out a winning engine combination. The result was this 393 cid small block Ford featuring Brown’s specially designed Hemi heads. Find out what else went into this strong build and how he faired in the Race Engine Challenge.
Race Engine Challenge to Return for 2019
During the 2018 PRI Show in Indianapolis, Greg Finnigan of the Race Engine Challenge and Doug Kaufman of Engine Builder magazine announced that the Race Engine Challenge will return for its second year in 2019 from September 30 – October 4, in Charlotte, NC.
Race Engine Challenge Crowns Greg Brown Dyno Champ
The inaugural American Iron 2-valve Shootout Race Engine Challenge, presented by VP Fuels and Lubricants, held October 2-6, 2018 in Charlotte, NC, featured 12 engine builders from across the United States putting their most creative builds against each other in a dyno racing competition. Following five days of competition, Greg Brown, Hammerhead Performance Engines, Snellville, GA, was
