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650 cid Compound Marine Engine

Boat engines are just different. Just ask Alexi Sahagian, owner of Boost Power USA. He builds 700-1,500 horsepower marine engines all day, every day, and making them live in a marine application is job No. 1. Alexi took the marine engine one step further with his build of a 650 cid compound engine, which features two turbochargers and two superchargers. Find out what went into this wild build, and what kind of power it produces!

6.7L Cummins-Based Enforcer Engine

Diesel performance is Drew Pumphrey’s drug of choice. He admits he’s hooked, addicted, has needed to win competitions to pay for gas to get home, and missed Thanksgiving dinners to work on diesel engines. That level of dedication shines at his shop, D&J Precision Machine, where he builds fully custom diesel engines like this Enforcer engine, based off a Cummins 6.7L. Find out what makes this one special diesel build!

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!

440 cid LSX Methanol Engine

After spending time as a Marine, Kyle Thompson returned to civilian life with a serious need for speed. He started Thompson Motorsports to feed his passion, and today the Texas-based engine shop churns out 550 engines a year like this 440 cid LSX methanol engine for radial drag racing! Find out went into this low 4-second engine build!

Import Drag Racing

The import racing community is bigger than ever, and with drag racing classes such as All Motor, Nitro All Motor, Sport Front-Wheel Drive (SFWD), All-Wheel Drive (AWD), Index class, and others, we don’t see it going away any time soon.

632 cid Big Block Chevy Nitrous Engine

Having retired as an automotive technician a few years back, John Messmore needed something fun to occupy his time. His love for building big block Chevys led him to opening his one-man engine shop, J Motorhead Racing Engines, in San Diego where he builds big cubic inch, big blocks like this 632 cid Chevy nitrous engine for grudge racing. Find out what goes into building this 2,000 horsepower beast!

Holley LT4/LT5 Mid Mount Accessory Drive Systems

Holley has released its LT4 and LT5 Mid-Mount Accessory Drive Systems, which pull your accessories in tighter than ordinary accessory drives for an integrated original-equipment-look.

Coating For Performance

In today’s performance driven, engine building world, everyone wants to squeeze out another few horsepower, deliver more torque, create less friction, wear and heat, and ultimately, make the engine last longer. How do you all of that you ask? Parts coatings.

2,500 HP 7.0L Cummins

From basic repair work to full-blown competition vehicles, Derek Rose and his diesel shop, DNR Customs, does it all. They even built this 2,500 hp 7.0L Cummins engine, which makes the shop’s Dodge 2500 one of the fastest and most powerful trucks in the country! Find out what went into this diesel build!

Toyota/Lexus 1UZ-FE V8 Engine

Engine building isn’t necessarily rocket science, but having spent three years working for Rocket Lab, the New Zealand space program, as the leading hand of propulsion responsible for engine production certainly can’t hurt. That’s the background of Tom Hughes, which has translated into many high-end race engines being built throughout his career and at his new engine shop, Hughes Race Engineering. Find out what aerospace engineering went into this Toyota/Lexus 1UZ-FE V8 race engine!

Pro Mod 7.1L Cummins

Ben Shadday got bit by the diesel bug bad. His wife eventually told him he had to make a decision between keeping his powerplant job or opening a diesel shop. He chose the diesel shop and opened Done Right Diesel Performance to build diesel power like this Pro Mod 7.1L Cummins!

Building an ASCS Sprint Car Engine

Salina Engine’s primary focus is on racing engines, with its main market being sprint car engines for various sanctioning bodies.

460 cid Super Stock Duramax

When Tony Burkhard’s Super Stock truck, Last Minute Hooker, suffered from an explosion during the 2019 Ultimate Callout Challenge, he thought his engine might be toast. Luckily, the damage was minimal and his shop, Dirty Hooker Diesel, got started on a rebuild of the 460 cid Super Stock Duramax that would make it better than ever. Find out what went into this awesome diesel build!

Pumps, Pans & Screens

A stock pump may be just fine for some mild performance, and it may even produce enough pressure for a wilder application, but the limitations are mostly from the housings themselves, which can vibrate and crack at high rpm or under heavy loads.

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?!’

Chevy’s 6.2L V8 LT2 Corvette Engine

The 2020 Corvette Stingray will feature Chevrolet’s next-generation 6.2L small block V8 LT2 engine. The naturally aspirated unit will produce nearly 500 hp.

555 cid Big Block Chevy Trophy Truck Engine

Everything about building trophy truck engines is difficult. The courses are extremely rough, the racing is very intense and the demands on the engine are nothing short of punishing. Due to these race circumstances, Ray Field and the guys at Dougans Racing Engines build a 555 cid big block Chevy engine with custom components from bottom up. Find out how this top-level build comes together.

Katech LT Oil Pump

Katech announced it has released a new, revolutionary oil pump for the GM Gen 5 LT engine platform.

ASCS 360 Sprint Car Engine

Adam Cofer and the folks at Salina Engine focus on race engine builds, specifically engines like this ASCS 360 Sprint Car engine. The intent of this build was to attempt to curb the cost of 360 Sprint Car engines while still delivering a very competitive package. Find out how this engine came together and how it does on the track!

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!