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B&B Performance Adjustable Billet Timing Pointers

Available for SBC, BBC and SBF, pointers come with stainless steel pointer, fasteners and a black anodized finish.

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Summit Racing Big Block Chevy Hydraulic Roller Camshafts

Made in the USA from billet bearing steel and finished on Landis grinders, the cams have a 4/7 firing order.

ProCharged 5.000” Bore Space Billet Big Block Chevy Engine

One of the first 5.000″ bore space big block Chevy engines that Visner Engine Development has come out with in this new design, this billet engine was built by Nick Bacalis of Bullet Racing Engines for a 1971 C10 belonging to Michael Rieck. Check out what 4,000-plus horsepower looks like!

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Bullet Racing Engines’ 5.000″ Bore Space Billet Big Block Chevy Engine

We love when we get a chance to catch up with Nick Bacalis of Bullet Racing Engines. As the in-house engine shop for Larry Jeffers Race Cars, Nick is always working on high-horsepower, high-dollar builds for race customers, and this big block Chevy engine that we saw at the 2023 PRI Show is no exception.

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Summit Racing Forged Pro Pistons

Made in the USA, Summit Racing Forged Pro Pistons are made using ultra-modern technology and materials so they’re stronger and lighter.

Drag Race Engine Heaven at TRE Racing Engines

Taylor Laster and his team at TRE Racing Engines in Cleveland, TX, outside of Houston, build some very nice and very fast engines. We got to see inside the engine machine shop to check out the operation first hand. We were in drag race engine heaven, and definitely came away impressed.

760 cid Billet Big Block Chevy Nitrous Engine

Despite what you may think about nitrous engines, and those that are stock big block Chevy bore spacing, these 4.840″ bore space big block Chevy engines have some significant R&D in them. Just check out this 760 cubic inch billet version done at TRE Racing Engines.

TRE 760 cid Big Block Chevy Nitrous Engine

Last fall while we were in Houston, we made the drive out to Cleveland, TX to visit with Taylor Lastor, owner of TRE Racing Engines. His shop specializes in machine work and building big cubic inch drag race engines like this 760 cubic inch big block Chevy nitrous engine. Find out what goes inside it

All-Billet 903 cid Pro Mod Engine

Pat Musi of Musi Racing Engines has been meticulously developing and tweaking his 903 cid Pro Mod engine combo since 2010. We got to see the latest and greatest version of this nitrous-powered billet beauty. Check out our first Engine of the Week of 2024!

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Pat Musi All-Billet 903 cid Pro Mod Engine

Developed off of Pat Musi’s now infamous 959 cid engine platform, this 903 cid Pro Mod build is for a customer in Sweden. Hear what goes into an awesome race engine such as this from Pat Musi himself in this episode of Engine of the Week.

Naturally Aspirated 540 cid Big Block Chevy Engine

After having issues with an engine built elsewhere, a customer came to H Squared Racing Engines to build him a streetcar combo. Utilizing an existing block and crank, H Squared was given the freedom to spec the rest of the engine. Check out the result!

Naturally Aspirated 800+ HP 540 cid Big Block Chevy Engine

We got a chance to visit with our pal Halston Harrist of H Squared Racing Engines in Houston, TX earlier in the year. Not only did he show us around the shop, but we got to hear the details of one of his latest engine builds – a 540 cubic inch big block Chevy that’ll

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