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Vintage Air Accessory Brackets for Big Block Ford Engines

All Ford bracket kits come with all necessary hardware included. It’s recommended to measure all pulleys to get the proper length V-belt for your application.

520 cid Big Block Ford Engine

Jammie Wells of WCH Racing Engines was asked to build a big block Ford blower engine for a Ford Econoline. However, this wasn’t your average customer. It was a build for Richard Rawlings of Gas Monkey Garage and Hot Wheels.

Edelbrock Engine Blocks

These Edelbrock castings feature Siamese cylinder bores and splayed four-bolt mains to meet the demands of a high-horsepower build.

612 cid Blown Big Block Chevy Engine

Looking for the ultimate in reliability and durability on 93 octane, Hardcore Horsepower built this 612 cid big block Chevy engine with a 10-71 blower and Fast EFI to the tune of 1,000 horsepower. Find out what else went into this build.

Edelbrock-Musi 555 cid Big Block Chevy

Pat Musi Racing Engines, in conjunction with Edelbrock, recently announced they’d be building a series of 555 cid big block Chevy engines, which are much more attainable than Musi’s typical drag race set ups for PDRA or NHRA. The engine, being called the Edelbrock-Musi 555, comes in three different configurations. Find out what goes into these high-horsepower engines.

582 cid Big Block Chevy

Striving to build the fastest of the fast and best of the best, this ’99 Trans Am project car was no exception for Legend Racing Ent. The shop replaced the car’s old LS and put in this new 582 cid big block Chevy. Find out what went into the build!

598 cid Big Block Chevy SR 20 Engine

The folks at Wilson Race Engines, LLC specialize in big block Chevy SR 20 engines, and build them for reliability and durability. The shop recently rebuilt this 598 cid SR 20 engine with updated cylinder head porting and manifold CNC work to make it even faster. Find out what went into this build!

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!

Energy Manufacturing Ltd. Big Block Chevy Components

The BBC product line-up includes the billet aluminum engine blocks, cylinder heads, intake manifolds, rocker systems, and related kitted parts. A variety of options and mated assemblies are also available without unreasonable production delays.

Video: Engine of the Week – Twin Whipple 540 cid Big Block Chevy

Sponsored by PennGrade Motor Oil and Elring, this episode of Engine Builder’s Engine of the Week highlights the details of Baker Engineering’s Twin Whipple supercharged 540 cid Big Block Chevy engine for a trophy truck application.

Twin Whipple 540 cid Big Block Chevy Engine

One of Baker Engineering LLC’s recent customers wanted a trophy truck engine with brutal power everywhere. They didn’t have much room on the sides or the front of the engine, but they had room to go vertical, so the shop used it’s background in marine engines to employ a twin Whipple set up on this big block Chevy engine. Find out how the build turned out, and how much brutal horsepower this engine cranks out!

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.