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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!

358 cid National Late Model Chevy Engine

With an extensive background in building race engines, Mike Hedgecock has been running Eagle Racing Engines for nearly 40 years! He now runs the shop with his son and grandson churning out complete engine builds like this 358 cid National Late Model Chevy engine. Find out what goes into these race-ready builds!

348 Chevy Stroker

Neil Riley and three partners bought Newco Performance Engines last October. They’re now making their mark as a performance engine shop in Kentland, IN and building engines like this 348 Chevy Stroker! Find out what went into this sleeper Chevy build.

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.

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.

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!

Chevy LT5 Engine

Looking to further develop Chevy’s LT5 engine into something much more significant for its customers in the marine market, Katech Engines spent months testing different variations of the LT5. From superchargers to twin-turbo, EFI systems and different fuels, Katech kept seeing greater and greater improvements. Find out exactly what went into Katech’s development of the LT5 engine and how much horsepower came out.

Rebuilding the Chevy 262 Engine

Every year, Engine Builder magazine surveys its readers to ask how much you charge for various rebuilding and machining operations for different engines. This Labor Costing Study provides a look at national and regional average labor charges for rebuilding the 4.3L V6 also known colloquially as the Chevy 262.

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.

Take Our Survey on the Chevy 262 V6

Engine Builder Magazine periodically takes a survey of labor costs for rebuilding a particular engine. This survey is on the popular Chevrolet 262 V6. We’re asking specifically about the 262 cid engine produced PRIOR to the 2014 debut of the EcoTec 4.3L V6.

4.600˝ Bore Space SB Chevy Billet Engine

Dave Visner of Visner Engine Development saw some shortcomings with small block Chevys, and noticed that there was a market for big cubic inch small block Chevys. In response, he developed this 4.600˝ bore space small block Chevy engine package as a very viable racing set up for fast racing applications. With some small block engines making close to 4,000 horsepower, Visner built an engine that could handle the power and still be considered a small block.