Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Archives - Page 3 of 3 - Engine Builder Magazine
Triple Turbo 4-Cylinder 2.0L TDI VW Engine

Gregoire Blachon, owner of Boxeer LLC, is dedicating the entire month of June to testing at Pike’s Peak. Last year, he was 1-second shy of the diesel hill climb record, and this year he’s returning in his VW Bug equipped with a triple-turbo, 4-cylinder, 2.0L TDI VW engine. Check it out!

Turbocharged Evo X 4B11 Engine

It began simple enough – a car, an idea, and a dream. The car: a 2008 Evo X. The idea: build a hill climb car. The dream: compete at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. As many others have experienced though, simply getting to the top was not enough. Find out what went into this 4B11 engine build done by Magnus Motorsports and 4D Engineering.

Stage 2 6.7L Twin Turbo Cummins Engine

From its beginnings as a $225 1949 Ford F1 to now a more than $400,000 full-blown race truck known as Old Smokey F1, this truck, its 6.7L twin turbo Cummins and owner Scott Birdsall are the diesel Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record holder. Find out what went into the engine and the race effort.