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1,700-HP Supercharged Suzuki-Based Top Fuel Motorcycle Engine

Making a 1/4-mile pass in 5.50 seconds at nearly 270 mph requires zero mistakes by both the racer and the crew. That ET is the current Top Fuel motorcycle world record belonging to Larry “Spider-Man” McBride. We got to speak with him and learn more about his 1,700-hp supercharged Suzuki-based Top Fuel motorcycle engine.

Larry “Spiderman” McBride’s Suzuki Top Fuel Motorcycle Engine

Larry “Spiderman” McBride is a champion Top Fuel motorcycle racer with more than 40 years of experience in drag racing. We got the chance to speak with him at the 2022 PRI show, where his Top Fuel motorcycle with a 1,700-horsepower Suzuki engine was on display.

Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki Rider Angelle Sampey Qualifies First and Sets a New Track Record in Texas

Despite showing race-winning potential and setting a new Pro Stock Motorcycle track record, a wild ride across the centerline in early eliminations and stiff competition in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class resulted in the Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki team leaving the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex in Dallas empty-handed as chances to move

Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki Team Races to Pro Stock Motorcycle Semi-Finals at NHRA Midwest Nationals

Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki rider Eddie Krawiec raced into the semi-finals and jumped up three spots in the Pro Stock Motorcycle Countdown to the Championship standings at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway outside of St. Louis on Sunday. After qualifying his Suzuki Hayabusa in the third starting position with a 6.745-second/199.88

Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle Team Opens Countdown to Championship Run at NHRA Reading

Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki riders Angelle Sampey and Eddie Krawiec opened their championship runs in the first round of the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Countdown to the Championship by advancing to the second round of eliminations at the NHRA Pep Boys Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway on Sunday. After making the cut for the 10-rider

Engine of the Week February 2021 Recap

In this recap of February’s Engine of the Week features, we highlight a 450 cid single-turbo LS engine built by Flaco’s Performance & Tuning; a ProCharged 400 cid LSX engine built by SDPC Raceshop; a four-valve Suzuki race engine built by Vance & Hines; and a Ford 5.0L Coyote engine built by Esslinger Engineering.

Angelle Sampey to Return with Vance & Hines 4-Valve Suzuki backed by Mission Foods

The Vance & Hines team has announced that Angelle Sampey, NHRA’s winningest female racer, will ride the company’s new four-valve Suzuki-powered Pro Stock Motorcycle in the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. The team’s quest for the championship in 2021 is a partnership between Vance & Hines and global food producer Mission Foods. Sampey’s

Red Line Synthetic Oil Renews Support for Suzuki’s HEP Motorsports Team

Red Line Synthetic Oil, a supplier of synthetic lubricants and additives, has announced their partnership with the H.E.P. Motorsports team, factory team of Suzuki, will continue through 2021. In addition to the 2021 Monster Energy Supercross series, Red Line will also provide products and technical support to the team as they compete in the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship. For

Buying In On Outboard Engines

From single cylinder engines to four cylinders and all the way to V6 and V8 power plants, outboards can deliver 2.5 hp to 600+ hp, and the desire for more keeps climbing.

Suzuki GSX-R1000 Nitrous Engine

After meeting Angie McBride at the race track and building her motorcycle engines for Outlaw Pro Street back in the day, Landon Ingram’s engine shop, G-Force Race Engines, got put on the map. Today, he specializes in Hayabusa and Suzuki sport bike engines for drag racing applications, just like this nitrous GSX-R1000. Find out what goes into this G-Force custom build!

Fel-Pro Suzuki Head Gasket Set

The Fel-Pro Gaskets brand has introduced the aftermarket’s first head gasket set featuring an original equipment-style replacement EGR adaptor gasket for 2006-2008 Suzuki L4 2.0L DOHC engines. The new PermaTorque MLS head set – No. HS26317PT2 – is now available through leading Fel-Pro suppliers. Fel-Pro gaskets are manufactured by Federal-Mogul Motorparts, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation.