Engine Builds / 17 posts found
505ci Mopar Stroker Top End Kit
Our 440 Chrysler stroker build was initiated to show the power potential of Trick Flow's PowerPort 270 aluminum cylinder heads...
495-cid Pontiac Powerhouse
Von Neal goes all-in with a Kauffman MR-1 iron block to accommodate a SCAT 4.5-inch forged stroker crank yielding 495 cubic inches for his 1965 Pontiac Tempest project...
850 HP HELLCAT KILLER!
"We're calling it The Hellcat Killer", says Mike Petralia, owner and chief engine builder at Hardcore Horsepower & Dyno...
Blown Hi-Torque E85 Chevy Small Block
The key to power for this 628 HP 383ci blown street small block was the 177-cid Roots-style Weiand supercharger combined with E85 pump gas.
383 Chevy: Beyond the Crate!
Is the 383 Chevy the Most Popular Small Block Ever? That's easy to believe based on the number of rotating assemblies sold by Scat Enterprises. It's also noteworthy that the 383 originated from the performance community in the late seventies and became so popular that...
1290 HP, 421ci Small Block Chevy
Sportsman racers have pretty much gone big league thanks to a broad performance market that offers a remarkable variety of supercharging options and supporting ...
A 735hp 438ci Small-Block Ford Bullet
This 438ci 735 HP Ford drag racing engine represents Hardcore Horsepower's unconventional, but forward-thinking effort to create a strong single four-barrel engine based on an all Windsor parts collection. The result is one bad ass...
Building the 750 HP Ford Cobra Jet
Ever wonder how carefully your Cobra Jet drag racing engine gets assembled at the factory? No doubt you've seen old newsreels with sweaty line workers ramming pistons into cylinder blocks on an endless conveyor line or...
565ci Dart BBC Race Build
Our sample engine build is a 565-ci big-block Chevy based around a Dart Big M cylinder block and Dart Big Chief Pro 1 aluminum cylinder heads. Following the step-by-step procedures is designed to simplify the mating of all the important components in the engine...
World’s First DOHC, 4-Valve per Cylinder Racing Engine
The key concept to this timeless racing masterpiece is the airflow enhancing inclined 4-valve top end operating in a pent-roof combustion chamber and actuated by dual overhead camshafts. One hundred years and millions of racing miles later this configuration is still the most desirable racing design...
Montana Dodge Boys Scorch the Records
The V4F (Vintage 4 cylinder Flathead) engine class at Bonneville requires only an original pre-1935 production cylinder block with displacement not to exceed 220 cubic inches and the hot rodding talent to make it sing. The Dodge Fast Four engine produced...