Lessons learned from a six-year stint building nitromethane funny car engines

I spent the first half of the 1970s wrenching on supercharged fuel Funny Cars. Those familiar with the breed know that even ...
Hot Rod

Building A Fine Ford Street/Race Mill

Much of the kit car hobby is built around the auto racing legends of the '60s-the Cobra, the Daytona Coupe, Porsche 550 Spyder, and the GT 40, to mention a few. It has always been a challenge for me ...
Motor Trend

Nissan 350Z VQ35DE Engine Build - NA Power Building

It’s been well over a year since we did a street cam test on the VQ35 to show you the kind of power that a set of extremely streetable cams can make with an uncorked engine. Now we’ve stepped into the ...
Motor Trend

MCE Engine Build - Street Road Racer 427W - Part 2 In Our Two-Part Series

Last month, we introduced you to Blair Jennings of Santa Barbara, California ("Eight Barrels-No Waiting," Mar. '06). When Blair started planning his '66 Mustang fastback project car more than five ...
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Check Out an LSX 454 Engine Build That Makes 584 Horsepower

It's only natural that the retro styling of the Gen 5 Camaro inspires modifications and personalization from an earlier era. That's why about 85 percent of the cars are rolling these days with ...
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Corvette buyers regain access to factory engine build experience

Corvette buyers are once again being invited into the heart of the car, with Chevrolet reviving its factory engine build experience for the latest generation of high performance models. After several ...
Autoblog

Chevy Is Letting Buyers Build Corvette Engines Again, But Only for Top Trims

Z06, ZR1, and ZR1X buyers will get access to an awesome experience in the spring, and they’ll get some cool goodies to remember the occasion. Corvette announces Engine Build Experience for Z06, ZR1, ...