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

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 ...
Hot Rod

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 ...
Motor Trend

Building a LS1 Engine for Performance and Reliability

Third Time’s A Charm: More than 20 years ago, GM’s all-new Gen III V-8 launched a new era of power, efficiency, and respect Talk about a quantum leap in technology and performance? This is a story at ...
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, ...