Celebrating 10th year of supercharger production.
Following ten years of supercharger manufacture, TorqStorm has developed approximately 100 variations, which, of course, increases to 300 variations when three choices of finish are included. Chris Beardsley of Technical Sales elaborates, “Consider our small-block...
Road registered 3,900lb four-door running small-block, stock suspension & with 57psi boost records 6.96sec at 211mph quarter mile.
Action in last summer’s Australian Drag Challenge peaked on the Thursday, the penultimate day of their annual five-day contest, when Frank Marchese took the lead, recording 7.36sec at 192mph. On the following day, he won the event, which is similar to the US Hot Rod...
Oakley: Desire to be fastest
Race engines from Oakley Motorsports won NHRA Top Dragster championships 2017 and ’18. In NPTA championships (National Tractor Puller Association) they succeeded twice, in Battle of Bluegrass truck pulling championships four times as well as various circle track dirt...
TorqStorm introduces centrifugal supercharger kit for Small-block Mopars 1967 to ‘93.
Grand Rapids, MI: TorqStorm’s latest supercharger kit pursues small-block Mopars—the 318, 340, and 360cid units produced between 1967 and ‘93. As part of TorqStorm’s Plus range, this new kit includes air conditioning compressor, alternator, power steering pump,...
9.200in Deck Engine Block for Fords
Louisville, KY: World Products has released a new 9.200in deck version of their Man O'War Ford small block. It is ideal for oval track and drag racing applications. The shorter deck height accommodates smaller, lighter connecting rods and pistons which improve...
Always wanted to be a contender.
By Fergus Ogilvy: Matt Weston, a 33-year old Super Street drag racer with more than 30 wins and 5 championships to his credit, has achieved his wish startlingly well. Beginning at 18-years old and racing street cars, Weston gained vital hands-on experience during the...
Understanding hydraulic valve lifters
By: Ray T. Bohacz: The most irritating aspect of valve-lash adjustment is its awkwardness; too many components require removal to perform a ten-minute task. Hydraulic valve lifters, on the other hand, require no adjustment for the most part. When adjustment is...
Carbureted Superchargers and Intercoolers
By Chris Beardsley: Unlike port fuel injection systems, carburetors have a unique advantage while operating on boosted engines without an intercooler. In carbureted applications, the air charge from the supercharger is significantly warmer than ambient air....
Androwick: 17 Pro Stock wins, new circle track heads & 2-pc intake manifolds for small-blocks
By Archie Bosman: The first air-flow specialist I watched at work was Mike Androwick Sr. A Pennsylvania native, he had plied his trade successfully in Pro Stock racing with Larry Morgan before moving to North Carolina in 2005. Finding efficient air flow in...
Goodwood victory: exploiting the potential of a V-12
By Freddie Heaney: On September 12, on his 67th birthday, race engine builder Bob Bartlett of V&B Engines of Chatham, Virginia, provided sufficient motive power for Joe Colasacco to win the Glover Trophy at the 2018 Goodwood Revival. Driving John Surtees’...
Kaase launches new SR-71 cylinder heads for big-block Fords
Jon Kaase’s career as an engineer and engine tuner has a depth few contemporaries have achieved. On Monday, October 15, he celebrated his sixty-sixth birthday, and a few days earlier, he won his ninth award at the Engine Masters Challenge in Cleveland, Ohio. He felt...
Petit Le Mans: C7 crashes pit exit, finishes 8th, claims 2nd consecutive GT title, throws party
By Freddie Heaney: Click here to view images of the 2018 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. Road Atlanta, Saturday 13 October 2018: In a hardly credible ten-hour endurance race, the no. 3 Corvette C7 co-driven by Jan Magnussen, Antonio Garcia and Marcel Fassler...