Mast Motorsports is proud to announce the launch of their all new tunnel ram for GM Gen IV LS-series engines engineered especially for use with a Mast designed Mozez head. The ever-increasing engine sizes and higher-flowing heads have prompted the development of intake manifolds capable of feeding 450-plus cubes to over 7,000 rpm, and [...]
Performance Design has announced its new Carbon XR LS7 dual-plenum, cross-runner carbon fiber intake manifold designed for LS engine applications.
The final product is a bit more enhanced than the in-progress photo shown here. I’ll discuss our chrome water pump upgrade, the final custom alternator setup and the complete fuel system setup in the next article. ….. This installment of our Ford Flathead series discusses the timing cover/distributor housing, setup and installation of the MSD [...]
Our flattie is almost finished. Compared to an original, she’s looking pretty snazzy. Build, text and photos by Mike Mavrigian The Ford flathead was a popular platform for early rodders, and basically started the hot rod and performance engine movement. The engine production ran from 1937 through 1953, with one of the most popular versions [...]
Our build is done. See the end of this article for several tasty photos of the finished engine, followed by a complete list of the participating manufacturers. FINAL ASSEMBLY OF OUR NASTY LITTLE DART 427W OUR ONE TRICK PONY IS DONE. WE’RE READY FOR THE DYNO RUN. Engine build, text and photos by Mike [...]
Edelbrock Releases Two-Piece Intake Manifolds for 13°-18° Racing Heads Edelbrock’s new Victor two piece intake manifolds are designed for maximum effort racing small-block Chevrolet engines utilizing conventional port cylinder heads, including All Pro 11° and 13°, Dart 12.5°/15°/16°/18°, and Brodix 13°/13.5°/15°/16°/18° series heads. “These manifolds can be machined by professional porters and engine [...]
The COMP Cams billet aluminum belt tensioner is adjustable for belt tension and offers rock-solid serpentine belt guidance.
Here’s our LS with our carburetor setup and coilpacks. This setup will utilize the MSD timing controller for ignition control/adjustment. No ECU is required for this approach, which makes it ideal for application in any street rod, muscle car, race car, etc. that is not wired for computer control. For our coilpack versions (for either [...]
Our coilpacks (to be used either with an EFI or distributorless carburetor setups) are MSD No. 8245 coils. Eight coils are used, with one coil dedicated to each spark plug. The MSD coils deliver up to three times the spark energy of the stock coils, as well as delivering multiple sparks. Maximum voltage is 44,000 [...]
CARB WITH DISTRIBUTOR, NO COILPACKS The next carb-type setup involves the same intake manifold and carburetor, but with a twist-get rid of the eight individual coilpacks and mount a distributor at the front of the engine. GM Performance offers a distributor adapter kit (P/N 88958679) that includes a cast aluminum LS front distributor drive cover [...]
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