Lunati is introducing three new Voodoo high performance billet camshafts for Chrysler 5.7 and 6.1 liter Hemi engines as well as a new custom grind program for the same engines. Designated mild, intermediate, and aggressive, the three new cams are aimed at high performance Hemi engines in Street Machines, Street Rods, Muscle Cars, Drag [...]
Trend Performance unveils a new rocker shaft for 5.7L and 6.1L high-performance Hemi engines. Its advantages are strength, reduced friction, and affordability. The shafts will be sold through Livernois Motorsports of Dearborn Heights, Michigan.
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 [...]
CORE VALUE: LUNATI’S NEW $225 GOLD VALVE-SPRING KIT FOR GM LS ENGINES Times are lean right now, and especially so for hot rodders on a budget. To address this frustrating inconvenience, Lunati bucks the market with a new LS-engine dual valve-spring kit (PN 73925K1LUN) for about $50 less than competitors. With a maximum [...]
Text and photos by Mike Mavrigian PROJECT FORD FE, PART 4 The oil filter base (located on the forward left side of the block) features two ports and four bolt holes. A base gasket must be used for sealing between the adapter and the block. This gasket bwas included in our Victor gasket set.The gasket [...]
The camshaft was checked with a degree wheel. Crane did one heck of a nice job grinding this bumpstick. Lift and timing moments were dead-on to the cam card. With our crank snout pinned for the damper, the timing cover was installed using ARP’s front cover kit (12-point stainless). The front coolant balance tube assembly [...]
LS1 chamber. LS1 intake ports. All except L92 and LS7 feature cathedral style intake ports. Cathedral intake ports measure approximately 3 1/8″ in height. Cathedral intake ports measure approximately 1″ in width. Exhaust ports are D-shaped. The LS6 heads feature a casting number of 243. A view of LS6 intake ports. Heads feature pushrod clearance [...]
DART RACE SERIES BLOCK Dart’s new monster big block offers a choice between 10.600″ or 11.100″ deck heights, a cam tunnel that’s moved up 0.600″ for better connecting rod clearance with stroker cranks and a choice between 4.840″ or 4.900″ bore spacing. The new tall-deck block offers engine builders great versatility with variable lifter locations [...]
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