New for 2010 are some brand new products from many of the COMP Performance Group companies. These include COMP Cams, TCI Automotive, FAST, and ZEX to name a few. Here are some things that we thought you needed to check out from these new books.
Tom Bobolts Publisher
Tom started working for PowerTV in early 2008 at the young age of 20. Starting off as an intern spinning wrenches in the PowerTV garage, Tom cut his teeth helping us build the very project cars we feature. Since moving inside the office, most of his time is spent writing and shooting installs - but he still finds time to get out in the shop. Outside of work, Tom enjoys a variety of different motorsports from Street Bikes, Muscle Cars and just about anything that demands high amounts of horsepower.
Ross Racing Pistons has a new line of stroker pistons for forced induction small block Fords. These pistons will fit into popular over bores and strokes in an 8.5 to 9.0:1 compression ratio.
Ford Racing has released a new crate engine, one that is built off of the new BOSS 351. The Ford Racing 427 crate engine is designed for anything requiring 500+ HP. This Ford small block offers a 10.5:1 compression ratio and even has a Crate Engine Warranty.
Check out the video we shot of the dyno run on our 400 cubic inch Dart SHP engine. With the help of plenty of COMP and ZEX parts, we made over 700 horsepower out of this rat motor.
When you think about an LS engines, a few bread winners come to mind — such as the LS1, LS3, and LS7. But many people don’t know that there are currently 30 different versions of LS engines. These range from 5.3L truck engines; to race versions of production engines; to the LSX which was never sold in a production vehicle. In this article we cover the different LS engines and how they differ from each other.
We are nearing the end of Project Grandma, a project we so dearly love. In preparation for the arrival from Bob Lapp from Spagetti Menders, we spent some time getting all of the electronics mounted in the car – goodies like the Auto Meter tach and gauges, plus a FAST Dual Wide Band Air/Fuel Sensor. Here’s a quick update.
Last week, Mike Ryan added some support to the soft underbelly of our 1978 Chevy Malibu we love to call – GRANDMA – with our frame rails required for the 25.5 cage. It’s time to move on the roll cage structure, so we laid out our Chassis Engineering 10-point roll cage and started to get busy
Most racing sanctioning bodies require that you run some type of exhaust on your car, and it was no different for Project Grandma. We showed you in an earlier update the beautiful set of hand made Lemons Header’s that we had made for the car, but that only makes up half of the exhaust system needed. Flowmaster Mufflers got the call for old Granny, and then we got everything coated using a Techline coating by Olympic Coatings. See how everything turned out by reading more.
After more than a year of construction, Project Grandma was finally ready for her shakedown runs! We’ve been dying to share the whole story with you and now here is the scoop. With the car strapped down on the trailer, we made the trip up to Fontana, CA for the 2009 LA Invasion Car Show and Drag Racing. The quarter mile track at the California Speedway would be the place to put down a few gentle shakedown runs.
Advanced Clutch Technology has just released their new twin-disc clutch kit for the 4.6L Ford Mustangs. These kits offer Mustang owners a wide variety of clutches with torque capacities ranging from 875- 1470 ft lbs. These kits come with discs that have twice the surface area and wear for high heat capacity and long life.
With the mini tubs all in, our fabricator Mike Ryan got ready to start on the Chassis Engineering roll cage. However, first we would need to build the frame rails to comply with the 25.5 spec that would make the car legal to 7.50 e.t.’s.
Tara Skau is a 21 years old bombshell from Yorba Linda, CA who loves to work out and write. She hopes to work in the news industry one day, but we all hope she sticks with modeling instead.
The Fox-Body Ford Mustang is one of the most popular chassis choices in history for drag racing. Light weight – and with a suspension system that leads itself to quickly “HOOK” on the 1320, the Fox is as good as it gets. Heck, as we all know, highly modified Mustangs with stock-type suspension have even eclipsed the 6-second mark at over 200 mph. With stock control arms you won’t even begin to see anywhere those times or speeds. Here is how we modified our suspension to help lower our 60 foot times, and gain some time out on the track.
Our old grandma was a little weak in the in the hip so to speak. With thirty-year-old body bushings holding the old Malibu up it was an understatement to say she needed some hip replacement. It was decided to replace the body bushings, but with what was the question. We had seen first hand the stock bushings couldn’t stand up to the elements on the road so they would be destroyed in a month at the track. No we needed something better. Something that would stand up to the abuse that this car is going to be receiving. Something like Energy Suspension’s Hyperflex Bushings.
When it comes to selecting a model, you have to find a girl that fits the car. The car we used was a 2001 Camaro SS owned by Luis Montoya. Probably one of the first words you said after you saw Briana was, “Whoah”, just like us. Though her appearance may label her as sassy, she is a down to earth girl – she doesn’t like to party or guys with big egos…
Here at PowerTV we don’t like to waste time when it comes to starting a new project. So when we bought our latest project car it took less then 4 hours before we had it on the track. Our latest weapon of choice is a 2000 Chevy Camaro, dubbed Project All Air. The first pass was a 9.93 at 70.26 mph out of a V6 in the eighth mile. Then we put our camera guy behind the wheel so read more to see what kind of time he pulled.
Project All Air has been under the scalpel undergoing a series of internal organ transplants. It is well on its way to becoming a nine second wheels up drag car. To help harness that power, we are installing the latest Moser M9 package, complete with Moser’s F-Body Torque Arm – and are capping it off with ChassisWorks shocks. Check out the steps and photos to installing this package.
When it comes to making tire squealing, asphalt shredding power, it is hard to beat a big cube LS engine. When it came time to select a monster LS engine to cram under the hood of our 2000 Camaro, nicknamed “All Air”, we did a lot research. World Products is known for making big power with their big LS engines, and we wanted to make that power naturally aspirated. They fit the bill for this build and we went with a big LS from their Warhawk Engine line. Read more to get all the details on this engine.
This haul-ass crate engine is going into our Project Grandma build car. On the first two parts of the Edelbrock 555ci crate engine build, we featured the build up of the short block and the long block. For our third and final installment, the big block hits the engine dyno, equipped with some Edelbrock laughing gas. Come look inside to see how much our 555 made on and off the nitrous.
Our project car that we lovingly call “Grandma” had a suspension that walked like a duck, and made noises that sounded like a duck. Not wanting to be “fowl” on the strip, we gave Grandma some help with a performance racing suspension from TRZ Motorsports and kicked in a premium shock package from QA1. To cap off our upgrade, we treated Grandma to a new set of brakes from Aerospace Brakes that wouldn’t lead to a quack-up when we tried to stop. Now that we’ve started our project build with components worthy of a 1,050 hp nitrous-breathing beast, Grandma is certainly not a sitting duck, but read the story and let us know what you think.
In part one of this three article series, we assembled the short block of our Edelbrock/Musi 555 big block crate engine that is destined for our project car that we lovingly call “Grandma”. In this part two of three, we will look at completing the long block as we get it ready for the final part, throwing it on the dyno with a little nitrous. Check out the long block build.
What’s bigger than a breadbox and has more power than steaming locomotive? Answer: The not so mild mannered Edelbrock/Pat Musi five-fifty-five (555 cubic inch) crate engine. This is part one of three of our 555 engine build. The base of the project is a Dart block with a JE/Scat rotating assembly. By part three we will be on the engine dyno with a healthy shot of nitrous. Come check out and see how it all goes together.
The new 2010 Catalog from Mallory is now available. This catalog features new ignition and performance products as well as numerous tech tips on the Maxfire, E-Fire, Specialty Custom and ProMaster line of distributors and coils.
One of the highlights of any Ford engine builder’s life is the moment they build their first 351-Windsor. There is a lot to consider when selecting the parts that will fit your wallet and desires. But what parts should you spend more of your money on? Follow along with Dr. Wrench, Dale Metlika of Pro Power, while he guides you through his forte that is designing racing engines.
When it comes to trying to run low 8′s, you can have all the horsepower in the world, but your rear end and transmission need to be bulletproof. So when it came time to select a transmission for Project Grandma – our infamous ’78 Malibu – we made a call to the transmission experts over at TCI. They recommended one of their Pro-X Powerglide transmissions, and you’re about to learn more than you ever dreamed about what it takes to make a serious ‘Glide.
Selecting a bulletproof rear end for your car may seem easy, but there are a lot of different builders, and hundreds of options from wild to mild. A name that has always been at the top of the list is Currie, and they have released a new fully fabricated 9-inch housing – the F9 – for hardcore drag racing applications. We got a first hand look at the F9 as they build one for our Project Grandma.
ACCEL has a new ECM out on the market. The Gen 8 Engine Control Module is a programmable spark and fuel system that features ignition signal profiles. This ECM can read stock, aftermarket or custom signals. It is ideal for street/strip engines making over 3000 hp.
1450 CFM QFX Carburetor from Quick Fuel Technology is Introduced into NHRA Pro-Stock Class
Posted by
Tom Bobolts
on 02/03/10
The NHRA Pro-Stock class just got a new huge Carburetor introduced, the 1450-CFM QFX Carburetor from Quick Fuel Technology. This Carburetor has a lightweight aluminum main body and features a reshaped Venturi entrance. Every QFX Carb comes with non-stick gaskets and two additional links to change the opening ratio of the secondaries.
ATI dedicated three years to testing it’s Superglide 3 transmission. After those three years ATI has come out with an upgrade – The Superglide 4. This transmission is available to racers or street rodders seeking a bullet proof transmission.
ChassisWorks has a new Direct Bolt-On Strut Clip for 1962-’67 Chevy ll drag racing applications. ChassisWorks eliminates front-end-weight make it easy to equip your Chevy II with better brakes, bigger engine options and other drag racing components. Check it out…
BMR Fabrication just released a set of lower control arms for the 3rd and 4th Generation F-Bodies that will eliminate wheel hop and add adjustability. They are machined out of 1.5” DOM steel tubing and feature a rod end on one side and polyurethane bushings on the other.
Nitrous Supply just released what they are calling the Power Valve for all nitrous applications. It is equipped with a safety pin that is spring loaded to prevent accidental bottle opening as well as many other features.
Turbonetics has an exclusive Duo-35 blow-off valve for all turbocharged setups. The BOV features a dual cross tunnel discharge system with different discharge designs. When the unit senses vacuum, the valve opens up with no hesitation.
RHS has announced new Pro Action 23-degree style raised runner cylinder heads for small block Chevy engines. These heads come with 220cc runner volumes and were designed for circle track racing and Nostalgia Drag Racing.
Edelbrock has just put out their 2010 “Race Only” catalog for both amateur and professional racers. From heads, nitrous systems, fuel system stuff, intakes, and more – if you are running down the ’1320 you should download it.
ACCEL, a leader in aftermarket ignition systems and wiring, introduces Lightning Cables, one of the lightest in racecar battery wires. Lightning Wire is available in spools or pre-made lengths for an easy install into your vehicle.
TCI, a leader in performance transmissions, has a new PRO-X TH400 Transmission that can withstand the punishment of today’s high horsepower drag racing engines.
Currie Enterprises is offering bolt in Ford 9 Inch Rear Ends for the 2005-2009 Mustangs. This unit replaces the factory IRS, with a housing that accepts any 9 Inch 3rd Member. Also, when using the stock brakes, you can retain use of the ABS Braking System.
COMP Cams has partnered with Endure Performance Lubricants to develop a break in oil that helps protect your engine during start up. Designed for that first start up after a rebuild or an all new engine is assembled, it keeps things such as rod journals, piston rings, valve guides and other vital areas of the engine well lubricated to ensure a smooth break in.
Longacre, a leader in race car set-up tools, now offers a precise tire pressure gauge and a precision pyrometer combined in one tool. Now you can measure tire temperature and this tool will adjust that temperature reading based on tire pressure. Read more by clicking on the magical read more button.
