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Dyno Testing Carbs vs a Very Unique EFI Setup

Dyno Testing Carbs vs a Very Unique EFI Setup
Recently Keith Dorton of Automotive Specialists built two very similar engines. They were, in fact, practically identical except for the induction. Both were 400 cubic inch small block Chevy's with identical Molnar stroker crank and rods, Crane Cams valvetrain, and AFR cylinder heads. The difference between the two was the induction systems. One was outfitted…
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The Engine That Replaced the Ford Flathead

The Engine That Replaced the Ford Flathead
The Y-Block was Ford's first overhead valve V8 engine and the design the company felt was worthy to replace the world-famous Flathead. The Y-block first appeared in 1954 and ran in cars and trucks until 1964 in the United States and even longer in other countries. But the engine has some serious oiling problems that…
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Win the Ultimate Stock 5.0 Block Engine

Win the Ultimate Stock 5.0 Block Engine
Holley is giving this 500-plus horsepower 5.0 stroker engine away December 2, 2019, and it can be yours. Check it out and sign up for the sweepstakes here: www.holley.com/win This build is based around a stock 302 Ford block. We're talking about the old pushrod block from the Fox Body Mustangs, not the new overhead…
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Chevy Makes an Easy 550+ Horsepower on the Dyno

Chevy Makes an Easy 550+ Horsepower on the Dyno
You've got to love old school grunt. Today we have a naturally aspirated small block Chevy built by Keith Dorton at Automotive Specialists. It's been punched out to 400 cubic inches, and naturally aspirated with a carburetor still manages to make over 550 horsepower on pump gas. Maybe best of all, this engine is built…
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612 Horsepower Pump Gas Ford Build

612 Horsepower Pump Gas Ford Build
Prestige Motorsports is a longtime race engine builder that also builds some pretty hot street/strip engines for a variety of applications. I've known these folks for years, but this is our first engine build video together. So, of course, we had to go big. How about a 427 cubic inch Ford that makes 612 horsepower…
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Race Car Carburetor Tuning with Innovate’s Wideband Air/Fuel Gauge

Race Car Carburetor Tuning with Innovate’s Wideband Air/Fuel Gauge
Jason Gulledge races a Street Stock on dirt tracks in the Southeast. Like most racers running out of their own pockets, he'd already maxed out the budget on the race car. So when he blew an engine unexpectedly, it was a big hit to his racing program. Gulledge was able to scrape together enough dough to…
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The World’s Only 1,000 Horsepower, 260 Cubic Inch Chevy SB2

The World’s Only 1,000 Horsepower, 260 Cubic Inch Chevy SB2
Here at The Horsepower Monster, we love unique engine builds--and this one definitely qualifies. We always enjoy visiting the shops of Keith Dorton, owner of Automotive Specialists in Concord, NC, because he's always building something cool. This particular engine came about when the Hotrod Hoodlums land speed racing team out of Texas asked Keith to…
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Building Ford Race Engines for the Daytona 500

Building Ford Race Engines for the Daytona 500
Here's a fun video I had the opportunity to produce for my friends at Roush Yates Engines a few months back. They wanted something to celebrate the beginning of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup racing season, so we came up with this concept about building a Ford FR9 race engine that will go into one…
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One of a Kind V12 Ford

One of a Kind V12 Ford
Jan Baker had an idea. A longtime racing fan, he always felt like Ford should have built a V12 engine to compete with the likes of Ferrari at LeMans back in the '60s. Of course, Ford never built a V12 for racing, so Baker took matters into his own hands and built one himself. Baker…
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