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[Drag Race 101] Energize Your LS Engine for the Strip with a Turbo

August 5, 2014 Mike Aguilar 3

How do you give yourself a competitive advantage on the strip with your LS crate engine? What about a turbocharger?

[Drag Race 101] Turn Your LS Crate Engine into a Strip Burner

July 29, 2014 Mike Aguilar 4

You’ve just bought your LS crate engine. Now you want to massage it to turn it into a strip burning monster. Here’s some of what you’ll need to do just that.

[Drag Race 101] Install a Carb Like a Pro

July 22, 2014 Mike Aguilar 0

Previously we discussed the benefits of the carburetor vs EFI. For those of you who have decided to proceed with the carb, the install is pretty easy.

Is Carburetion or Injection the Way to Go?

July 15, 2014 Mike Aguilar 0

When I started building performance engines for cars a lifetime ago, we had two choices when it came to getting the air and fuel into our engines: We could choose a carburetor or we could choose a bigger carburetor.

Paper Tigers: Dyno Testing Our LS Bracket Motor Combination

July 8, 2014 Wayne Scraba 0

To come full circle as we build our LS engine, we run the engine through a computer simulated dyno to test its effectiveness on the strip.

[Drag Race 101] Building an LS Bracket Motor from Scratch Part II

July 2, 2014 Wayne Scraba 4

In the last segment of our hypothetical LS motor build; we picked the parts for the top end. This time we have to “contain” the carnage with the bottom end of the motor.

Building an LS Bracket Motor from Scratch Part I

June 24, 2014 Wayne Scraba 0

Building your LS Bracket Motor from scratch involves learning more about the engine and considering what you ultimately want from the experience and engine. Part 1 walks you through the basics.