Technology, tips, and information about how to tackle challenges when building high performance engines and finding that "Hidden Horsepower". Early 500-inch Pro Stock engines using the old Bow Tie block had a bore around 4.600-inch. Im way better than Ive been. Im, like, perfect. The fans have been so good about welcoming us back. Larry Morgan Filling in For Stevens Jr., to Drive Beaver Motorsports On the left are the new Jesel cartridge lifters and belt drive specifically for the DRCE4 block, and PAC offers a range of valve springs that will work in 500ci applications as well as Pro Mod and other Mountain Motor applications. HIDDEN HORSEPOWER WITH LARRY MORGAN, JOE CASTELLO AND LAKE - YouTube Its drag racing 24 hours a day! Dragzine delivers the hard-hitting news, rumors, and event coverage that drag racers crave from NHRA, IHRA, NMCA, PDRA, Outlaw, and Drag Radial events, not to mention videos, in-depth car features, tech articles, and interviews. The goal is to design super-efficient ports and put them in a casting that the average racer can buy. Its quite a thrill. Hes purchased a new Jerry Haas Race Cars Camaro body and his engines are being prepared by Gray Motorsports, which helped the Gray brothers - Shane and Jonathan - make the Countdown to the 2014 NHRA Championship. Both his father and step-father built engines for a living, and by 18 years of age Morgan spent countless hours experimenting on the flowbench. He's purchased a new Jerry Haas Race Cars Camaro body and his engines are being prepared by Gray Motorsports, which helped the Gray brothers - Shane and . We wanted to come back and do it right, Morgan said, and Ron [Thames, FireAde president and CEO] and FireAde are giving us the chance to do it right. Pro Stock Engines: What's The Secret To Those Big Power Numbers? Maskins first short-deck engine was a custom Merlin block. Larry Morgan Racing - Issuu Many racers have suggested NHRA allow pneumatic valve springs, similar to those in Formula 1, to help reduce costs. Iron blocks provide a more stable foundation to reduce bore distortion and crankshaft deflection than cast aluminum. Sometimes we just let the turbochargers do the work., The decks kept getting lower and lower because power went up, says Maskin. With all eight pistons installed (not including the front and rear seals that are extremely tight and robust to withstand the high crankcase vacuum), the twisting force to rotate the crankshaft on Pro Stock engines can be measured with an inch-pound torque wrench. These are just random thoughts that may be of interest to Pro Stock fans. Thats why I spend so much time on the phone with customers figuring out vehicle weight, gearing and rpm range. About. The intake manifold would have grown as wide as a house if the deck heights had not shrunk over the years. Richie is our long-term driver. Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from Dragzine, directly to your inbox, absolutely FREE! Fire Service Plus Inc., a global leader in innovative and environmentally-friendly firefighting, tank cleaning and dust control products since 1998 has come on-board to partner Morgan for the season (and hopefully beyond), giving Morgan a FireAde Camaro to take into competition this year and to vie for NHRAs 10-car Countdown. More than anything, my next race win is going to be in a Ford Mustang and I cant wait. I think they like it that way, he said of the RPM racers. While the sophisticated and highly secretive engine development in NHRA Pro Stock was clearly an evolutionary process over the past couple decadesengine builders scheming and clawing for three or four horsepower at a timeits fair to say that Ground Zero for many of the gains can be traced to a single modification that really has no immediate impact on building horsepower. Im in it. We'll send you the most interesting Dragzine articles, news, car features, and videos every week. Im going to do it for sure, he said. Darin now works for Profiler Performance Products as their lead designer and product development manager and has just finished designing the new 2010 Ford Pro Stock cylinder head. And if a team ever gets it to work, well know it by the dramatically different exhaust note. There is a lot of work to be done, but with Rons support and the continued backing of Lucas Oil and Streamlight, we can be much better in 2015. Mark and I are best friends and Im glad to help him out.. Nevertheless, he said hes ready to jump into the talent pool that features as diverse personalities as its engine combinations and body styles. Maybe one day.
