The final day has past, and the roaring of engines has ceased. The 2007 Amsoil/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge is in the books. All-in-all, the event went well. We only had one engine not qualify, and we even got done a little ahead of schedule.
First up on Thursday was MRL Performance. He was on a qwest for a big number, but fell considerably short. Mike did have the misfortune of a couple of rocker arm studs coming loose at different times, but was able to fix them and move on.
 Mike Liston was on a qwest...  Mike Liston was on a qwest for a 550 horsepower 318. Unfortunately, he fell substantially short. |  Mike had to deal with several...  Mike had to deal with several rocker arm studs that mysteriously came loose at different times. |  The Indy Cylinder Head team...  The Indy Cylinder Head team was the last team to dyno their engine. Russ, Ken, and the Legendary Herb McCandless were on hand for the testing. |
 One of the Indy Tuning tricks...  One of the Indy Tuning tricks was placing washers on the spark plugs to vary the depth of the tip into the cylinder. If you're not sure why they would do that, stay tuned for the full story in Mopar Muscle magazine. | | |
Next up was Indy Cylinder Head. Russ Flagle and Kenny Lezzarri brought in an engine that required very little in the way of tuning. Thge engine posted some serious numbers, and during the treardown inspection showed some reaaly cool rules interprestation within the heads.
Now that it's over, it's time to tally the results. Be sure to keep an eye on moparmusclemagazine.com for more details.
Now we want your help! What engine should we build for next year's challenge? We've chosen three different engines combos; a claimer engine, a budget engine, or an all out big block with no monetary limits.
Email us at mopar.muscle@sourceinterlink.com and let us know what engine you want us to build.