Comp Cams will again host our engine challenge, and if their hospitality is as good as in years past, we'll likely gain a few pounds while we're there.
After the dyno pulls, each engine will be torn down for a technical inspection to ensure the builder followed our rules.
R.M. Competition
Roseville, Michigan
R.M. Competition has been in business since 1998, but engine builder Randy Malik has more than thirty years experience building high-performance engines at other shops. R.M. Competition specializes in anything high-performance, building engines for drag racing, road racing, and even boats. Randy believes that preparation and tuning are more important than the actual parts chosen for a build, but using the right parts is certainly a step in the right direction to achieve good results. Since parts selection and tuning are major factors in our competition, we feel Randy has a good chance to place well.
Randy used a production 360 Chrysler as the foundation for this build and stuffed it with a Scat crankshaft, Keith Black pistons, and factory Chrysler connecting rods. A Lunati cam will actuate the valves and a Melling oil pump combined with a factory oil pan will handle lubrication duties. The engine will be topped with Engine Quest cylinder heads, a Weiand intake manifold, and an Edelbrock carburetor. Obviously built to make good power at a low cost, this engine should be very competitive.
Located in Maquoketa, Iowa, Schurbon Engine and Machine is another newcomer to our engine challenge.
The crew at Schurbon Engine and Machine takes pride in making big horsepower on a budget. That recipe should make them very competitive in our engine challenge.
Schurbon Engine And Machine
Maquoketa, Iowa
Engine builder Scott Schurbon of Schurbon Engine and Machine is a self-proclaimed Mopar fanatic. Having raced some of everything, Scott claims you can't beat a Mopar engine when it comes to bang for the buck. He remembers the days when you couldn't find aftermarket parts for a Mopar and still made enough power to keep up with the brand-X guys, so we're eager to see what he can do with the great aftermarket parts available in today's market.
Like the other competitors in this year's Engine Challenge, Scott decided to use a production 360 block for this build. Stuffed inside will be an Eagle four-inch stroke crankshaft, RPM billet I-beam connecting rods, and Probe dish pistons. Magnum heads will be utilized as they are hard to beat for the money. A Comp Cams flat-tappet camshaft will actuate the valves through Pro Comp aluminum roller rocker arms. For induction, Scott chose to use a Mopar Performance single-plane aluminum intake.
Speed-O-Motive has been serving performance enthusiasts since the inception of hot-rodding.
Using state-of-the-art equipment, Speed-O-Motive is known for their quality machine work and attention to detail.
Speed-O-Motive
West Covina, California
Californians will tell you that the hot-rod craze began in their state, and Speed-O-Motive has served performance enthusiasts both in California and around the country since 1946. Though they'll build anything, the guys at Speed-O-Motive love building Mopar engines because they make so much power. We've been impressed with the Speed-O-Motive entries in our last two challenges and look forward to seeing what they'll bring to the table this year.
Speed-O-Motive will be using a factory Chrysler 360 block for their entry in this year's contest, but will boost displacement to 408 ci with a Scat 4-inch stroke crankshaft. Scat 6.123-inch I-beam connecting rods will also be utilized along with CP forged pistons. A flat-tappet, solid lifter cam will see duty in this engine that will be topped with Brodix B1 AMC cylinder heads. For induction, an M-1 intake manifold will be matched to a Holley carburetor, likely a 750-cfm unit. We can't wait to see what this combination does on Comp's dyno in September.