Greg Acosta

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Running Ridiculous Compression In A Gas Engine

6 days ago | enginelabs.com | Greg Acosta

Look, understanding the ins and outs of the internal combustion engines is a great skill set to have. Here at EngineLabs, we use that understanding to explain advanced concepts, calculate all facets of an engine’s design, and know the limitations of an engine. But sometimes, it’s fun to throw all that to the wind and just watch someone actually do something that everyone knows is a bad idea, just to see what really happens. Garage 54 is well known for doing just that.
N/A Pump-Gas 429-Cube Ford Small-Block Making 904HP

1 week ago | dragzine.com | Greg Acosta

It’s no secret that here at EngineLabs, we love naturally aspirated engines. Nitrous is cool, and boost is awesome, but at the end of the day, being able to make big horsepower numbers with nothing more than the atmosphere the Earth gives you is the sign of a great engine build. So, when we saw this 429 cubic-inch, 351 Windsor-based engine built by ZSR Engines, making 2.1 horsepower per cubic inch on pump gas, pop up on our Facebook feed, we had to know more about it.
N/A Pump-Gas 429-Cube Ford Small-Block Making 904HP

1 week ago | dragzine.com | Greg Acosta

Skip Content Related Article Check Out This N/A Pump-Gas 429-Cube Ford Small-Block Making 904HP Related Article DragzineVideos TagsClevelandpump gas street/strip engine projectWindsorZack SmithZSR Engines Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from Dragzine, directly to your inbox, absolutely FREE! Dragzine NEWSLETTER - SIGN UP FREE! We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request. Loading...
New Video Series From Skunk2 Dives Into Engine Tech

2 weeks ago | enginelabs.com | Greg Acosta

If you’re a fan of EngineLabs, there’s a much-less-than-zero chance you like more than just domestic V8 power. You are in good company, as we love pretty much anything that turns hydrocarbons into horsepower, regardless of how many cylinders it has, or how much displacement.
N/A Pump-Gas 429-Cube Ford Small-Block Making 904HP

2 weeks ago | enginelabs.com | Greg Acosta

It’s no secret that here at EngineLabs, we love naturally aspirated engines. Nitrous is cool, and boost is awesome, but at the end of the day, being able to make big horsepower numbers with nothing more than the atmosphere the Earth gives you is the sign of a great engine build. So, when we saw this 429 cubic-inch, 351 Windsor-based engine built by ZSR Engines, making 2.1 horsepower per cubic inch on pump gas, pop up on our Facebook feed, we had to know more about it.
454 Evolution: Turning A 5.3-Liter LS Into A 454-Cube Monster

2 weeks ago | streetmusclemag.com | Greg Acosta

Junkyard 5.3-liter engines have always been popular. The iron-block variants are (or were, anyway) cheap and plentiful in junkyards, and you didn’t have to worry about the condition of the cylinders, because there was enough meat to go way more than .060-inch overbore. Gen-III and Gen-IV 5.3-iron blocks were easily punched out to the factory LS1 bore size of 3.898 inches — a whopping 0.118 inch larger than they cam from the factory.
454 Evolution: Turning A 5.3-Liter LS Into A 454-Cube Monster

3 weeks ago | lsxmag.com | Greg Acosta

Junkyard 5.3-liter engines have always been popular. The iron-block variants are (or were, anyway) cheap and plentiful in junkyards, and you didn’t have to worry about the condition of the cylinders, because there was enough meat to go way more than .060-inch overbore. Gen-III and Gen-IV 5.3-iron blocks were easily punched out to the factory LS1 bore size of 3.898 inches — a whopping 0.118 inch larger than they cam from the factory.
454 Evolution: Turning A 5.3-Liter LS Into A 454-Cube Monster

3 weeks ago | lsxmag.com | Greg Acosta

Skip Content Related Article 454 Evolution: Turning A 5.3-Liter LS Into A 454-Cube Monster Related Article LsxmagVideos Tags454BoostLineLsTommy KeeterTruck Engine Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from LSX Magazine, directly to your inbox, absolutely FREE! LSX Magazine NEWSLETTER - SIGN UP FREE! We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request. Loading...
454 Evolution: Turning A 5.3-Liter LS Into A 454-Cube Monster

3 weeks ago | enginelabs.com | Greg Acosta

Junkyard 5.3-liter engines have always been popular. The iron-block variants are (or were, anyway) cheap and plentiful in junkyards, and you didn’t have to worry about the condition of the cylinders, because there was enough meat to go way more than .060-inch overbore. Gen-III and Gen-IV 5.3-iron blocks were easily punched out to the factory LS1 bore size of 3.898 inches — a whopping 0.118 inch larger than they cam from the factory.
Canton Opens Up For Your Questions

4 weeks ago | enginelabs.com | Greg Acosta

Two of the most important systems in an engine are the oiling and cooling systems. Without a robust oiling system, your engine will not be long for this world, as improper or insufficient lubrication will eventually lead to failure — usually in a fairly catastrophic manner. Your cooling system is similarly important, as without a method of sufficiently removing heat from your system, you’ll be lucky if all that is affected is engine performance.