V8 Race Engines

If you want big horsepower and torque there is only one solution - The V8. We build and race V8's in our race cars. From the V8 Chevy in our Calibra through to the Hi-Tech 4 Litre V8 in our Astra DTM.

Our racing GM engines deliver race winning power and season-long reliability.

We also provide bespoke engine services for classic, kit car, drag race and restoration/repair applications.

  • General Motors
  • Chevrolet
  • Holden
  • Ford
  • Brodix
  • Rover
  • BMW

Our approach is to discuss and agree your requirements before we propse an initial design and estimate for your engine. We carefully follow our own engineering lifecycle to deliver an engine which meets your target requirements for performance, reliability and budget.




Chev 6000cc 725bhp @7800rpm

GM 6000cc 680 bhp@7200

Our V8 race engines produce impressive power. Up to 750BHP with huge torque. But there are other benefits with a V8. As the engine is less stressed than, say, a small turbo engine, a single engine can easily last a full racing season without a rebuild. (may not be so for a smaller turbo engine for instance).

Once we know the target peak power and the customer requirement and budget, we start with the fundamentals.

  • Adequate gas flow to reach the power target.
  • Big valve assemblies
  • Custom camshaft
  • Balanced crankshaft.
  • Correct rod ratio
  • Correct Compression Ratio
  • EFI or Carb
  • Fully configurable ECU tuning and mapping facilities
  • Dry sump systems
  • test and configure on our dyno.

We also provide a full range of repair, rebuild and modifcation services for V8s for any application (Road, Race, Track day, Classic)

  • Small and big block Chevy, LS1 and LS2.
  • Ford Big Block
  • European V8 - BMW, Rover, TVR, Ferrari
  • Classic V8 restoration (European and American).
  • Kit car engine build and installs
  • Drag Racing applications.


On all our cylinder heads, we use CNC engineering to produce exactly the results we promise. These dramatic improvements in inlet and exhaust flow, together with other performance parts such as custom made camshafts (built to our design) and fully balanced crankshafts make the V8 a powerful, free revving and torquey engine. It is especially suitable for modern classic racing which is becoming very popular in the UK due to affordable cost and the competitive scene.


We can modify your existing engine to give a most pleasing road car engine. This can include CNC engineering to your own cyclinder heads or a complete rebuild to your requirement and budget. We have full Rolling Road and Engine Dyno facilities for tesing and tuning your engine in situ or on a test rig.


There are many options available to customers and we are very happy to discuss and advise on these engines.




Chev 7200cc 650bhp and 590llb torque
went in a Magnum Cobra


Above engine on the Dyno.



V8 chev as fitted to a TVR Tuscan now 710bhp 650llb torque 7100rpm


Another view of the above engine. Quite a beast.



BMW M5 Engine.

Built with JE Pistons, Carrillo Rods and our own Gas Flowed Cylinder heads.

Motec Engine Management. Dry Sump. 620BHP.







Ford race engine 6000cc, Dry Sump, 590bhp


We also fit Supercharger systems like this fitted to a Holden Monaro LS2.
560 BHP makes for a great bank robbers car !!

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