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Record-Breaking Attendance at Speedmaster's YPO Event at SEMA 2024
Speedmaster proudly hosted a record-breaking YPO gathering at the SEMA 2024 Show
Speedmaster's Exclusive YPO Event: A Synthesis of Leadership and Innovation
The Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) represents a global community of leaders united by the shared belief in the power of knowledge, diversity, and impactful leadership. When Speedmaster™ decided to host a YPO event at our esteemed Speedmaster Gallery during the SEMA Show 2023, it was a nod to our commitment to these very ideals.
Triumph Continues: Speedmaster Adds 3 New SEMA Global Media Awards for a Total of 21 in 13 Years, and a Prestigious SEMA Data Excellence Award
Speedmaster celebrates winning three SEMA Global Media Awards and the prestigious SEMA Data Excellence Award at the 2023 SEMA Show. With 21 awards in 13 years, Speedmaster continues to lead in high-performance automotive innovation, combining elite engineering with distinctive design.
Speedmaster to Start Manufacturing Custom Cars
Speedmaster will begin manufacturing its first custom car in the US on Wednesday. This signals a dramatic shift for the company, which started as a bricks-and-mortar store in Wollongong in 1979 before making a name for itself developing aftermarket automotive parts to sell online.
5.0L Fistfight, part 4 : The Storm Rages On
Okay Car Crafters, stuff just got real. Our 5.0L Fistfight began innocently enough, with a comparison between the stock H.O. 302 Ford and LB9 305 TPI Chevy. Part two brought an array of fuel-injected mods, including TFS aluminum heads, Comp cams, and EFI-specific intakes. We rounded things out in part 3 with the perfect combination of carburetion and nitrous oxide. The use of CNC-ported, 170-cc 11R heads on the Ford allowed it to surge ahead in power production (with no similar heads available for the small-bore 305), but careful tuning in part three allowed the Chevy to make up ground once we added nitrous to the mix. For Chevy fans still complaining about the 11R head swap on the Ford, rest assured the Chevy will exact revenge here in part 4, but you’ll have to wait until the end to find out how. For part four, we decided to introduce boost to the equation by adding a TorqStorm centrifugal supercharger to the mix. In keeping with the spirit of the competition, both the Ford and Chevy received the same supercharger, pulley ratios and blow-through carburetor. How did they do? Let’s find out!
The Forgotten IR Intake Add 29HP And Lose Nothing Else!
The sad truth is, in terms of popularity, the modern Dodge Hemi takes a back seat to GM’s LS motor. If the Chevy is indeed the prom king, think of the Hemi as the guy in a leather jacket and tattoos who just crashed the party. Every bit as fit, the Hemi is just slightly less polished and proper, and real Dodge boys (and girls) would have it no other way. Yep, the Hemi is the bad boy of the bunch, and for good reason. Sporting the most recognizable name in the automotive industry, the modern Hemi had some big shoes to fill. The previous generations racked up countless wins in almost every form of motorsports, the most famous being those Top Fuel rocket ships. Even in stock trim, the 426 Hemis were serious contenders, ranking at or near the top of the performance heap during the original muscle car era. One needs to look no further than the auctions sites at the current pricing of Hemi-powered ’Cudas to see how much value enthusiasts place on the power of the pachyderm.
Speedmaster takes on Nick Cannon’s Chevelle Project
Speedmaster takes on suppling Nick Cannon’s 1967 Chevelle with a Blown 496 cubic inch Big Block, equipped with an 871 supercharger. The engine was built and dyno tested in Rialto by the in-house assembly engineers. For optimum performance, it features forged 4340 internals and produces 750 horsepower reliably as a turnkey motor.
Testing Boost Theory on a Pair of LS Engines
One of the greatest inventions since the introduction of the internal combustion engine has to be boost. Nothing adds power to a combination like the introduction of some positive pressure, especially when it comes from an efficient twin-screw supercharger like the one we tested from Kenne Bell. Adding modest boost to your engine will transform even the wimpiest LS powerplant. Heck, even boosting a stock engine will offer serious gains, but the real power comes from the combination of boost and performance mods. The very best supercharged engines have something in common, they all started out as powerful naturally aspirated combinations. The more power your engine makes in naturally aspirated trim, the more power it will make under boost. What better way to illustrate our naturally aspirated/boost theory than with the application of boost to a pair of different LS powerplants?
Speedmaster Kids
Speedmaster supports the kids. The Speedmaster Super Street Racing team took time recently to visit a local Elementary School to show kids a little bit of what we do. Kids at the De Anza Elementary School in the San Gabriel Valley got to see the #11 Super Street Racing machine and asked questions about racing and Speedmaster. Kids were invited to sit in the car and put on a racing helmet and gloves for pictures. The #11 Racing Team look forward to making more visits at local car shows and schools to promote interest within the new generation of enthusiasts in both racing and performance automotive.