565 big block Chevy

Top Class 565 (Part 3): Finishing Touches and Dyno Results (with Video)!

[portfolio_slideshow id=11176] In our Top Class 565 (part two), we showcased cylinder head and valvetrain assembly for Trick Flow’s 565-cubic-inch big block Chevy. This time around, we’re gonna find out what this conglomeration of parts is worth on the dyno. Without giving up the results in the first paragraph, let’s just say those parts are

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565 To Go: How Summit Racing’s 565 Big Block Anvil Came Together

[portfolio_slideshow id=8748] Drag racers can be a discontented bunch. If a car is quick, it’s still not quick enough. Running five miles-per-hour faster is cool, but a couple more would be cooler yet. Cut a .010 reaction time? Gotta be a .005 next round. That urge to do better naturally extends to horsepower. Things like reliability

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Top Class 565: Trick Flow Builds a Chevy 565 Short Block Assembly

Back in 2012, the Summit Racing SuperSeries Top Class Champion won a brand new American Racing Cars dragster with a 565 cubic inch big block Chevy built by Trick Flow Specialties. While Trick Flow is best known for developing cylinder heads for high performance street and race use, Trick Flow also knows a thing or two

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