Engine Masters Challenge 2014

[Bru]

Anyone follow this? I'm not exactly sure how the scoring is calculated considering the highest average hp engine isn't at the top of the leader board. Still, I've seen impressive powerplants from Hot Rod Magazine's coverage. Too bad they banned 4V engines that cleaned up last year. Doesn't seem like this competition's rules allow the field to represent what's possible in the market.

Engine Masters Challenge 2014 Results, Updated Hourly, October 6-10 - Hot Rod Magazine Blog

Here are the Amsoil Engine Masters Challenge 2014 results! This year’s format is two-valve-per-cylinder hot street engines on pump gas with hydraulic roller cams and heads with OE architecture, and they are in a shootout to see which builder can produce the most average power from 3,000 to 6,500 rpm.

There are 30 top builders who have come to the competition with 14 different engine families from big-block and FE Fords to LS engines and Gen II and Gen III Mopar Hemis. There’s even an Olds and a Chevy W-motor. The dyno competition will be going on October 6-10 at the motorsports division of the University of Northwestern Ohio, and as each engine runs we will update this page with the results. Bookmark it and follow the drama as the Amsoil Engine Masters Challenge sorts out the winners! You can read all the Engine Masters rules here. Each entry below is a hyperlink to a blog item with more details about the shop and the engine.

Here are the engines in order by current ranking.

1) SCORE: 2798.5 ENTRY: Roycroft Racing ENGINE: 435ci 435ci LS-based AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 723.33 horsepower, 618.0 lb-ft

2) SCORE: 2683.0 ENTRY: Raceheads and AFD ENGINE: 413ci Ford Clevor AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 605.3 horsepower, 583.3 lb-ft

3) SCORE: 2659.5 ENTRY: SKMFX Engines ENGINE: Low-deck 440 Mopar AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 635.67 horsepower, 614.33 lb-ft

4) SCORE: 2599.5 ENTRY: Henderson Power Sports/Speier Racing Heads ENGINE: 407ci small-block Chevy AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 600.00 horsepower, 542.33 lb-ft

5) SCORE: 2559.8 ENTRY: Lamar Walden Automotive ENGINE: 410ci Chevy W-motor AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 596.67 horsepower, 540.00 lb-ft

6) SCORE: 2556.6 ENTRY: Robinson Rutters Auto Machine ENGINE: 436ci small-block Mopar AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 617.67 horsepower, 591.0 lb-ft

7) SCORE: 2536.5 ENTRY: Survival Motorsports ENGINE: 433ci Ford FE AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 636.3 horsepower, 562.0 lb-ft

8) SCORE: 2517.9 ENTRY: Midnight Express/Robert Peters Racing Engines ENGINE: 401ci small-block Chevy AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 569.33 horsepower, 519.67 lb-ft

9) SCORE: 2502.7 ENTRY: Hinkle Performance Engines from London, Kentucky. ENGINE: 409ci Gen II Mopar Hemi. AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 613.00 hp, 518.33 lb-ft

10) SCORE: 2517.4 ENTRY: Raceheads ENGINE: 402ci small-block Mopar AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 539.33 horsepower, 540.67 lb-ft

11) SCORE: 2481.2 ENTRY: Weingartner Racing ENGINE: 540 big-block Chevy. AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 783.0 horsepower, 691.67 lb-ft

12) SCORE: 2473.9 ENTRY: R.M. Competition ENGINE: 450ci big-block Ford AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 625.00 horsepower, 581.67 lb-ft

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[Mr_Roboto]

These are some badass engines. That W motor is awesome, way to make old iron go.

 

[Ear Rak]

Oh look....ban 4v mod motor and LS is on top again.

 

[Primalzer]

Oh look....ban 4v mod motor and LS is on top again.

 

[Ti28]

Do I hear some butt hurt?

 

[Jean Ralphio]

Wait, seriously? They banned the 4v mod motors after they were destroying all of the competition?
Such butthurt

More proof

 

[Ear Rak]

Do I hear some butt hurt?

Nope. Just relishing in the fact that you chevy boys had to have the mod motor banned to compete

 

[Primalzer]

2013 Final, 2 LS's and 3 Mod motors. 1st, 2nd, 3rd all went to the Mod motors

Even though the LS's seem to make more peak power, the way the competition is scored, it benefits broad HP and Torque curves.

2013 AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge - Friday Coverage - Popular Hot Rodding All Pages

 

[Primalzer]

:eek2: those headers though

 

[Bru]

Holy shit

Here are the engines in order by current ranking.

Builder: Chris Thomas

Engine Type: Ford Kaase Boss 9

Claimed Displacement: 599 4.600×4.500

Block: Ford Motorsport

Compression Ratio: 11.45:1

Crankshaft: Bryant with 2.200 pins

Connecting Rods: Lunati 6.700 big-block Chevy with .990 piston pins

Pistons and Rings: Custom forgings with 0.043/0.043/3mm rings and lateral gas ports

Camshaft: Comp hydraulic roller with 269/269 duration at 0.050, 0.805 lift, 102-degree lobe separation angle

Cylinder Heads: Kaase Boss 9 with raised intake ports, ported

Intake Manifold: Kaase Boss 9, ported

EFI: Enderle 5-inch throttle body, FAST controller

Headers: 2-1/8 to 2-1/4 step, 3.5-inch collectors, Tri-Y

Amsoil Oil: 5w20

Average Peak Horsepower Over Three Pulls: 981.67

Average Peak Torque Over Three Pulls: 863.33

Score: 2833.6


1) SCORE: 2833.6 ENTRY: Jon Kaase Racing ENGINE: 599ci Kaase Boss 9 AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 981.67 horsepower, 863.33 lb-ft

2) SCORE: 2798.5 ENTRY: Roycroft Racing ENGINE: 435ci 435ci LS-based AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 723.33 horsepower, 618.0 lb-ft

3) SCORE: 2743.0 ENTRY: RCS Racing Engines/RCS/AMS Votech ENGINE: 400ci Ford Cleveland AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 654.33 horsepower, 573.33 lb-ft

4) SCORE: 2710.6 ENTRY: Throttle’s Performance ENGINE: 429ci Pontiac AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 685 horsepower, 596.33 lb-ft

5) SCORE: 2683.0 ENTRY: Raceheads and AFD ENGINE: 413ci Ford Clevor AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 605.3 horsepower, 583.3 lb-ft

6) SCORE: 2680.5 ENTRY: Semco Performance ENGINE: 409ci Pontiac AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 637.33 horsepower, 558.67 lb-ft

7) SCORE: 2677.6 ENTRY: RM Competition, Randy Malik ENGINE: 401ci small-block Chevy AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 599.33 horsepower, 561.0 lb-ft

8) SCORE: 2659.5 ENTRY: SKMFX Engines ENGINE: Low-deck 440 Mopar AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 635.67 horsepower, 614.33 lb-ft

9) SCORE: 2634.2 ENTRY: Weingartner Racing ENGINE: 478ci big-block Chevy AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 762 horsepower, 634.67 lb-ft

10) SCORE: 2621.00 ENTRY: Performance Crankshaft ENGINE: 433ci big-block Chevy AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 643 horsepower, 582.33 lb-ft

11) SCORE: 2599.5 ENTRY: Henderson Power Sports/Speier Racing Heads ENGINE: 407ci small-block Chevy AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 600.00 horsepower, 542.33 lb-ft

12) SCORE: 2559.8 ENTRY: Lamar Walden Automotive ENGINE: 410ci Chevy W-motor AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 596.67 horsepower, 540.00 lb-ft

13) SCORE: 2556.6 ENTRY: Robinson Rutters Auto Machine ENGINE: 436ci small-block Mopar AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 617.67 horsepower, 591.0 lb-ft

14) SCORE: 2536.5 ENTRY: Survival Motorsports ENGINE: 433ci Ford FE AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 636.3 horsepower, 562.0 lb-ft

15) SCORE: 2517.9 ENTRY: Midnight Express/Robert Peters Racing Engines ENGINE: 401ci small-block Chevy AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 569.33 horsepower, 519.67 lb-ft

16) SCORE: 2502.7 ENTRY: Hinkle Performance Engines from London, Kentucky. ENGINE: 409ci Gen II Mopar Hemi. AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 613.00 hp, 518.33 lb-ft

17) SCORE: 2517.4 ENTRY: Raceheads ENGINE: 402ci small-block Mopar AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 539.33 horsepower, 540.67 lb-ft

18) SCORE: 2481.2 ENTRY: Weingartner Racing ENGINE: 540 big-block Chevy. AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 783.0 horsepower, 691.67 lb-ft

19) SCORE: 2473.9 ENTRY: R.M. Competition ENGINE: 450ci big-block Ford AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 625.00 horsepower, 581.67 lb-ft

Read more: Engine Masters Challenge 2014 Results, Updated Hourly, October 6-10 - Hot Rod Magazine Blog
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[Primalzer]

 

[Pressure Ratio]

John Kaase is a bad ass. I would love to get my hands on one of his engines. So sick

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

that guy has soooo many years designing engines/cylinder heads/you-name-it

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

"thank the lord fer tha big block ford"

 

[Primalzer]

Bam! A Kaase motor impresses at Engine Masters once again, topping the qualifying rounds so far. The “Almost Kaase” team is comprised of some of the crew from the Jon Kaase Racing shop. The team brought one of the Kaase Boss Nine “Shotgun” engines to compete in the 2014 Amsoil Engine Masters Challenge. The 4.600-inch bore, 4.500-inch stroke combination measured almost 600 cubic inches, with a displacement of 599 ci. Kaase designed his Boss Nine top-end package to retrofit onto a common 429/460 385-series Ford block, however the block in this case was a beefed version of the passenger car style block from Ford Motorsports. The trump card here are those huge Boss heads, capable of funneling in a monster 520 cfm of peak airflow.



The big Boss featured a FAST efi system, meaning no frantic wrench swinging in the dyno during the time-limited Engine Masters qualifying session. Tuning action was confined to fingers on a keyboard, hunting for a razor sharp tune. The monster Ford required resetting the torque limits on the dyno to handle the massive twist – enough send a cloud of steam from the dyno’s absorber with each run as it literally boiled the water in the machine. The team ended the session with almost 1,000 horsepower, recording an average peak power of 982 horsepower at the end of qualifying (and the engine was still climbing in horsepower when it hit the Engine Masters-specified 6,500-rpm cutoff). Posting a score of 2833.6, the Almost Kaase team easily grabbed the first position in the current standings. This is one to follow, so stay tuned to the points and the finals here.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

520cfm on the intake side of the heads. Dayum!

Looks like it was still climbing at the events max rpm. Would make a nice little street motor. :JG:

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

wood put in my 68

 

[Primalzer]

I WAS just trying to figure out a way to give the Vic a little more pick-me-up

 

[Bru]

Overall winner was a late-model HEMI wtf

When the qualifying testing is complete, the Amsoil Engine Masters Challenge comes down to just the top five engines. Each one of these competitors earned the right to compete in the finals based on one criteria: delivering engine power. The finalists are run in random order on the same dyno, eliminating any possibility of variation based upon which of the two SuperFlow Powermark dynos at our University of Northwestern Ohio host facility the engines are run on. The run order for 2014 ended up like this: the Gen III Hemi entry from BES Racing – the event’s high qualifier, then the Bradley Built 417 Gen III Hemi, BES’s Chevrolet LS, the School of Automotive Machinists LS, and Kaase’s Boss Nine coming in for the wrap-up.



Under the rules of the 2014 Engine Masters Challenge, a competitor that completes the qualifying dyno session before the 35-minute time limit expires can apply the remaining time to their final elimination round. Some of our finalists strategically banked time, giving them precious extra minutes to extract every bit of power their engine’s had to give.



When Tony Bischoff of BES Racing Engines hit the dyno in the morning, he had more than an hour of run time at his disposal, thanks to the big chunk of time the team banked from qualifying. We didn’t see wild moves for the huge gain in score he achieved, just a steady and methodic tuning session, finding small improvements throughout the session. At the end of it, our top qualifier set a seemingly invincible lead, scoring 3017.4.



One by one, the other finalists entered the dyno, all falling short of the pace set by Bischoff. Oddly, the standing fell in line with the running order, with Bradley’s Hemi taking second place at 2920.9. John Lahone’s BES Racing LS captured third with a 2913.5, followed by the School of Automotive Machinists’ LS at 2904.1, and Jon Kaase Racing’s Boss at fifth position at 2875.4. Bischoff’s Mopar Hemi simply laid waste to all comers, decimating the field with an insurmountable lead. Our congratulations go out to the 2014 “Engine Master” Tony Bischoff and his crew for an incredible showing.

Read more: Tony Bischoff and BES Racing Engines Wins Amsoil Engine Masters 2014 with a 700-Horsepower Gen III Hemi - Hot Rod Magazine Blog
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FINALS

1) SCORE: 3017.4 ENTRY: BES Racing Engines ENGINE: 401ci Gen III Hemi AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 688.67 horsepower, 611.67 lb-ft

2) SCORE: 2920.9 ENTRY: Bradley Built Engines ENGINE: 417ci Gen III Hemi AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 699.07 horsepower, 615.70 lb-ft

3) SCORE: 2913.5 ENTRY: “Also BES,” John Lohone ENGINE: 401 LS AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 674.00 horsepower, 595.33 lb-ft

4) SCORE: 2904.1 ENTRY: School of Automotive Machinists ENGINE: 436ci LS AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 725.33 horsepower, 644.00 lb-ft

5) SCORE: 2875.4 ENTRY: Jon Kasse Racing ENGINE: 404ci Kaase Boss 9 AVERAGE PEAK POWER: 677.33 horsepower, 597.00 lb-ft

 

[Primalzer]

I thought the Kaase engine was 599ci??

 

[Ear Rak]

Probably brought 2. He generally does bring 2 or 3 engines each year.