Ford Muscle shared Ultra Street racer Darrel Merryman’s 1985 Ford Mustang. Merryman reached out to Dave Guy at DGR Performance in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, to guide him with finishing this build. Then, Ronnie Reynolds at Boosted Fabrication & Performance handled the most recent round of modifications.

This 1985 Ford Mustang uses a cast-wheel Precision Turbo 76mm Ultra Street turbocharger in the passenger-side of the nose that feeds the RGR Engines 302ci four-valve modular engine. To build the foundation of the engine, a Ford Racing Boss block, SCAT forged crankshaft, Oliver connecting rods and custom JE pistons were used.

Additionally, a quartet of custom Comp Cams turbo camshafts sit on Cobra C heads, which have been CNC-ported, had new valves and fire rings installed, and been supplemented with GT500 camshaft followers and lash adjusters to maximize durability. The engine wears a stock lower Cobra intake manifold and sheet metal fabricated upper intake.

About SCAT Enterprises

For over 50 years, SCAT Enterprises has offered a wide range of products under the SCAT Crankshafts and Procar by SCAT brands. In addition to a comprehensive line of crankshaft options, the brand offers high-quality connecting rods and rotating assemblies for a wide variety of applications, including Small and Big Block Chevy, Chevy LS, Small and Big Block Ford, Ford Modular, Vintage Ford, Small and Big Block Chrysler, Modern Hemi, Pontiac, Sport Compact, Motorcycle and Industrial. Additionally, SCAT Crankshafts can make a crankshaft from a raw billet to a finished crankshaft in its Redondo Beach, California, manufacturing facility.

Procar by SCAT, founded in 1980, offers stylish, comfortable aftermarket seats at an affordable price. Clean, classic lines are the hallmark of a Procar seat, which complements any auto – including street rod, cruiser, pony car, muscle car, off-road buggy, truck, or sport compact. Procar seats are easy to install with custom mounting brackets available for over 3,000 applications. The all-steel, TIG-welded frames are coated for ultimate strength and durability, while premium-grade fabrics and stitching will stand the test of time. Each Procar seat is built for style and most importantly, optimal comfort.

For more information visit scatcrankshafts.com and procarbyscat.com

Eric Weingartner, owner of Weingartner Racing LLC, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, visits California to tour SCAT Enterprises and Air Flow Research. Watch for the full video tour of the facilities on Eric’s YouTube channel.

About SCAT Enterprises

For over 50 years, SCAT Enterprises has offered a wide range of products under the SCAT Crankshafts and Procar by SCAT brands. In addition to a comprehensive line of crankshaft options, the brand offers high-quality connecting rods and rotating assemblies for a wide variety of applications, including Small and Big Block Chevy, Chevy LS, Small and Big Block Ford, Ford Modular, Vintage Ford, Small and Big Block Chrysler, Modern Hemi, Pontiac, Sport Compact, Motorcycle and Industrial. Additionally, SCAT can make a crankshaft from a raw billet to a finished crankshaft in their Redondo Beach, California, manufacturing facility.

Procar by SCAT, founded in 1980, offers stylish, comfortable aftermarket seats at an affordable price. Clean, classic lines are the hallmark of a Procar seat, which complements any auto – including street rod, cruiser, pony car, muscle car, off-road buggy, truck, or sport compact. Procar seats are easy to install with custom mounting brackets available for over 3,000 applications. The all-steel, TIG-welded frames are coated for ultimate strength and durability, while premium-grade fabrics and stitching will stand the test of time. Each Procar seat is built for style and most importantly, optimal comfort.

For more information visit www.scatcrankshafts.com/2022 and www.procarbyscat.com

About AFR

Over the last half-century, AFR has defined technological leadership and flow dynamics in the pursuit of increased performance for racing and street vehicles. The company proudly manufactures the majority of its components in house at its Valencia, California facility, from cylinder heads, intake manifolds and parts for a variety of customers in the performance automotive aftermarket. AFR’s early years were defined by the high-powered porting of cylinder heads with innovative techniques such as fast burning chambers, D-shaped big block Chevy exhaust ports, hurricane chambers, and CNC cylinder heads. AFR quickly established itself as a premier supplier to the fastest race teams in the country. AFR advanced to full production of cylinder heads in the early 1990s by incorporating advanced high-density cast aluminum technology into its production process. This feature allows the company to maintain full control of the design and porting technology and makes their aluminum cylinder heads available to a much broader customer base. AFR’s dedication to lean principles of continuous improvement has positioned the company as a leader for the foreseeable future. AFR continues to invest in the horsepower of tomorrow with new manufacturing technology, complex dyno testing, and proprietary CFD flow design methods. Keeping with its tradition of quality performance, AFR is committed to nurturing a new generation of racers and engineers to meet the demands of tomorrow’s engine builders.  For more information on AFR, please visit www.airflowresearch.com.

SCAT Crankshafts was highlighted in LSX Magazine regarding the consideration of SCAT Crankshafts for your LS/LT engine. Crankshafts are one of the first pieces to consider when choosing the right parts for your LS/LT engine build.

Writer Andy Bolig shared this insight:

There are many options when upgrading your LS- or LT-based engine’s crankshaft, but for many, there is only one choice, SCAT. For over 50 years, SCAT has been manufacturing crankshafts in their 42,000-square-foot facilities in Redondo Beach, California. It has two complete lines capable of transforming raw forgings or billets into finished crankshafts. SCAT offers both street and competition crankshafts for LS- and LT-based engines. Crankshafts are available with 6- or 8-bolt applications and either 24-tooth or 58-tooth reluctor wheels. Street cranks are good to 750 horsepower while competition variants can handle up to 1,000 horsepower. SCAT also has crankshafts manufactured with counter-weights for added strength and ease of balancing. Crankshafts are available in standard weight or Pro-Series, lightweight versions for utmost performance. SCAT also offers complete rotating assemblies to ensure your bottom end stays in sync over the long haul.

Read the full article on LSX Magazine’s website.

About SCAT Enterprises

For over 50 years SCAT Enterprises has offered a wide range of products under the SCAT Crankshafts and Procar by SCAT brands. In addition to a comprehensive line of crankshaft options, the brand offers high-quality connecting rods and rotating assemblies for a wide variety of applications, including Small and Big Block Chevy, Chevy LS, Small and Big Block Ford, Ford Modular, Vintage Ford, Small and Big Block Chrysler, Modern Hemi, Pontiac, Sport Compact, Motorcycle and Industrial. Additionally, SCAT Crankshafts can make a crankshaft from a raw billet to a finished crankshaft in its Redondo Beach, California, manufacturing facility.

Procar by SCAT, founded in 1980, offers stylish, comfortable aftermarket seats at an affordable price. Clean, classic lines are the hallmark of a Procar seat, which complements any auto – including street rod, cruiser, pony car, muscle car, off-road buggy, truck, or sport compact. Procar seats are easy to install with custom mounting brackets available for over 3,000 applications. The all-steel, TIG-welded frames are coated for ultimate strength and durability, while premium-grade fabrics and stitching will stand the test of time. Each Procar seat is built for style and most importantly, optimal comfort.

For more information visit scatcrankshafts.com and procarbyscat.com

SCAT Crankshafts is a proud sponsor of Engine Builder Magazine‘s “Engine of the Week” series. Recently, a 482 CID Stack Injected Ford FE engine built by RPM Performance and Machine in Fort Walton, Florida, was featured.

When a customer came to RPM Performance & Machine asking for a badass engine build, RPM delivered this 482 cid Ford FE engine with Borla Induction stack injection and Holley EFI.

According to Brad Simoneau, this is an engine that’s been a long time coming and anyone who stopped by the shop probably saw it. With the stacks it really raised eyebrows.

The engine started with a Bear 427 cid FE side oiler block, which got enlarged to 482 cubic inches because the customer of the build specifically reached out asking for a badass engine. That’s exactly what RPM delivered.

The 482 cid Ford FE features plenty of power thanks to the Borla Induction stack injection and Holley Terminator X EFI. Kyle and Brad called up Scat Crankshafts to get one of their forged 4.250˝ stroke rotating assemblies with Mahle pistons to fit into the new Bear block.

The engine recently got put on the engine dyno for break-in and horsepower numbers and made 610 hp and 609 lb.-ft. of torque!

About SCAT Enterprises

For over 50 years, SCAT Enterprises has offered a wide range of products under the SCAT Crankshafts and Procar by SCAT brands. In addition to a comprehensive line of crankshaft options, the brand offers high-quality connecting rods and rotating assemblies for a wide variety of applications, including Small and Big Block Chevy, Chevy LS, Small and Big Block Ford, Ford Modular, Vintage Ford, Small and Big Block Chrysler, Modern Hemi, Pontiac, Sport Compact, Motorcycle and Industrial. Additionally, SCAT Crankshafts can make a crankshaft from a raw billet to a finished crankshaft in its Redondo Beach, California, manufacturing facility.

Procar by SCAT, founded in 1980, offers stylish, comfortable aftermarket seats at an affordable price. Clean, classic lines are the hallmark of a Procar seat, which complements any auto – including street rod, cruiser, pony car, muscle car, off-road buggy, truck, or sport compact. Procar seats are easy to install with custom mounting brackets available for over 3,000 applications. The all-steel, TIG-welded frames are coated for ultimate strength and durability, while premium-grade fabrics and stitching will stand the test of time. Each Procar seat is built for style and most importantly, optimal comfort.

For more information visit www.scatcrankshafts.com/2022 and www.procarbyscat.com

Engine Builder shared this 427 small block Ford nitrous engine that was built for a 1965 Ford Falcon bracket car that belongs to a customer of Brian Hafliger.

A customer came to IMM Engines seeking an engine that could run 5-second 1/8th-mile times and build to 650 horsepower. Shop owner Brian Hafliger got to work on this ride with a Dart SHP block built out to 427 cubic inches with a SCAT crank and H-Beam rods, CP pistons and Trick Flow cylinder heads.

Here’s what Hafliger had to say:

We used a SCAT 4340 crank with a 4.000˝ stroke that was internally balanced, as well as SCAT H-beam rods with ARP 2000 bolts. Most of the SCAT stuff will handle 1,200 horsepower and we’re below that. I’ve used their stuff a lot and I’ve never had a problem with it.

Hafliger delivered a 427 small block Ford capable of nearly 700 hp N/A and 1,000 hp on nitrous.

About SCAT Enterprises

For over 50 years, SCAT Enterprises has offered a wide range of products under the SCAT Crankshafts and Procar by SCAT brands. In addition to a comprehensive line of crankshaft options, the brand offers high-quality connecting rods and rotating assemblies for a wide variety of applications, including Small and Big Block Chevy, Chevy LS, Small and Big Block Ford, Ford Modular, Vintage Ford, Small and Big Block Chrysler, Modern Hemi, Pontiac, Sport Compact, Motorcycle and Industrial. Additionally, SCAT Crankshafts can make a crankshaft from a raw billet to a finished crankshaft in its Redondo Beach, California, manufacturing facility.

Procar by SCAT, founded in 1980, offers stylish, comfortable aftermarket seats at an affordable price. Clean, classic lines are the hallmark of a Procar seat, which complements any auto – including street rod, cruiser, pony car, muscle car, off-road buggy, truck, or sport compact. Procar seats are easy to install with custom mounting brackets available for over 3,000 applications. The all-steel, TIG-welded frames are coated for ultimate strength and durability, while premium-grade fabrics and stitching will stand the test of time. Each Procar seat is built for style and most importantly, optimal comfort.

For more information visit www.scatcrankshafts.com/2022 and www.procarbyscat.com

Muscle Cars and Trucks shared this custom 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS. This ride is powered by a modified 505ci Chevrolet big block V8 that features upgraded internals, electronic fuel injection, a nitrous oxide system, a custom exhaust with cutouts and more.

Under the 4-inch cowl induction hood of this 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS there is a 505 cubic-inch big-block V8 that features a SCAT crankshaft, a COMP hydraulic roller camshaft, Diamond pistons, Eagle connecting rods, Scorpion roller rockers, and Edelbrock cylinder heads. Other equipment includes a three-speed automatic transmission and a 12-bolt rear end with 3.73:1 gearing as well as a cowl-induction hood, staggered wheels, lowered suspension and a four-wheel disc brake conversion.

About SCAT Enterprises

For over 50 years SCAT Enterprises has offered a wide range of products under the SCAT Crankshafts and Procar by SCAT brands. In addition to a comprehensive line of crankshaft options, the brand offers high-quality connecting rods and rotating assemblies for a wide variety of applications, including Small and Big Block Chevy, Chevy LS, Small and Big Block Ford, Ford Modular, Vintage Ford, Small and Big Block Chrysler, Modern Hemi, Pontiac, Sport Compact, Motorcycle and Industrial. Additionally, SCAT Crankshafts can make a crankshaft from a raw billet to a finished crankshaft in its Redondo Beach, California, manufacturing facility.

Procar by SCAT, founded in 1980, offers stylish, comfortable aftermarket seats at an affordable price. Clean, classic lines are the hallmark of a Procar seat, which complements any auto – including street rod, cruiser, pony car, muscle car, off-road buggy, truck, or sport compact. Procar seats are easy to install with custom mounting brackets available for over 3,000 applications. The all-steel, TIG-welded frames are coated for ultimate strength and durability, while premium-grade fabrics and stitching will stand the test of time. Each Procar seat is built for style and most importantly, optimal comfort.

For more information visit scatcrankshafts.com and procarbyscat.com

About SCAT Enterprises

For over 50 years SCAT Enterprises has offered a wide range of products under the SCAT Crankshafts and Procar by SCAT brands. In addition to a comprehensive line of crankshaft options, the brand offers high-quality connecting rods and rotating assemblies for a wide variety of applications, including Small and Big Block Chevy, Chevy LS, Small and Big Block Ford, Ford Modular, Vintage Ford, Small and Big Block Chrysler, Modern Hemi, Pontiac, Sport Compact, Motorcycle and Industrial. Additionally, SCAT Crankshafts can make a crankshaft from a raw billet to a finished crankshaft in its Redondo Beach, California, manufacturing facility.

Procar by SCAT, founded in 1980, offers stylish, comfortable aftermarket seats at an affordable price. Clean, classic lines are the hallmark of a Procar seat, which complements any auto – including street rod, cruiser, pony car, muscle car, off-road buggy, truck, or sport compact. Procar seats are easy to install with custom mounting brackets available for over 3,000 applications. The all-steel, TIG-welded frames are coated for ultimate strength and durability, while premium-grade fabrics and stitching will stand the test of time. Each Procar seat is built for style and most importantly, optimal comfort.

For more information visit scatcrankshafts.com and procarbyscat.com

This week’s Engine Builder Magazine Engine of the Week is a 348 Chevy stroker engine by Newco Performance Engines, based in Kentland, Indiana. This build is running a SCAT forged crank with SCAT I-beam rods for 10.5:1 compression.

Read all the details of the build on Engine Builder’s website.

Images courtesy of Engine Builder Magazine.

About SCAT Enterprises

For over 50 years SCAT Enterprises has offered a wide range of products under the SCAT Crankshafts and Procar by SCAT brands. In addition to a comprehensive line of crankshaft options, the brand offers high-quality connecting rods and rotating assemblies for a wide variety of applications, including Small and Big Block Chevy, Chevy LS, Small and Big Block Ford, Ford Modular, Vintage Ford, Small and Big Block Chrysler, Modern Hemi, Pontiac, Sport Compact, Motorcycle and Industrial. Additionally, SCAT Crankshafts can make a crankshaft from a raw billet to a finished crankshaft in its Redondo Beach, California, manufacturing facility.

Procar by SCAT, founded in 1980, offers stylish, comfortable aftermarket seats at an affordable price. Clean, classic lines are the hallmark of a Procar seat, which complements any auto – including street rod, cruiser, pony car, muscle car, off-road buggy, truck, or sport compact. Procar seats are easy to install with custom mounting brackets available for over 3,000 applications. The all-steel, TIG-welded frames are coated for ultimate strength and durability, while premium-grade fabrics and stitching will stand the test of time. Each Procar seat is built for style and most importantly, optimal comfort.

For more information visit scatcrankshafts.com and procarbyscat.com

A Golen Engine 383-cube Gen-II LT1 built for the street was featured on Chevy Hardcore! This build is running a SCAT Crankshafts 9000 series steel 3.750-inch-stroke crankshaft and a set of 6.000-inch forged 4340 I-beam rods, which were upgraded with ARP rod bolts.

Despite the popularity of the Gen 1 SBC, LS platform and the direct-injected LT1 platform, Golen Engine is still working hard on their classic Gen-II LT1 builds for their customers (and we don’t blame them). For quite some time, they’ve offered a ready-to-go 383-cube street-oriented budget LT1 package (that runs SCAT Crankshafts parts).

Take a look at this recent 383ci LT1 build on the dyno:

To read about everything that goes into Golen Engine’s LT1 builds, read their full feature on Chevy Hardcore.

About SCAT Enterprises

For over 50 years SCAT Enterprises has offered a wide range of products under the SCAT Crankshafts and Procar by SCAT brands. In addition to a comprehensive line of crankshaft options, the brand offers high-quality connecting rods and rotating assemblies for a wide variety of applications, including Small and Big Block Chevy, Chevy LS, Small and Big Block Ford, Ford Modular, Vintage Ford, Small and Big Block Chrysler, Modern Hemi, Pontiac, Sport Compact, Motorcycle and Industrial. Additionally, SCAT Crankshafts can make a crankshaft from a raw billet to a finished crankshaft in its Redondo Beach, California, manufacturing facility.

Procar by SCAT, founded in 1980, offers stylish, comfortable aftermarket seats at an affordable price. Clean, classic lines are the hallmark of a Procar seat, which complements any auto – including street rod, cruiser, pony car, muscle car, off-road buggy, truck, or sport compact. Procar seats are easy to install with custom mounting brackets available for over 3,000 applications. The all-steel, TIG-welded frames are coated for ultimate strength and durability, while premium-grade fabrics and stitching will stand the test of time. Each Procar seat is built for style and most importantly, optimal comfort.

For more information visit scatcrankshafts.com and procarbyscat.com

Another Engine Builder Magazine Engine of the Week is running SCAT Crankshafts parts!

This week it’s an LT1 NHRA Stock Eliminator Engine built by Brandon Page, owner of Page Racing Engines in Roebuck, South Carolina.

“The build started out with a factory GM block,” Brandon Page says. “It is a two-bolt block. That’s what the customer had, so that’s what we’re working with. We did put ARP studs in to strengthen that up as much as possible.”

 

“We have to choose from an approved list the NHRA gives, so we picked within that list,” Page says. “We used JE pistons, a SCAT cast crank and custom Callies rods made to NHRA specs. We then went through and checked the block and got it machined to match the pistons.”

Find out all of the build’s details here.

Images courtesy of Engine Builder Magazine.

About SCAT Enterprises

For over 50 years SCAT Enterprises has offered a wide range of products under the SCAT Crankshafts and Procar by SCAT brands. In addition to a comprehensive line of crankshaft options, the brand offers high-quality connecting rods and rotating assemblies for a wide variety of applications, including Small and Big Block Chevy, Chevy LS, Small and Big Block Ford, Ford Modular, Vintage Ford, Small and Big Block Chrysler, Modern Hemi, Pontiac, Sport Compact, Motorcycle and Industrial. Additionally, SCAT Crankshafts can make a crankshaft from a raw billet to a finished crankshaft in its Redondo Beach, California, manufacturing facility.

Procar by SCAT, founded in 1980, offers stylish, comfortable aftermarket seats at an affordable price. Clean, classic lines are the hallmark of a Procar seat, which complements any auto – including street rod, cruiser, pony car, muscle car, off-road buggy, truck, or sport compact. Procar seats are easy to install with custom mounting brackets available for over 3,000 applications. The all-steel, TIG-welded frames are coated for ultimate strength and durability, while premium-grade fabrics and stitching will stand the test of time. Each Procar seat is built for style and most importantly, optimal comfort.

For more information visit scatcrankshafts.com and procarbyscat.com