A Lot Going On Around Here!
A lot of moving pieces at Blackbird Performance this last week and into the weekend. Of course the foundry is pouring the last of the first batch of cast valve covers, the tensioner bodies are about to head to anodizing and the south of LA spring manufacturer is working through the smell of smoke and ash to get us our tensioner springs.
Our buddy and pulley making partner, R2 Motorsports tried our production sample tensioner out first on a Hellcat with an IHI blower and then on another, with a Whipple. Once on they decided to just take Richard Higgs very fast Hellcat to Legion of Demons in Texas and give it a go. So far, we are very happy to hear that the tensioner is performing well, with an 8.40 first full pass. In addition, we’ve heard great things about Zdung Ho very, very fast Charger. Of course, we’d like to tell you it’s due to the awesome valve covers he’s sporting, but we really know it’s because of all his hard work and those powerful tuning brain cells between his ears.
Last, but not least, we’ve had a couple folks ask us about a 1,000-1,200 HP Race Spec engine as the 1,450+ HP engine we do was a bit much for their intended purpose/ budget. We’ve been honest in telling them that at that power level, starting with a complete factory Hellcat based engine was likely the most economical way to get there for less than $25k. Guess what just showed up at the shop, our very own new Hellcat based engine to play with.
Most importantly, Jena Turk has, despite her acute upper respiratory illness, been hard at a project of her own. Stay tuned for an announcement on those new products today.
