Blackbird Race Spec 1,000+ Methanol Gen 3 Hemi Shows Massive Power Gains on the Dyno
It turns out that the Race Spec 1,000+ engines like alcohol about as much as I used to, before I quit drinking it, now happily saving it for these engines.
Today, we got to run Tim Straley’s Race Spec 1,000+ and he asked if we’d upgrade the injectors and run it on methanol. I’m so happy he did.
Of course Hemis, Superchargers and Methanol just go together so very well, and perhaps no big surprise but making the same horsepower and torque, with the biggest drive pulley (slowest blower speed) we had, well, that 100+ HP was a bit of a surprise.
A change of pulley and it would make 1,000+ for a good long while at 13-14 psi of boost. For less than $20k, it makes for a great bracket / index racing motor and indeed that is where this one is headed.
Tim’s son, Dan (who has a 3.9s 1/8th mile capable blown ex fuel G2 Hemi Duster of his own, that HE built) is nearing completion of his Dad’s new / revised race ride where this engine is headed. It’s a gorgeous Avenger that with this in it, even with its crazy safe tune, should go 4.9s to low 5s in the 1/8th, over and over and over, slow it down a tick to go the popular 5.30 index racing.
Blackbird Performance ‘s Keaton White did another awesome job putting this alcohol drinking baby monster together. And the BES Racing Engines team did their usual excellent work. Along with helping us knock out testing of two pretty different engines in two days, they are already plowing into a pile of new Hellcat castings we brought them, so we can ship some more of these highly effective, excellent performing Blackbird Performance Race Prepped Hellcat Redeye New Factory Casting heads.
This one certainly earned its cool Race Spec 1,000+ emblem that we will now adorn it with and we can’t wait to see this G3 Hemi powered dream unfold, heck if Tim later swaps rods and pistons, some bigger yet injectors, he’ll be chasing Dan’s Duster even closer!
