Dyno-Tuning the Draguar's 696 Horsepower Supercharged Small Block Chevy!

Dyno-Tuning the Draguar's 696 Horsepower Supercharged Small Block Chevy! - HOT ROD Unlimited Ep. 35

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11 жыл бұрын

It's time for motor mayhem! On this episode of HOT ROD Unlimited we head to Westech Performance Group with Mike Finnegan to dyno-tune a new engine for the Draguar, the 1974 Jaguar XJ12 with a small-block Chevy under the hood that he and Freiburger bought for $1,000 and installed a supercharger onto in a parking lot during episode 7 of Roadkill. After the supercharger upgrade the guys road-tripped the dilapidated car from San Francisco to Sacramento for a drag race. With the summertime air temps hovering around 113 degrees, the worn out 350 overheated and Freiburger only managed to run a 15.30 ¼ mile ET at Sacramento Raceway.
Looking for redemption, Freiburger ordered a new 383ci long block from Blueprint Engines, a definite upgrade over the old powerplant. Though the new longblock is only rated to 600hp it features forged pistons and rods and a forged crankshaft, which means that the guys can turn up the boost and make double the power of the old engine. The engine effortlessly made 650hp with 91 octane fuel in the tank but Finnegan was feelin' froggy so he added 118 octane race fuel and upped the boost to 15 psi in an attempt to make 700hp with the 383. Did the engine leave the dyno shop in one piece? Check out the video to see!
The engine we used is a BluePrint Engines' 383 Long Block designed for power adders:
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@kwikuk 11 жыл бұрын

As a UK Jaguar owner myself, this is really good fun to watch. I'm looking to get a series 3 myself and swap out the motor with the 4.2 super V8 from the later XK, and do an interior refit from the X308. Great episode and thumbs up from the UK!!

@peterrenn6341 5 ай бұрын

That's a great idea - (although the Series 3 interiors are very nice already) did you do it?

@elektrikblu7331 11 жыл бұрын

"make sure we're not getting silly with it..." as he bolts up the pulley to double the boost hahah

@crazyfvck 8 жыл бұрын

Man.. Dyno guy really called it with his naturally-aspirated estimate! He was only off by a tenth of a horsepower :)

@racer774 5 жыл бұрын

crazyfvck - He has dyno tested a load of those engines with a near identical setup. The 383 Chevy has been one of the more common stroker engines for several years. It's a 0.30 over 350 with a 400 spec crank.

@zuestoots5176 5 жыл бұрын

easy when you have already ran the engine and tuned it.

@MotorTrendWatch 11 жыл бұрын

Finney said forged, not Ford. It's a BluePrint 383 crate engine with forged internals and aluminum heads. It's BluePrint's Power Adder Engine, with compression at 8.5:1 - Jesse K.

@poortouringhotwiregarage5617 Жыл бұрын

He said Ford

@GrotrianSeiler 11 жыл бұрын

I'm no hot rod guy, and still, this is the best most awesomeest channel Motor Trend has to offer. The hosts, the projects, the eye-candy parts, the production values...I can hardly wait for the next one. All those who produce these, have a lot to be proud of. I envy you guys for getting paid to have this much fun. Great work. Love it.

@mv3098 10 жыл бұрын

The man at the dyno is amazing. So much knowledge.

@Ryanno43 11 жыл бұрын

Blower all the way! You can't beat the sound and look of an old school supercharger

@palletjack612 10 жыл бұрын

I love the reinforced glass. What skills! What learning! What fun!

@crazyman8472 6 жыл бұрын

9:02 "So what have we learned today? Boost is a good thing!" :)

@iv0luti0n 11 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful engine sound while they were testing. Music to my ears!

@yammyhundred467 10 жыл бұрын

I'm British and love Jags, the 'DragWar' pronunciation sounds perfect to me, I like it as it suits the theme of the Jag: the American take on modification, carry on!

@Brock_Landers 9 жыл бұрын

They took the best that the UK had to offer and injected some good old 'Merican horsepower...hands across the sea...gotta love it! Actually, the small block 350 swap into that model Jag is very common on this side of the pond. Why you ask? Because let's face it, British Leyland wasn't very well known for their reliability...right? Not to mention that parts for Jags here cost an arm and a leg...if not two.

@AdamKyleAnderson 10 жыл бұрын

I was kinda hoping the motor would pop, but at the same time had fingers crossed it would make 700 :-)

@CrazyPetez 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. In 2020, I really enjoyed the way you. Guys interact.

@nikauhohaia5365 9 жыл бұрын

Taranaki New zealand loves Roadkill!!!!

@MotorTrendWatch 11 жыл бұрын

The engine is $5,300 and the blower with carbs is around $3,000. So total it's around $8,500, depending extras like headers and ignition. - Jesse K.

@JamesYoung61 11 жыл бұрын

Great episode Mike, good to see the re jetting, minor timing adjustments, etc on the dyno.

@TheBigBazzy 11 жыл бұрын

THE DRAGUAR LIVES!!! What a great bit of entertainment!

@Elkyblack 11 жыл бұрын

So happy to see that the Draguar will live on and worthy of it's name with this new engine. Can't wait for the next episode on it.

@BravoManUK 11 жыл бұрын

This brit likes the way you guys say Jaguar, no need for apologies.

@AGearHead4Life 10 жыл бұрын

Love this show!

@AlexCesare 11 жыл бұрын

The closest I've ever gotten to tuning something is when I overclocked my processor and graphics cards. This was awesome to watch nonetheless :D

@whoohaaXL 10 жыл бұрын

2:19 "Hi I'm Dr. Steve Brule. For your health"

@UV-NIR-Thermal 11 жыл бұрын

That was awesome, keep it up!

@sqeric 11 жыл бұрын

Absoulue love steve and hes humor. Great guy.

@MRGOLDplaysMW2 11 жыл бұрын

I am so glad to see it back to life!

@Krishilbun 11 жыл бұрын

Great video look forward to next parts! gj motortrend family!

@brianrobertson1715 11 жыл бұрын

Too fun love it keep it up guys

@TheSteve1175 10 жыл бұрын

I just came across this by accident, hope you include this with the roadkill show when you put it in so all the other road kill followers can see it. Motor sounds great.

@veightengine 10 жыл бұрын

04:00 Otto Halliwell???(Gone in 60 seconds) ha ha ha.Greets from Chile.

@2002C5Vette 11 жыл бұрын

Can't wait! Roadkill all the way!

@TheLusebule 11 жыл бұрын

Omg i just love the way that car looks

@Holexification 11 жыл бұрын

i love episodes like this

@langer24106 11 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see this engine in the Draguar - the original is the best Roadkill ep to date!

@kylelab333221 11 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah can't wait to see the draguar make some moves!!

@betti2025 11 жыл бұрын

I from puerto rico I love you guys show all my live I see my father work in muscle cars but I never see something like draguar..

@themanginaman 8 жыл бұрын

the blower with those 2 carbs are more than my whole car

@zuestoots5176 5 жыл бұрын

250$ car here.. lol

@nhraman76 11 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the next episode

@LouSassles 11 жыл бұрын

FINNEGAN IS IN IT. SO I CONSIDER THIS A ROADKILL.

@TheAssassin111 11 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah! Draguar returns! My personal favorite from the Roadkill series.

@BadBandar59 11 жыл бұрын

Cant wait to see the new Draguar episode.

@PrimeTimeReviews 11 жыл бұрын

Best Channel on KZfaq!!! you guys are great!!!

@kennethrpb 11 жыл бұрын

the jag is even better than originally was great video motortrend

@MyEman3 11 жыл бұрын

The Draguar lives again!! Breathing fire all the way.

@arcadeportal32 11 жыл бұрын

Nice! Almost 700HP! :P Can't wait to see when it's done!

@MotorTrendWatch 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion. We've done stories on it in the magazine before, but never a video. - Jesse K.

@RockerDuk 11 жыл бұрын

better than any show on discovery

@torod213 11 жыл бұрын

Ok now I just can't wait!!

@fredlee3007 11 жыл бұрын

Sound awesome

@myfantube 11 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I have huge respect for him. I even like the way the car looks now.

@R0BL0W 11 жыл бұрын

Dragwar! Can't wait to see it running :)

@0Sirk0 7 жыл бұрын

EDIT: " In this episode, a Brad Pitt lookalike makes a time bomb."

@83PoWeRrAm 11 жыл бұрын

love this show

@mrcah125 11 жыл бұрын

Can't wait either!

@karljacobson1841 9 жыл бұрын

This is so cool, it's a hot rod with a tuxedo on! Lol. For when James bond is in a big hurry!! :-)

@SmacSA 10 жыл бұрын

Draguar, nice, I like that

@TheHeftyDanielson 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Good old Jag :P

@trentdawg2832 4 жыл бұрын

This is still my favorite road kill car ever!!!

@Ferzasstar 11 жыл бұрын

Ho guy, this is so inspiring... I just wanna do the exact same thing right now!

@tocsa120ls 11 жыл бұрын

That flywheel bolt popping off was kinda scary :D

@MotorTrendWatch 11 жыл бұрын

Afterwards he made us paninis - Jesse K.

@letmesnitch 11 жыл бұрын

i love that car!

@RPKGameVids 11 жыл бұрын

Lol, fancy seeing you here, it's a small world!

@calebsutherland7544 10 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm Dr. Steve Brule for your dyno.

@BarneyWobba 8 жыл бұрын

Love this car :)

@vegasfordguy 11 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see what it does. Hopefully they'll drive it in the 120 desert or something cool!

@IGREGS 11 жыл бұрын

2:20 Holy shyt a real life Steve Brule!!!!

@John.407 10 жыл бұрын

He said FORGED not FORD

@DrLoverLover 4 жыл бұрын

Cant forge a block idiot

@rogerkoch4658 4 жыл бұрын

Forged internals. Crank, rods, pistons

@LadyFleetwood250 10 жыл бұрын

I can only think of 8 or 10 things to go wrong XD thats ok we will just ride it out and see what happens (the best way to test and tune)

@butlerproman 10 жыл бұрын

Okay, motor's pretty well sorted. Maybe some new rear shocks?

@Rottensteam 9 жыл бұрын

Thats not roadkill

@aToast3r 7 жыл бұрын

Rottensteam maybe get some new socks though, thats roadkill

@hill89 11 жыл бұрын

the draguar lives on!!!! :D

@o0bananaman0o 11 жыл бұрын

cant wait to see that thing in the draguar. hopefully they do up the chassis and suspension as well

@DestDroid 11 жыл бұрын

Good, kind, fun people.

@stiliqn007 11 жыл бұрын

nothing gives u better chills than an american engine :)

@LawrenceGerman 11 жыл бұрын

Well all I can say is, you friend is really special for putting an LED Light Bar intended for Offroad Night time use on a Civic. Hey why don't you tell him to post a video of it on KZfaq before, during & after the install. I know a lot of people who would love to see that.

@BobSwagger75 11 жыл бұрын

Holy fire balls isn't that Robert duvel!!

@jamdc2000 11 жыл бұрын

this kind of shows deserves at least 30minutes not only 10 nevertheless, Great Work MTrend

@thebrassmonkey100 10 жыл бұрын

STEVE BRULE !!! c'mon guys, you know what im talking about " Brules Rules"!

@petermarson3331 10 жыл бұрын

yer great show be good when they race that draguar!,And have some new shows.

@MrTNBassmaster 7 жыл бұрын

One your 1st pull with the blower what was your boost at ? 6 or 7 pounds? thanks great engine

@Mrhobby12v 11 жыл бұрын

I love the draguar

@awolfalone2006 11 жыл бұрын

I heard that too, and had to double check, he did.

@salemcripple 8 жыл бұрын

isn't just me, or is that guy a spitting image of the crew chief on days of thunder?

@salemcripple 8 жыл бұрын

He does to me :-)

@jocktheglide 8 жыл бұрын

+salemcripple HE IS A IMAGE OF HIM!!!! LMAO...SAME GUY IN GONE IN 60 SECS ALSO....,'AUTO'

@salemcripple 8 жыл бұрын

+jocktheglide this guy gets it!

@WBatte1 8 жыл бұрын

Robert Duval

@blairo15 8 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna give you 30 or 40 more horsepower! I'm going to shape you like a bullet! hahaha! Yep I was thinking the exact same thing. He's Harry Hog!

@SoCalFreelance 11 жыл бұрын

looks like a movie prop

@andrewedwards6704 11 жыл бұрын

Best day at work ever, right Finnegan? lol

@yurialvetti2 11 жыл бұрын

This guy is aweso

@shaneshane1379 2 жыл бұрын

I remember back in the day when I was young, if you saved up for some forged pistons, a cast crank stock rod 350 just turned unlimited. Perfectly dependable for a 250 shot or blower. In the days of young dumb and broke, all that mattered was would it go faster.

@darrrenbetker4266 9 жыл бұрын

So u left out a piece of very important info.....what was the final compression rating? With 15lbs of boost im assuming an 8.5-1 or 9.0-1ya??

@quikgt 11 жыл бұрын

Cool project-love the name! Would have made more power if the long block had made what it was advertised to.

@Luminaring 11 жыл бұрын

Road trip the Draguar. Head out for some car camping at Crawley lake and a little fishing, drinking, and hot springing

@kwikuk 11 жыл бұрын

I've got the A16 in my X300 XJ. Can't fault it. It's 150k on it and it's still sweet (maintained religiously). I just fancied something a bit quirky in a series 3. Also really want the V8 rumble with the blower whine!

@Nanogenium 11 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@powwying 11 жыл бұрын

9:54 that bolt went flying...

@DCHutchins 11 жыл бұрын

Good Show....Sort of a spoiler when you name it "Dyno-Tuning the Draguar's 696 Horsepower Supercharged" Love Road Kill keep it going.

@coles201 11 жыл бұрын

Hurrah for the Draguar :D

@wavejumpinseadoo 11 жыл бұрын

It's Brule's Rules! With Dr. Steve Brule!

@Jontelitooo 11 жыл бұрын

I love it!

@blogsforary 11 жыл бұрын

Keep on going

@MrPsyban 11 жыл бұрын

LOVE ROADKILL.

@jhvyper 11 жыл бұрын

Ill say it again....Love your show, love your work, and my fondest dream is to be there helping you guys make stupid, ugly, ridiculous, but ultimately awesome cars