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Hughes Engines Tech Center: Firing Up a Fresh Engine

Kent Will

August 10, 2023

Firing up a brand-new engine is usually the culmination of many days and many dollars’ worth of work. But it must be done correctly to forego any instant damage. Among the most important things during ...

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Hughes Engines Launches New Website

Kent Will

March 28, 2023

The Hughes Engines website is back and better than ever after a brief hiatus for a heavy-duty revamp. For years, the Mopar-making shop had stuck with what worked in a basic format to navigate their ...

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Hughes Engines Tech Center: Intake Port Perfection

Kent Will

February 22, 2023

Porting has evolved immensely over the years, both for intake manifolds and cylinder heads. What started with a hand-guided die grinder flinging iron filings, has turned in to precision CNC-driven porting of even the highest-end ...

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Hughes Engines Tech Center: Chassis Dynos for Dummies

Kent Will

January 12, 2023

Dyno numbers seems to be a big topic this day. At times its almost as if racing on the track does not matter, people just want to have the bigger number on their dyno sheet. ...

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Brazen – '69 Dodge Charger

Gallery: Project Brazen Gets Hughes Engines’ Updated CNC-Ported Edelbrock Heads ...

Chris Holley

November 9, 2022

Project Brazen, our 1969 Dodge Charger, has been a testbed for multiple aftermarket manufacturers’ products. In its current configuration, the Edelbrock-headed 535 cubic inch displacement (CID) wedge provides plenty of low-end power. But unfortunately, the ...

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Hughes Engines Tech Center: A Whiplash Cam Wakes Up a ...

Kent Will

June 6, 2022

All the technical articles in the world don’t add up to much if they don’t put down real power. Without a doubt, the team at Hughes Engines is able to back up its bark with ...

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Hughes Engines Has Fresh Stock of Edelbrock & Trick Flow ...

Cody Krueger

March 21, 2022

When it comes to Mopar performance engines, Hughes Engines is one of the best in the business. They proudly call themselves “The One Stop Shop For Mopar Performance Modifications” and have the parts and knowledge ...

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Hughes Engines Tech Center: Cylinder Head Surgery Success

Kent Will

December 8, 2021

The good doctors at Hughes Engines don’t go about their work with scalpels and sutures, but the brand of surgery they perform on aluminum cylinder heads is impressive nonetheless. Lightweight performance heads are great, but ...

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Hughes Engines Tech Center: Aluminum Rockers Can Kick The Stockers

Kent Will

May 4, 2021

Not all aluminum rocker arms are created equal. While most will put the stamped steel stockers to shame, differences in design, base material, machining, oiling scheme, and finishing all play a part in the performance ...

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Hughes Engines Tech Center: Trick Flow Cylinder Head Handbook

Kent Will

April 8, 2021

Trick Flow has really come on strong in the Mopar market over the last couple of years with a wide range of aluminum big-block and small-block cylinder heads. In fact, browsing their Chrysler catalog nets ...

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