If you haven’t noticed, EngineLabs has launched a new feature titled “Homegrown Horsepower,” and it’s an opportunity for EL’s readers to submit photos, videos and information about their own engine projects. 

Hands-on photos are especially welcomed!

Our first entry was a 455 Tri-Power Pontiac owned by Ryan Carufel (shown below). He sent us a few photos along with background information, and he also posted a YouTube video of the engine on the dyno that we could embed. This gave us plenty of material to write up an informative feature on a classic engine.

The next feature was a little unusual — a homebuilt 7-cylinder radial engine designed with Volkswagen air-cooled cylinders. Most recently we discussed Nick Visciani’s big-block Chevrolet garage build (pictured at top). He even sent along pics of his daughter working on her first bullet!

So if you’re building an engine — whether it’s your first one or one in a long line of garage-built projects — send us the details!

And we love dyno videos!

Here’s what works best: List all the components, especially the major ones. This includes block, cranks, rods, pistons, rings, bearings, camshaft, lubrication system, cylinder heads, valves, springs, rockers, induction system, fuel system, ignition system and engine-management controls.

Feel free to highlight custom touches, appearance items, and anything else you feel makes your engine special. Remember that we’re not necessarily looking for high-buck builds – anything that’s unique and different whets our whistle too! 

We’re all about the engine here – whether it’s a monster big-block or a scale-sized V8 you’ve developed in your basement machine shop, we want to know about it. Take lots of photos of the build process in varying stages. Make sure you’re using a decent digital camera and your pictures are well-lit and not blurry, and we’ll be able to work with them – examples are below.

Want to see your engine profiled on EngineLabs.com? Send a few quality digital photos, background information and complete list of the engine’s components to [email protected]. If you post a YouTube video of the engine on the dyno or test stand, feel free to share it – who doesn’t love dyno videos? We do for sure.

Once we have the details of your build, if it’s something that we feel has a home here at EngineLabs, one of our editors will be in touch and we’ll give you your fifteen minutes of internet fame. So get to snappin’!