{"id":43906,"date":"2019-08-02T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=43906"},"modified":"2019-08-02T13:24:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T18:24:09","slug":"building-a-259-ci-v6-for-bonneville-from-a-nascar-sb2-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=43906","title":{"rendered":"Building a 259 ci V6 for Bonneville from a NASCAR SB2 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Automotive-Specialists-259-ci-V6-from-a-NASCAR-SB2-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43910\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=43910\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Automotive-Specialists-259-ci-V6-from-a-NASCAR-SB2-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Automotive Specialists 259 ci V6 from a NASCAR SB2 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Automotive Specialists 259 ci V6 from a NASCAR SB2 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Automotive-Specialists-259-ci-V6-from-a-NASCAR-SB2-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Automotive-Specialists-259-ci-V6-from-a-NASCAR-SB2-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Automotive Specialists 259 ci V6 from a NASCAR SB2 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-43910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Automotive-Specialists-259-ci-V6-from-a-NASCAR-SB2-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Automotive-Specialists-259-ci-V6-from-a-NASCAR-SB2-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Automotive-Specialists-259-ci-V6-from-a-NASCAR-SB2-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Automotive-Specialists-259-ci-V6-from-a-NASCAR-SB2-V8-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keith Dorton is building a very special engine for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hot-Rod-Hoodlums-Texas-Race-Team-492610371079212\/\">Hot Rod Hoodlums Texas Race Team<\/a> at his company <a href=\"https:\/\/automotivespecialists.com\/\">Automotive Specialists<\/a> in Concord, North Carolina. The race team needed an engine to compete in a land speed class at Bonneville requiring a displacement less than 261 ci. Keith decided the best way to achieve this and make a lot of power was to build a 259 ci V6 using a Nascar SB2 V8. The naturally aspirated V6 made 663 horsepower at 9,200 rpm and 393 lb-ft of torque at 7,300 rpm. Listen to Jeff Huneycutt from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCm4FiaFJa1BzwIwQ6VjPwqg\">The Horsepower Monster<\/a> explain how the unique engine was built below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/BsZ5FTtcHyg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCm4FiaFJa1BzwIwQ6VjPwqg\">The Horsepower Monster<\/a> via Piotr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keith Dorton is building a very special engine for the Hot Rod Hoodlums Texas Race Team at his company Automotive Specialists in Concord, North Carolina. The race team needed an engine to compete in a land speed class at Bonneville requiring a displacement less than 261 ci. Keith decided the best way to achieve this&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=43906\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Building a 259 ci V6 for Bonneville from a NASCAR SB2 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":43910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[509,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-custom-engines","category-engines"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":102408,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=102408","url_meta":{"origin":43906,"position":0},"title":"BMW Z4 with a NASCAR V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 6, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Jimmy Giannoccaro owns G&H Transport and a unique BMW Z4 created for the Knysna Simola Hillclimb in South Africa. 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