If you had a chance to get $10,000-worth of parts for your engine, what would you do? That's the question we asked our hundreds of thousands of readers. Would that be a dream come true or what? Think about it for a couple of minutes. Not only is $10,000 a lot more than a Super Street editor's yearly salary, but that adds up to a butt-load of engine parts. Can we say butt-load? I guess so. Whatever. For once in your life, the miniscule balance in your bank account or maximum limit on your credit card wouldn't limit building your car. The possibilities would be endless. Well, up to $10,000 at least.
What did you have to do to win all this? All you needed to do was enter a simple contest which consisted of 1) buying a bottle of Gold Eagle 104+ Octane Booster 2) write a letter explaining why you deserve this build-up 3) list the parts you want for your engine and 4) send that all into us for review. Come on, if that's not simple enough to win a $10,000 engine makeover then you're just lazy. Even Jonny would wake up for 15 minutes to enter if he was eligible. The rest was left up to us. Well, not exactly us. As much as we'd love to take credit for this build-up, we really can't. The coin came from Gold Eagle's wallet and all the engine work must be credited to Elton Lo at Raceline Development-which you may or may not know-is some race shop in Temple City.
Hordes of entries came in and our mailbox was flooded. The decision process was long and painful but we managed to come out with a winner. Andrew Black from Port Orange, Florida was about to have his dreams become a reality.
While we organized the parts, Elton started stripping down Andrew's engine to get prepped for the engine makeover. The block was sent out to the machine shop to get cleaned up and stuffed with oversized Darton M.I.D sleeves for extra protection. A set of 89mm JE forged pistons was ordered to match. To complete the bottom end reinforcing process Race Engineering supplied us with Carillo connecting rods. All this is a must to prep the previously high compression H22 motor for boost from the Drag Generation IV turbo kit. The Skunk2 valve spring retainers, cam gears, and intake manifold just bring the engine closer to perfection.
It's a proven fact that we don't know when to stop. This time was no different. We felt that it was a shame to send this newly built powerhouse back to Andrew in total sleeper form. Spanking cars left and right is one thing, but being able to floss is just as important. With the help of our partners in crime, we managed to spice Andrew's car up even more with a Seibon carbon fiber hood. And then there's the wheels. You gotta have the wheels. Konig 18-inch Next with Toyo T1-S rubber to be exact. Not to mention the Tenzo R racing seats and other various interior accessories. And finally, feeding Andrew the 411 on his engine stats are a full line of Faze gauges.
There you go, Andrew, don't say we never give you anything. And for the rest of you, better luck next time, suckas!
104+ Proof
Octane is something that a lot of people take too lightly. Is the extra .30 or whatever worth it? We'd like to think so considering that it could be the deciding factor whether you're pinning the dyno or melting pistons. Even with our Cali 91-octane, we're pushing our luck with high performance engines. The 104+ Imports Octane Booster from Gold Eagle puts an end to that problem. Not only will the 104+ allow you to extract more power out of your engine, but it also helps clean out the injectors and lubricate the upper cylinder walls. Pretty impressive work from a little green bottle.