Classic Truck Performance

Under the Hood of Scott’s Hotrods 'N Customs 1951 Chevy

Man, you’re really putting me on the spot this month! My favorite parts of the truck so far, that we haven’t covered, have to be the engine bay and headers. The engine bay is just so completely off the wall for a truck like that, but I think that’s what makes it so cool. It’s also one of those things where I just did what I thought could be cool since we had no rendering or guideline at all for the engine bay.

When it came time to do the engine bay for Brian’s truck, I had one clear thought: Get fresh air in and get hot air out. With 1,076 hp and 980 lb-ft of torque, that Whipple supercharged LS3 from Wegner Automotive had to stay cool and breathe. Knowing that we had to make that happen, we had PRC give us

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