Dyno carnage is nothing new, but it’s usually the car that explodes spectacularly. That wasn’t the case at Nelson Racing Engines’ headquarters in California when a twin-turbo V8 pull went wrong, ...

Nelson Racing builds a 427-inch stroker for a customer’s 1955 Chevy show car. With a solid-roller valvetrain, and the right parts, this big-inch small-block Chevy made over 600 hp on Westech’s dyno.

Y’know, I’ve watched hundreds of engine dyno videos over the years and I’ve never once thought about how it sounds from the outside. It’s great for car geeks like you and me to hear a twin-turbo V8 ...