Enormous, big-block V-8 are normally reserved for drag racing. Wherever else, they’re overkill. One professional drifter thinks a correct huge block is the best way ahead for the game, so he is going all in on an infinite 10.3-liter V-8 for his BMW M2 drift construct. And it sounds unimaginable.

Adam LZ revealed a video to his YouTube channel final week documenting the powertrain set to reside in his carbon-kevlar-bodied M2. He paid a go to to Steve Morris of Steve Morris Engines, studying concerning the construct and getting a number of clips of the engine on a dyno. 

Morris is the go-to builder for dependable drag engines, so constructing this 10.3-liter motor for Adam was a chunk of cake. It is loosely based mostly on a Chevy’s big-block platform, however mainly every little thing, together with the aluminum block, is new. There is a light-weight camshaft, RaceTech pistons, AFR heads, a billet oil pan, a dry-sump oiling system, a customized consumption, and extra. 

The light-weight internals had been essential for Adam, as he needed an engine that would rev rapidly and attain a comparatively excessive redline—the kind of stuff you want for drifting. On the dyno, the engine is ready to throw down a monstrous 1,125 horsepower and 931 pound-feet of torque at 7,000 rpm, all with out using pressured induction. There isn’t any substitute for displacement, in spite of everything. 

An important a part of this engine is the low-end torque. Whereas the turbo motors Adam is used to cannot be lugged at low rpm, this engine will fortunately submit big torque numbers from idle. On the dyno, this engine was pushing over 700 lb-ft of torque at simply 3,000 rpm. And if Adam wants some further revs, this V-8 can rev out all the best way to eight,000 rpm whereas sustaining most of its energy. 

Now all Adam must do is get the engine in his automotive.