Marc Meadors and the Goodguys Racing team scored their second win of the season on August 15, taking the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod class at Sacramento (California) Raceway’s famed “Fox Hunt.” When the final score was settled late Saturday night, Meadors had defeated all comers in what turned out to be the quickest and fastest qualified field in the history of West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod competition.

Photo Gallery: Meadors Defeats Scott Bailey for Second Win of Pro Mod Career – Super Chevy Magazine

We left off with our 350 test mule in the July issue, when we rebuilt the bottom end with a rotating assembly from Summit Racing and pumped out a driver-friendly 468hp and 443 lb-ft of torque. We were poised to drop this baby into a first- or second-generation hot rod and make a nice daily driver until Trick Flow Specialties suggested we take out the friendly in “driver friendly” and scare the pants off anyone at the wheel. What we’re referring to is Trick Flow Specialties’ new carbureted, Roots-style supercharger kit that will bolt right up to our budget small-block.

Photo Gallery: Chevy 350 Small Block Supercharger – Super Chevy Magazine

Photo Gallery: Chevy 350 Small Block Supercharger – Super Chevy Magazine

The small-block Chevy is without a doubt the most popular engine in the world. Over the years, we have seen some wild variations come from these. Amazingly, the evolution continues some 55 years after it was introduced, with better cylinder heads, intake manifolds, engine blocks, and everything in between still arriving on a regular basis. These newly-designed parts have enabled our beloved Mouse to make ridiculous horsepower and live successful lives both on the street and the track, with up to 2,000 horses in forced induction combinations.

Photo Gallery: Special High Performance Chevy Block – Super Chevy Magazine

Photo Gallery: Special High Performance Chevy Block – Super Chevy Magazine

If you have even an ounce of Bow Tie blood, you will immediately recognize the three names presented above as nothing less than legendary small-blocks. During the muscle car era of the ’60s and early ’70s, this trio carried the torch into battle for their respective displacements. Sure, the fuel-injected version of the 327 was rated 10 hp higher than the carbureted L76, but both shared the same internal components.

Photo Gallery: Chevy Small Block Testing – Super Chevy Magazine

Photo Gallery: Chevy Small Block Testing – Super Chevy Magazine

There are two main ways we interface with our Chevys: one is through the throttle and the other is the steering wheel. Tons of thought and effort are put into the throttle side of the equation. After all, going fast is fun. But if no attention is paid to the steering side then the results could be a fast car that feels sloppy and is slow to respond to driver input. That can feel (or actually be) dangerous as you’re zipping down the highway. Imagine a new ZR1 Vette with cruddy, unresponsive, steering-what fun would that be?

Photo Gallery: 1969 Nova Steering Box – Super Chevy Magazine

Photo Gallery: 1969 Nova Steering Box – Super Chevy Magazine