Lingenfelter Performance Engineering’s new 454 cubic inch Eliminator Spec R V8 engine has already proven its worth in the highly competitive Ultimate Street Car Association series and now the motor is also impressing in the drifting world, as well.
Dirk Stratton and his Lingenfelter Eliminator R Spec-equipped C6 Corvette took a Pro2 class victory in this past weekend’s drift event at Holley LS Fest East. The Eliminator R Spec engine is based around the GM 7.0L LS7 but features a custom blueprinted and sleeved block, a stroker crankshaft, forged pistons and connecting rods, CNC ported cylinder heads, a 103-mm throttle body and a Holley High Ram intake, among other upgrades. All told, the engine makes a ridiculous 820 horsepower and 645 pound-feet of torque. With no forced induction, the Eliminator R Spec is reliable, easy to keep cool and relatively straightforward to maintain – making it the ideal engine for motorsports like USCR and drifting.
As USCR driver Jake Rozelle explained after taking his first win of the season at the Las Vegas opener, the Eliminator R Spec’s rev-happy nature gives it better drivability without losing the characteristic low-end grunt of a modern-day LS.
“The new Eliminator R Spec engine impressed me with not only the power numbers it made but also how driveable the new engine package is,” he said. “The increased RPM range helped significantly in the speed stop segment of the event and the torque increase was fantastic on the road course where it allowed me to run a gear higher than before, eliminating extra shifts and allowing me as the driver to be smoother. I can’t wait for more testing to optimize this new setup!”
Dirk Stratton and Jake Rozelle are Lingenfelter sponsored drivers, so they had early knowledge of the new Lingenfelter Eliminator R Spec for the 2020 racing season. Those looking to lock down one of these wildly powerful naturally aspirated Small Blocks are in luck, though, as the Michigan-based company is taking orders for the Eliminator R Spec 454. And for those who still aren’t convinced of this rev-happy, 800-plus horsepower V8’s capabilities, check out the video embedded below for a more complete rundown and to hear its earth-shaking exhaust note at wide-open throttle.
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Eight-hundred-twenty horsepower from a 7.0 LITER V8 engine works out to being 117.143 hp-per-liter of displacement which makes the engine more efficient than engines featuring a DOHC-4v configuration as one can imagine people thinking of how wonderful it would be to shoehorn this engine into the 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette except we don’t what type of mileage this engine gets because the 455 hp LT2 6.2L V8 of the C8 Corvette can generate near 30 mpg.
the cadilac northstar full preped would produce over 800 hp and thats from a 4.6 liter engine. Because of the size and stroke of the big 7 liter you probably cant get more than the 820 hp – limited by rpm. they didnt quote on where the hp or torque occur but chances are the torque is on the high end of the rpm band. Considering the weight of this engine (about 450lbs) its has great power to weight ratio. the old 454’s were highter than 650 lbs
454 cu.in is actually 7.4L, which makes it 110 hp/L. It’s a very high compression, race gas engine. There’s more left in it for a drag race application. And no, it won’t get very good fuel economy at full throttle 😉
I wonder if its still direct injection or port injection. you lose quite a bit on fuel cooling when direct injection. all race applications have non-stoichiometric ratios that would make the EPA go crazy. still having 110 hp/L for a push rod 2 valver speaks volumes on what GM has done. mind you they are going back to a 4 valvr in the next yr or so to get their economy better before going all electric like everybody else is doing. A far as drag racing is concern they are getting around 15000hp on nitro. its ony an 1/8 mile though so the engine only see’s maybe 3 secs of full power. drag racing is another totally different engine build up as well. for prostock, yes its a great engine but for the full nitro modifieds the only thing left that they would use is the block. and even that maybe different. pushing 15000 hp I cant see how the heads can stay on the block with out major redesign in the block to have better clamping with the head bolts.
I’m not buying a new corvette till it has a stick shift. I love to shift. Autos are for lazy people.
I saw stock rockers. Why? This motor has a lot more potential with exotic heads, especially some angle valved heads.