Formed in 1969 as Hughes Engineering, Hughes Engines grew out of Dave Hughes’s drag-racing work and early cylinder-head development for AHRA and NHRA competition. Today, the Washington, Illinois company is strictly Mopar, creating specialized performance parts for enthusiasts restoring cars or preparing them for street and track use. Its Whiplash camshafts are among the company’s best-known offerings, while its technical articles reflect the deep Mopar focus that has defined the business for decades.
Hutter PerformanceThe Hutter name comes with a deep racing lineage: Ron Hutter began building engines in 1964, later winning eight national championships with Richie Evans, while the family’s engines powered Dale Earnhardt Jr. to back-to-back titles in 1998 and 1999. Hutter Performance, opened by the family in 2003, applies that competition experience to custom street and race vehicles for individual owners and teams from its Chardon facility. Its work has also extended to fitting race-engine technology to replica vintage aircraft.CHARDON, OH
Zipper’s Performance ProductsBorn from a short-track engine shop in 1978, Zipper’s Performance Products manufactures and distributes aftermarket performance parts for Harley-Davidson motorcycles while providing in-house engine-component machining from its Elkridge, Maryland facility. Racing remains central to the independently owned company, whose work includes CNC cylinder-head development and machine services shaped by competition experience. Zipper’s has served the performance motorcycle industry since establishing its first commercial location in 1981 and ships its products to customers worldwide.ELKRIDGE, MD
Scott Shafiroff Racing Enterprises, IncFor more than 45 years, Scott Shafiroff Racing Enterprises has built and rebuilt dyno-tested drag-racing and high-performance pump-gas engines in Bohemia, including custom Chevy and Ford combinations. The company also offers engine rebuilding with dyno testing and tuning, carrying the hands-on race-shop experience of Scott Shafiroff’s Pro Stock Mustang and Comp Eliminator days into today’s builds.BOHEMIA, NY
Ray Barton Racing Engines, IncFor more than four decades, Ray Barton Racing Engines has built high-performance internal-combustion engines, with a particular connection to front-running Chrysler and COPO drag cars. The Robesonia shop handles 99% of its work in-house, from street and restoration engines to NHRA competition builds, and tests every engine it builds on its DTS dynamometer. RBRE also works with Chrysler, GM and other manufacturers on parts design and development, giving its engine work a direct link to the components it sells.ROBESONIA, PA