Final round of engine building competition to run at the 2015 Performance Racing Industry Show this weekend

The Hot Rodders of Tomorrow is a nationwide High School Engine Building Competition, which for 2015 has grown to include 153 different teams and over 500 students. Begun in 2007 and staged every year since, it tests the skill level of these future engine builders to quickly disassemble and then rebuild identically prepared high performance Chevrolet V8 small block engines. The event reenacts what could occur in a high pressure racing scenario testing their engine builder skills and teamwork.

As outlined in the rules, “Students must properly disassemble the engine using hand tools only with proper de-torque and dis-assembly procedure.” Only the camshaft and crankshaft remain in the block during tear down however all eight pistons and all other accessories required to get to that point including the oil pan, pump and filter are removed.

Once the engine has been properly disassembled and inspected by the judges, the team then rebuilds the engine using correct assembly procedures and torque specs. Throughout the effort, the team of judges are grading them and assessing time penalties for improper assembly techniques, dropped components and even sportsmanship.

The completion ends and the timer stops when the engine runs properly.  The current leader is a team of students from Peach County High School in Fort Valley Georgia with a time of 17 minutes and 11 seconds, nearly three full minutes ahead of their second place competition.

Keep tuned here for the final results of the competition at Power and Performance News!