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Performance Engines Forced Induction Engine Swaps Drivetrain Dyno Tuning
📍 Mooresville, North Carolina

Dan Reeves

Performance engine builder from North Carolina's motorsports corridor, focused on swaps, forced induction and making real, repeatable power.

Dan Reeves builds engines for a living in Mooresville, North Carolina, in the shadow of the stock-car shops. He cut his teeth on the dyno and has never lost the habit of trusting the sheet over the story. Dan writes about engine swaps, blowers and turbos, and driveline the way he works: with numbers, tolerances and results. He is blunt about what makes power and what just makes noise, and he has no patience for parts-catalog fantasy.

Magazine Articles by Dan Reeves

Stripped classic car shell, view through the windshield into a home garage
Restoration & Tech

DIY, Shop or Hybrid? Splitting the Work With a Restoration Shop

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 427, drag strip pits at dusk
Car Features

Dick Harrell: Mr. Chevrolet and His Camaros

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
A car trailer stopped at a weigh station at night with a 1955 Chevrolet Nomad
Ownership & Lifestyle

USDOT Number, MC Authority and Insurance for Car Haulers

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1992 Chevrolet Camaro, LS V8 under work lamp
Car Features

LS-Swapping a Third-Gen Camaro

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1988 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z, tuned port engine on main street
Car Features

Tuned Port Injection: The Heart of the IROC-Z

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28, Cross-Fire V8 on desert roadside
Car Features

Cross-Fire Injection: The 1982 and 1983 Z28's Twin Throttle Bodies

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1969 Ford Bronco, profile on a wet desert highway
Car Features

The Dana Axles That Made Broncos Trail Tough, a History

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1993 Chevrolet Camaro, parked on an empty country road
Car Features

The Fourth-Generation Camaro Story (1993 to 2002)

Dan Reeves · · 10 min
1965 Pontiac GTO 389 Tri-Power, hood up in a misty dawn parking lot
Car Features

1965 GTO: The 360-HP Tri-Power That Rewrote the Rules

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1986 Ford Mustang SVO, parked above the coast at sunset
Car Features

The Mustang SVO: Ford's Turbo-Four Experiment

Dan Reeves · · 8 min
1974 Ford Mustang II, red hardtop on a show lawn
Car Features

How Much Pinto Is in a Mustang II?

Dan Reeves · · 8 min
1969 Ford Boss 429 engine, workshop under a work lamp
Car Features

Is the Boss 429 a Hemi? The Semi-Hemi Explained

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1965 Ford Mustang 289 Hi-Po, hood up on a country road
Car Features

The 289 K-Code Hi-Po: Where Mustang Performance Began

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1997 Ford Mustang GT, parked on a town street at night
Car Features

The SN95 Mustang Story (1994–2000): Ford Rethinks the Pony Car

Dan Reeves · · 10 min
1966 Ford Bronco 170 six, engine bay in an open home garage
Car Features

The 170 Cubic Inch Six That Powered the First Broncos

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Carburetor, starter and water pump cores, on a pickup tailgate in rain
Restoration & Tech

Rebuildable Cores: Rebuild Services vs Replacement Parts

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1969 Chevrolet Camaro, phone on a tripod filming a coastal cold start
Market & Values

Walkaround and Cold-Start Videos: Filming Your Classic

Dan Reeves · · 8 min
1966 Ford Bronco half-cab, farm yard at golden hour
Car Features

Ford Bronco Body Styles and Engines: Roadster, Half-Cab, Wagon and V8s

Dan Reeves · · 10 min
1979 Ford Bronco, parked on a lakeside gravel lot
Car Features

The 1978-1979 Ford Bronco: The Big Bronco Arrives

Dan Reeves · · 11 min
1979 Jeep CJ-5 AMC 304 V8, hood up in a misty brick alley
Car Features

Jeep CJ Engines: Go-Devil, Hurricane, Dauntless and the AMC Years

Dan Reeves · · 10 min
1967 Pontiac Firebird, waiting for a buyer at a lakeside lot
Market & Values

Scams Targeting Classic Car Sellers

Dan Reeves · · 8 min
1960s GM V8 points distributor, cap off beside a hood-up Chevelle at a lake
Restoration & Tech

Points vs Electronic Ignition: Restoring or Converting

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 454, hood up at a misty swap meet
Car Features

The 454 LS5 and How It Made the 1970 SS a Heavyweight

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1962 Chevy II 153 four-cylinder, hood up on a misty show lawn
Car Features

The 153 Four-Cylinder Chevy II

Dan Reeves · · 6 min