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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

1967 GTO 400 engine bay four-barrel carburetor
Car Features

1967 GTO: 400 Cubic Inches and the End of Tri-Power

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air engine bay with Power Pack 265 V8 and dual exhaust
Car Features

The Power Pack 265

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1959 Ford Thunderbird 430 cubic inch V8 engine bay with chrome valve covers
Car Features

The 352 and 430 V8: Square Bird Power

Dan Reeves · · 8 min
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle SS — trunk lid emblem close-up
History & Heritage

Why the SS Badge Disappeared After 1973

Dan Reeves · · 5 min
Bare 1973 Pontiac SD455 engine block on a workbench showing the four-bolt main bearing caps and forged connecting rods
Car Features

The SD455's Special Block

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Close-up of a 1969 Pontiac 400 Ram Air V8 engine bay with chrome air cleaner and functional hood scoop ducting
Car Features

Ram Air I Through IV Explained

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna — urethane nose debut at dealership
History & Heritage

Chevelle Laguna 1973-74: A New Nose on the Colonnade

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1971 Pontiac Firebird Formula 455 HO parked on cracked asphalt at golden hour
Car Features

The 455 HO

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Ram Air IV 400 V8 engine bay detail in a Pontiac Firebird showing round-port heads and hood scoop
Car Features

Pontiac Power: The 400, 455 and Ram Air Engines

Dan Reeves · · 8 min
Pontiac 400 V8 engine bay with shaker hood scoop and chrome valve covers in a 1970s Trans Am
Car Features

The Pontiac 400: The Firebird's Heart

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1970s Chevrolet C10 350 -- Quadrajet with vacuum gauge tuning
Restoration & Tech

Tuning a Rochester Quadrajet on a Stock C10 350

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1971 Chevrolet C10 front disc brake caliper conversion
Restoration & Tech

Converting a Classic C10 from Front Drum to Disc Brakes

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1970s Chevrolet C10 restomod -- lowered stance on a mountain road
Ownership & Lifestyle

Inside the Modern C10 Restomod Scene

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1978 Chevrolet C10 hydroboost brake firewall install
Restoration & Tech

Installing Hydroboost Brakes on a Chevrolet C10

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1970 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi engine bay, an engine famous for its gross versus net horsepower gap
Car Features

Gross vs Net Horsepower Explained

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1987 Chevrolet C10 4L60E transmission crossmember underbody
Restoration & Tech

Swapping a 4L60E or 4L80E Transmission into a C10

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1973 Chevrolet C10 fuel cell relocation in truck bed
Restoration & Tech

Relocating and Plumbing a Fuel Cell in a C10

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1957 Ford Thunderbird F-Bird with McCulloch supercharger, three-quarter front view
Car Features

The F-Bird: The Supercharged 1957 Thunderbird

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Duesenberg Model J straight-eight engine bay detail
Car Features

The Rise of the Straight-Eight Engine

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Modern fuel-injected crate V8 with smooth coil covers freshly installed in a vintage classic car engine bay with clean wiring
Restoration & Tech

Restomod Engine Swaps: LS, Coyote, Hemi and EV

Dan Reeves · · 9 min
1970s Chevrolet C10 dual electric fans -- shrouded radiator core
Restoration & Tech

Upgrading a C10 Cooling System with Dual Electric Fans

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 L78 — drag strip launch
Car Features

The L78 396: Chevelle's High-Winding Small-Block-Killer

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1968 Plymouth Road Runner with standard 383 V8, three-quarter front view
Car Features

The 383 Road Runner: The Standard Engine

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1969 Chevelle SS396 and Camaro SS396 — dealer lot rivals
Car Features

Chevelle vs Camaro: A Family Rivalry

Dan Reeves · · 6 min