Dan Reeves
Expertise
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

Classic Chevy Nova interior showing a Muncie four speed shifter with wood grain knob
Car Features

Powerglide, TH350, Muncie: The Transmissions

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Close up of a 1971 Chevy Nova SS fender showing VIN tag and block casting number
Car Features

Numbers-Matching Novas: The Value Story

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1963 Ford Galaxie 427 big block V8 engine bay with chrome valve covers
Car Features

From 406 to 427: The 1963 Power Leap

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
Classic Chevy Nova with hood open showing a big block V8 engine in a garage
Car Features

Small-Block vs Big-Block Nova

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Dark green 1971 Chevrolet Nova SS with 396 big block parked in an industrial garage bay
Car Features

The Most Powerful Factory Nova

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Orange early 1970s Chevrolet Nova with black hood stripe in a dusty garage bay
Car Features

Gross vs Net Horsepower in the Nova

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Two Pro Street show cars with twin engine bays displayed side by side at a car show
Car Features

The Twin-Engine Pro Street Show Cars

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
Black 1966 Ford Thunderbird with hidden headlights on a rain slicked city street at night
Car Features

The Q-Code 428 Thunderbird

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
Hemi Under Glass Plymouth Barracuda popping a wheelie on a drag strip
Car Features

Hemi Under Glass: The Wheelstanding Barracuda

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1993 Porsche 968 Club Sport in yellow at a track paddock, three-quarter front view
Car Features

The 968 Clubsport: Stripped for the Track

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1970 Pontiac GTO staged on a drag strip
Car Features

The GTO in Pro Stock: When the Goat Went to War

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1969 Plymouth Barracuda fastback with 440 cubic inch V8, three-quarter front view
Car Features

The 1969 Barracuda and the 440 Surprise

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Classic Chevrolet 348 W-Engine V8 big-block engine bay close-up
Car Features

The 348 W-Engine: Chevrolet's First Big-Block

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1972 GTO 400 engine bay dyno test
Car Features

Gross vs Net Horsepower: Why 1972 GTOs Look Weaker on Paper

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S with 383 big-block V8, three-quarter front view
Car Features

The Formula S 383: Big-Block in a Small Car

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
Dodge Challenger R/T Magnum V8 engine bay close-up
Car Features

The Magnum Engine Family in the Challenger

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1967 Plymouth GTX engine bay with 440 Super Commando V8
Car Features

The 440 Super Commando: The GTX Standard

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
Classic Chevrolet Impala SS Super Sport, three-quarter front view
Car Features

The Impala SS: Chevrolet's Super Sport Halo

Dan Reeves · · 10 min
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe in purple driving a coastal European road at sunset
Car Features

The 968: The Transaxle Finale

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1964 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 muscle car, three-quarter front view
Car Features

The 1964 Impala SS 409: The Ultimate Combination

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Late-1950s Ford F-100 pickup with Y-block V8 engine, three-quarter front view
Car Features

The Y-Block Era of the F-100

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
Raceabout-style speedster kicking up dust at speed
Car Features

Top Speed of 1910s Motor Vehicles

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 440 Magnum, front three-quarter view
Car Features

The 440 Magnum Challenger R/T

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1949 Oldsmobile Rocket V8 engine bay detail
Car Features

The 1949 OHV V8 Revolution

Dan Reeves · · 6 min