Ok look, I may be a teense jaded. I get to see awesome drag racing iron on a weekly basis around the country so it really takes something bad ass to get my attention. This got my attention. Wagner Competition Products has unveiled a screw blown, all-billet, Duramax powered pro modified car and it is not a glorified engine stand with wheels. This thing is a race car and the boys are going to start testing in just a couple of weeks.
You may remember seeing the Wagler DX500 in our PRI coverage from 2016. Back then it was screw blown and had a pair of turbos as well. The turbos have been ditched to simplify the program and the remaining mountain of aluminum and hate is still good for about 3,000hp according to the guys with the car.
We spent some time with them and they walked us through the whole thing. Very cool stuff. The car itself was built about 10 years ago, barely ever run and then put away by the guy they bought it from. The front of the chassis had to be mildly modified to fit the new and interesting engine but other than that, you are looking at a straight up pro mod with one of the most weirdly awesome engines in it we have ever seen. Epic, right?
Here’s the deets from Wagler Competition Products and check out the photos below
Las Vegas, NV – October 31, 2017 –
WAGLER COMPETITION PRODUCTS, the innovators in performance diesel engine technology, and
EZ LYNK, the frontrunners in vehicle diagnostics and control, teamed up to form Critical Mass Motorsports (CMM) with a mission to push the limits of diesel-powered drag racing.
The nucleus of Critical Mass Motorsports is the Wagler-powered EZ LYNK 1937 Chevy Coupe Pro Mod, which was unveiled at The SEMA Show in the
Premier Performance Products Distribution booth (#21641). The screw-blown diesel Coupe (name pending fan submissions) will be used as a test bed for new product development for both parties, and it’s equipped with cutting edge technology from some of the biggest names in motorsports.
The heart of the beast is a new, lightweight version of the all-billet Wagler DX500 diesel engine, which is force-fed air from a massive
PSI screw blower. Nitrous and water/methanol are on tap courtesy of
Nitrous Express and
Atomizer Fuel Systems, and both are electronically calibrated to the
S&S Diesel Motorsport fuel system.
The DX500L internals consist of
Ross pistons,
Total Seal piston rings, Wagler aluminum connecting rods,
Trend wrist pins and pushrods,
Comp Cams roller cam, Wagler roller rockers, and it’s all held together by
ARP fasteners. Additionally, a custom dry sump system delivers the
JR1 Racing Oil life-blood to the DX500L.
The Wagler-powered CMM Coupe sits on top of fat
Mickey Thompson slicks at the perfect height thanks to a
RideTech adjustable suspension system.
The CMM team’s primary focus for the 2018 racing season will be real-world research and development, in the form of 660- and 1,320-foot sprints. Look for this potent screw-blown, diesel-fueled couple and various gas and diesel drag racing events nation-wide.
About Wagler Competition Products:
Based out of Odon, IN, Wagler Competition Products was founded in 2011 and has been setting the standard and pushing the limits in diesel performance ever since! Parts offerings include Duramax cylinder heads, intakes, intercooler piping, hardcore engine parts and components including pushrods and rotating assemblies, and so much more. For more information, visit online at
WaglerCompetition.com and “like” Wagler Competition Products on Facebook at
facebook.com/WaglerCompetitionProducts and follow on Instagram at
@waglercompetition.
“SMOG ALERT”, “SMOG ALERT”….
That’s awesome…and beautiful. Will it run at any NHRA Pro Mod events?
I don’t think the screw blower is allowed in NHRA Pro Mod. Only outlaw stuff.
Enough SEMA already!!!
Someone will need really deep pockets to buy one of those motors
Anyone know how about water/methanol injection?
Thanks, Roper