--- title: Dart – Championship Engine Components | Bradley Iger image: ?t=#keepProtocol --- [![header-logo](https://blog.dartheads.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dartheads/header-logo.png?width=199&height=80&name=header-logo.png "header-logo")](http://www.dartheads.com) - [Products](http://dartheads.com/product/) - [About Us](http://dartheads.com/about-dart/) - [Contact Us](http://dartheads.com/contact-dart/) - [Online Catalog](http://dartheads.com/catalog/) - [Blog Home](https://blog.dartheads.com/) - [News](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/news) - [New Products](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/new-products) - [Engine Tech](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/engine-tech) - [Theory and How To](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/theory-and-how-to) - [Heads 101](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/heads-101) - [Blocks 101](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/blocks-101) - [Manifolds 101](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/manifolds-101) - [Crankshafts 101](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/crankshafts-101) - [Features](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/features) - [Car Features](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/car-features) - [Racer Interviews](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/racer-interviews) - [Videos](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/videos) - [Dart YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/DartTV) # Dartheads ,[NEW PRODUCTS](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/new-products) [Affordable Aluminum Head Performance: SHP Series from Dart](https://blog.dartheads.com/affordable-aluminum-head-performance-shp-series-from-dart) ,[FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/features) ,[INTERVIEWS](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/interviews) ,[CHEVY](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/chevy) ,[CAR FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/car-features) ,[Dart](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/dart) [Jason Carter and Mark Micke’s Malibu Continues To Defy Expectation In Radial Racing](https://blog.dartheads.com/jason-carter-and-mark-mickes-malibu-continues-to-defy-expectation-in-radial-racing) ,[FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/features) ,[NEW PRODUCTS](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/new-products) ,[LS](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/ls) ,[Dart](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/dart) [Under the Valve Covers of Dart's New LS7–Style PRO1 Cylinder Heads](https://blog.dartheads.com/under-the-valve-covers-of-darts-new-ls7-heads) ,[ENGINE TECH](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/engine-tech) ,[heads-101](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/heads-101) [How to Set Up a Cylinder Head](https://blog.dartheads.com/how-to-set-up-a-cylinder-head) ,[FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/features) ,[NEWS](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/news) ,[INTERVIEWS](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/interviews) ,[CAR FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/car-features) [400mph Speed Demon Heads to Bonneville, Switches to Big-Block!](https://blog.dartheads.com/400mph-speed-demon-heads-to-bonneville-switches-to-big-block) Latest Posts ## Bradley Iger ## Recent Posts [![Jason Carter and Mark Micke’s Malibu Continues To Defy Expectation In Radial Racing](https://blog.dartheads.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dartheads/Features/Mark%20Micke%20and%20Jason%20Carter/06-Jason-Carter-Mark-Micke-Malibu.jpg?width=400&name=06-Jason-Carter-Mark-Micke-Malibu.jpg "Jason Carter and Mark Micke’s Malibu Continues To Defy Expectation In Radial Racing")](https://blog.dartheads.com/jason-carter-and-mark-mickes-malibu-continues-to-defy-expectation-in-radial-racing) ,[FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/features) ,[INTERVIEWS](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/interviews) ,[CHEVY](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/chevy) ,[CAR FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/car-features) ,[Dart](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/dart) ## [Jason Carter and Mark Micke’s Malibu Continues To Defy Expectation In Radial Racing](https://blog.dartheads.com/jason-carter-and-mark-mickes-malibu-continues-to-defy-expectation-in-radial-racing) One of the winningest and most recognizable cars in Radial vs. the World (RVW) competition, Jason Carter's '78 Malibu is a 200+ mph 4,400 horsepower missile. [READ MORE](https://blog.dartheads.com/jason-carter-and-mark-mickes-malibu-continues-to-defy-expectation-in-radial-racing) August 27, 2019 | By [Bradley Iger](https://blog.dartheads.com/author/bradley-iger) [![Lea Ochs' Dart-Powered Wagon is a Force to Be Reckoned With](https://blog.dartheads.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Diamond/Features/Lea%20Ochs/003-Diamond-Pistons-Lea-Ochs-Wagon.jpg?width=400&name=003-Diamond-Pistons-Lea-Ochs-Wagon.jpg "Lea Ochs' Dart-Powered Wagon is a Force to Be Reckoned With")](https://blog.dartheads.com/under-the-hood-of-lead-sled-leas-drag-wagon-1) ,[FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/features) ,[INTERVIEWS](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/interviews) ,[CAR FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/car-features) ## [Lea Ochs' Dart-Powered Wagon is a Force to Be Reckoned With](https://blog.dartheads.com/under-the-hood-of-lead-sled-leas-drag-wagon-1) *Lea Ochs' Dart SHP LS Next–powered wagon is a 1,400hp monster taking names at the track!* [READ MORE](https://blog.dartheads.com/under-the-hood-of-lead-sled-leas-drag-wagon-1) August 1, 2019 | By [Bradley Iger](https://blog.dartheads.com/author/bradley-iger) [![Kyle Scheel's Nova is a Drag-Week Destined, LS-Powered, Family Heirloom.](https://blog.dartheads.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dartheads/Features/Kyle%20Scheel/10-kyle-scheel.jpg?width=400&name=10-kyle-scheel.jpg "Kyle Scheel's Nova is a Drag-Week Destined, LS-Powered, Family Heirloom.")](https://blog.dartheads.com/kyle-scheels-nova-is-a-drag-week-destined-ls-powered-family-heirloom) ,[FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/features) ,[INTERVIEWS](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/interviews) ,[CHEVY](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/chevy) ,[CAR FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/car-features) ## [Kyle Scheel's Nova is a Drag-Week Destined, LS-Powered, Family Heirloom.](https://blog.dartheads.com/kyle-scheels-nova-is-a-drag-week-destined-ls-powered-family-heirloom) *Kyle Scheel's Nova has been in his family as long as he can remember, and several years before that. It's got a history rich in street miles and drag strip launches, but now it's taking on a new life gearing up for HOT ROD Drag Week.* [READ MORE](https://blog.dartheads.com/kyle-scheels-nova-is-a-drag-week-destined-ls-powered-family-heirloom) July 25, 2019 | By [Bradley Iger](https://blog.dartheads.com/author/bradley-iger) [![Justin Martin Is On The Hunt For A Limited Drag Radial Title](https://blog.dartheads.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wiseco/CAR%20FEATURES/Justin%20Martin%202019/03-Justin-Martin-Nova.jpg?t=1475023575990&width=400&name=03-Justin-Martin-Nova.jpg "Justin Martin Is On The Hunt For A Limited Drag Radial Title")](https://blog.dartheads.com/justin-martin-is-on-the-hunt-for-a-limited-drag-radial-title) ,[FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/features) ,[INTERVIEWS](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/interviews) ,[CHEVY](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/chevy) ,[CAR FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/car-features) ## [Justin Martin Is On The Hunt For A Limited Drag Radial Title](https://blog.dartheads.com/justin-martin-is-on-the-hunt-for-a-limited-drag-radial-title) * Justin Martin is a limited drag radial record holder, but he's not racing for records, he wants a title! * [READ MORE](https://blog.dartheads.com/justin-martin-is-on-the-hunt-for-a-limited-drag-radial-title) June 11, 2019 | By [Bradley Iger](https://blog.dartheads.com/author/bradley-iger) [![Ken Hebert Jr. Built a Big-Block Mini Cooper and it's Awesome!](https://blog.dartheads.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dartheads/Features/09-Ken-Herbert.jpg?width=400&name=09-Ken-Herbert.jpg "Ken Hebert Jr. Built a Big-Block Mini Cooper and it's Awesome!")](https://blog.dartheads.com/ken-herbet-jr.-built-a-big-block-mini-cooper-and-its-awesome) ,[FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/features) ,[CAR FEATURES](https://blog.dartheads.com/topic/car-features) ## [Ken Hebert Jr. Built a Big-Block Mini Cooper and it's Awesome!](https://blog.dartheads.com/ken-herbet-jr.-built-a-big-block-mini-cooper-and-its-awesome) *We've all dreamed of stuffing a big-block in a car it has no business in. Little car, big engine, sounds fun! Ken Hebert Jr. made it happen in a MINI Cooper Clubman. Even more impressive, the car wins races! Read on to learn more about this wacky..* [READ MORE](https://blog.dartheads.com/ken-herbet-jr.-built-a-big-block-mini-cooper-and-its-awesome) March 28, 2019 | By [Bradley Iger](https://blog.dartheads.com/author/bradley-iger) [All posts](https://blog.dartheads.com/all) ### NEVER MISS A POST #### FOLLOW US - - - - MOST POPULAR [![Everything You Wanted to Know About the Big-Block Chevy Engine](https://blog.dartheads.com/hubfs/Dartheads/tech/All%20About%20Big%20Blocks/02-.jpg) Everything You Wanted to Know About the Big-Block Chevy Engine](https://blog.dartheads.com/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-big-block-chevy-engine) [![Cylinder Head Fundamentals: Materials, Options, and Terms Explained](https://blog.dartheads.com/hubfs/Dartheads/tech/Cylinder%20Head%20Fundamentals%20/11.jpg) Cylinder Head Fundamentals: Materials, Options, and Terms Explained](https://blog.dartheads.com/cylinder-head-fundamentals-materials-options-and-terms-explained) [![Block Talk: Inside Dart's LS Engine Block Lineup](https://blog.dartheads.com/hubfs/Dartheads/tech/LS%20Blocks/001-dart-ls-block-lineup-explained.jpg) Block Talk: Inside Dart's LS Engine Block Lineup](https://blog.dartheads.com/block-talk-inside-darts-ls-engine-block-lineup) [![How to Set Up a Cylinder Head](https://blog.dartheads.com/hubfs/Dartheads/tech/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Cylinder%20head/03.jpg) How to Set Up a Cylinder Head](https://blog.dartheads.com/how-to-set-up-a-cylinder-head) [![How to Install Adjustable Pushrod Guideplates on a Big-Block Chevy](https://blog.dartheads.com/hubfs/Dartheads/tech/Guide%20plates/001-dart-adjustable-pushrod-guideplates.jpg) How to Install Adjustable Pushrod Guideplates on a Big-Block Chevy](https://blog.dartheads.com/how-to-install-adjustable-pushrod-guide-plates-on-a-big-block-chevy) Videos Copyright © DART MACHINERY, LTD. 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