Chris Powers’s Big Time NHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock Program Powered by BigStuff
Since 2013, Chris Powers of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has trusted BigStuff EFI engine management systems to power his machines and help turn on win lights. From an NHRA Top Dragster entry which he campaigned early in his career to his 2021 PDRA Extreme Pro Stock world champion-winning 2014 Camaro, BigStuff and Chris Powers have been perfectly paired for success.
“BigStuff’s systems have definitely helped me win races,” says current NHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock frontrunner, Chris Powers. “I made the switch in my Top Dragster days and never looked back. Today, my Pro Stock crew chief, Chuck Samuel, is a wizard with tuning the injection via our BigStuff system. From its tunability to its efficiency and the excellent throttle response I get with BigStuff… it’s huge.”
“Being able to deck it, then return to idle if my opponent is taking a while to stage, has saved me many times in Pro Stock,” noted Powers. “With a carburetor, these cars choke when they’re shocked with that much fuel and my weekend would have been done… but you don’t have to worry about those kinds of things with a BigStuff system!”
Today, Powers fields two NHRA Pro Stock Chevrolet Camaros: a 2021 model from Jerry Haas Race Cars and a 2013 from Jerry Bickel Race Cars. Among a plethora of other accomplishments, Powers’ Bickel-built Camaro recently made the quickest fuel-injected run in NHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock history when it ran the eighth mile in just 4.007 seconds. Both of Powers’ Camaros are powered by BigStuff EFI-equipped 825 cubic inch Hemi engines from Sonny’s Racing Engines and Liberty 5-speed transmissions.
With his combinations and BigStuff managing the powertrains, Powers has accomplished an impressive lineup of victories over the past couple of years such as:
- 2023 PDRA Extreme Pro Stock Winner, Virginia Motorsports Park
- 2023 #1 Qualifier PDRA Extreme Pro Stock, GALOT Motorsports Park
- 2022 PDRA Extreme Pro Stock Winner, GALOT Motorsports Park
- 2022 PDRA Extreme Pro Stock RU, Maple Grove Raceway
- 2021 PDRA World Championship – Extreme Pro Stock
- 2021 PDRA Extreme Pro Stock RU, Virginia Motorsports Park
- 2021 PDRA Extreme Pro Stock RU, Maple Grove Raceway
- 2021 PDRA Extreme Pro Stock RU, Summit Motorsports Park
- 2021 PDRA Extreme Pro Stock Winner, Maryland International Raceway
- 2021 PDRA Extreme Pro Stock Winner, GALOT Motorsports Park
- PDRA Extreme Pro Stock Elapsed Time Record – 4.007-seconds (1/8-mile)
For racers who are serious about racking up a resumé like the one belonging to Team Powers, BigStuff’s EFI experts are available to help create the perfect system for any combination and class requirements. Give BigStuff a call at (650) 678-2434.
