Owner Jerry Arnold
1435 Climax Ave
Kalamazoo 49006
jerarnl@aol.com
269.382.3375

• 2000 NHRA National Champion in Competition Eliminator
• 7 time NHRA Division 3 Champion, Comp Eliminator. 1990-93, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003
• Inducted into the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1998
• 1996 Jegs All Stars Champion
• Many time NHRA record holder since 1986
• 4 time US131 Martin Dragway Modified track champ 1973-74-75-76
• Competed in NHRA classes since 1962
  • Competition Eliminator Classes-A/ED-B/ED-C/ED-E/ED and E/EA
  • Modified Classes-D/MP-E/MP-G/G-H/G and A/SM
  • /Stock and L/Stock

History

I started Drag Racing in 1961. I have always built my own engines for all of my race cars. I have worked part-time in two machine shops doing cylinder head work, valve jobs and engine assembly. I soon found out that the cylinder heads are the most important part of a high performance engine. I started porting my own cylinder heads.

When my race performance improved, my friends wanted me to do their heads too. I bartered with them for other work I needed. They became the "test bed" for my cylinder head work. That led to paying customers and allowed me to purchase a flow bench in 1980.

I have built and raced Chevy big and small blocks, Ford and Chevy inline six cylinders and even an Olds V8. All of these combinations used my cylinder head applications. These combinations also used three, four and five speed transmissions.

I've also done head work for championship oval track cars as well as off road racers. I was fortunate enough to do prototype cylinder head work for Ford Motor Company.

My work had only been part-time until 2005. This is now my full-time occupation and after many years, I am now able to accept new customers.