John Edwards at Costa Mesa R&D is building a Toyota 2JGE engine for a land speed attempt. The client purchased one-piece lifters and a couple of them were slightly oversize by about .0015˝, so they had to micropolish them so that they would fit in the lifter bore. Watch as Edwards uses a simple shop-built tool to mount the lifters in the lathe.
Company: Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine
www.engine-machining.com
Flatout Gaskets LS valve cover gaskets are available in paper/silicone in 0.60″ or 0.120″ thicknesses or steel/silicone laminate in 0.50″ or 0.100″ thicknesses.
Flatout Gaskets has gone and made its valve cover gaskets for GM LS engines even better. Its new LS valve cover gaskets have a redesigned inside perimeter so they work with the factory center bolt-type valve covers. The design keeps the gasket registered on the valve cover so it won’t move around and lose the seal. That also means you can do away with the factory o-ring seal.
Engine Ice’s Ice Water provides a significant reduction in surface tension, moving heat away from the engine fast.
Formulated for extreme protection and high TBN levels, ideal for street or strip.
These racing formulations are created using a history of OEM innovation in conjunction with racing partners around the world.
Dillon’s Carbinite coating is ideal for hard or soft jaws, especially Vise Jaws and Step Jaws used for clamping applications.
Damon Elff’s Toyota Supra, which features a turbocharged 2JZ engine, will send you backwards as it revs up. This 2JZ is wicked, and we caught up with Damon at Sick Week this year to get the full scoop on the build.
It was hard not to noticed Damon Elff’s Toyota Supra and its turbocharged 2JZ engine during Sick Week 2024 as it was basically the only Supra there, and the 2JZ made some wicked sounds at the start line. We got a chance to speak with Damon, who owns Demon Motorsports, about his Supra/2JZ combo and
Kits include a pair of assembled aluminum cylinder heads, an intake manifold, aluminum roller rocker arms, cast aluminum valve covers, and gaskets.
With almost 1,300 configurations available, Summit Racing has the RaceTec Racing or AutoTec piston that fits your engine build.
