MAHLE Service Solutions ShopPRO Commercial Wireless Mobile Column Lifts
MAHLE Service Solutions is introducing three products in a new line of ShopPRO Commercial Wireless Mobile Column Lifts featuring a wireless communication system and a 10-inch touch screen graphic control system. Capable of lifting a variety of commercial vehicles, these lifts have no external wires or cords making it easy to set up and move.
Joe Mondello, Cylinder?Head Legend, Engine Builder Columnist, Dies
A regular contributor to Engine Builder magazine for several years, Mondello is one of the few automotive aftermarket legends to not only set benchmarks in the industry in every decade since the 1950s, but to eagerly share his knowledge with students. Until very recently, Mondello continued to hold regular classes at the Mondello Technical Center
BendPak Eight-Armed Car Lift Concept
Octa-Flex improves technician productivity, convenience, and ergonomics.
Rebuilt 4B Cummins Engine
R&R Engine and Machine is a quality engine rebuilding shop right in our backyard of Akron, OH! They work on all kinds of engine platforms, but Cummins is one of their specialities. They recently rebuilt this 4B Cummins that came out of a wood chipper.
Turbocharged 6.7L Cummins Engine
With around 2,000 horsepower on display, Nathan Wheeler’s Cummins-powered F-250 is a testament to the quality work of Truck Source Diesel. This truck is a monster on the track!
Triple-Turbo 6.6L LLY Duramax Engine
The LLY Duramax often catches some flak for having overheating issues, but that doesn’t stop some people from using it in their one-off diesel builds. Thomas even went as far as putting triple-turbos on his engine!
Elgin Custom Push Rods for GM LS Engine
Elgin Industries has expanded its industry leading Elgin PRO-STOCK® 500 Series range of push rods with a new, custom-length 5/16” diameter push rod engineered specifically for GM LS performance engines. The new, 7.450”-long Elgin PRO-STOCK PR-515 push rod adds .050” to the popular stock rod length for LS engines to provide additional lifter pre-load lash
Triple-Turbo 12-Valve Cummins Engine
Resurrecting an old Dodge truck that had rolled down a mountain, Mike Martin’s “Franken Truck” has undergone quite the transformation. The build features a triple-turbo 12-valve Cummins engine, and it’s only the beginning of Martin’s plans for the build. Check it out!
Custom Camshaft Theories
If you go back to the 1900s to 1940s, the common place to start WAS the camshaft lobe. Engineers and engine designers drew one circle for the base circle, one for the nose, and then connected the two with arcs in-between. Eventually that was improved by shifting their focus to the lifter or tappet rise from the base circle.
How To Properly Read Your Spark Plug
Understanding what’s going on in a combustion chamber and how to read what the engine is telling you through the spark plug is of utmost importance. If you can master that, you’ll keep your engine happy.
Shop Solutions September 2023
Engine shop tips and tricks.
Turbocharged 6.0L Powerstroke Engine
You can always count on Warren Diesel Injection to pull up to events in a sweet Powerstroke truck – they’ve been innovating the platform for over a decade. We saw this 6.0L at the 2023 Ultimate Callout Challenge and this thing is next level awesome.
The Best of Both Worlds: Twin-Charged Engines
Not to be confused with twin-turbocharging, twin-charging is the innovative combination of a supercharger and a turbocharger. It’s nothing new – Lancia, Nissan and Volkswagen were among the first to use the combination back in the ‘80s, but it’s hardly common today.
Compound-Turbo 6.0L Powerstroke Engine
Did we expect to see a 1962 Ford Country Squire at a huge diesel racing competition? No. Were we inevitably hyped up when we saw one at the 2023 Ultimate Callout Challenge? Hell yes. This one has a beefy 6.0L Powerstroke swapped under the hood making it a kickass combo worthy of our Diesel of the Week!
Turbocharged 6.7L Cummins Engine
This week we feature another build from Maverick Diesel that we got to check out at the 2023 Ultimate Callout Challenge. This 6.7L Cummins is setup to run the 5.90 index class and features 1,100 horsepower!
Sunnen SV-2400 Series Precision Vertical Honing System
The machine’s rotary feed system and superior tooling delivers extremely precise bores.
Turbocharged 5.9L Cummins
Today’s Diesel of the Week was put together by Zachary Fish, a newcomer to UCC this year. Check it out!
May Shop Solutions 2023
Engine and machine shop tips and tricks.
Doing That Diesel Thang
Spring has been in full gear and it’s about to give way to the summer months, which means it’s time for our annual diesel issue! I hope you’re as excited for this content as our team was to put it together. It got me thinking about my own interest in diesel trucks and engines and
The Craziest Diesel Swaps We’ve Seen
There’s nothing better than an engine swap, and diesel swaps are even cooler when you consider the size and specifications of the engines.
