Engine Builder Tech Center
Fourth Annual Performance Engine Builder of the Year Contest Now Open

What do Ed Pink Racing Engines, Kroyer Racing Engines and NVR Racing all have in common? They are past winners of Engine Builder’s Performance Engine Builder of the Year Award. The contest returns again this year looking to crown a fourth winner of the award sponsored by Speed-Pro POWERFORGED Pistons.

Building Stocks and Sprints

To be successful in the performance market, you need to deliver a product or service that a competitor not only needs, but will help make him a winner. To find that product or service, you need to spend time with them to understand the needs of the racers.

Cleaning Engine Parts

Cleaning is a time consuming, expensive process for most rebuilders. According to Engine Builder’s most recent Machine Shop Market Profile, rebuilders say they spend more than 15 percent of their total production time in cleaning. Safer, less toxic methods continue to gain a foothold in today’s professional shops.

How Not to Lose the Race to the Bottom

You know how it feels when you explain something over and over and the person just doesn’t seem to get it? Some seven years ago I broke into the pages of Engine Builder with an article about dealing with what I called walk-in parts. Off and on again I’ve gotten back on that bandwagon because the topic just keeps getting more and more relevant.

Why Diesels Have Become ‘Greener’ and How You Can Benefit

For several years now, clean air and better fuel economy have been the primary focus of the transportation industry. Back in the 1970s, the clean air agenda came into full swing and it literally crippled performance as well as reliability. At that time, the diesel industry wasn’t being regulated by any of these emissions standards, but changes were on the horizon.

Shop Solutions April 2015

Hydraulic valve lifters are probably the most precision-machined part inside any engine. It does not take much to cause one to operate incorrectly. Here are some tips for fixing this problem, as well as some other helpful solutions to commonly seen shop scenarios.

The STURM Group and MAG IAS Group Present Engine Technology of the Future

The STURM Group and the MAG IAS Group are presenting a world premier: the STURM coating center ACCS TWS aligned with SPECHT machining centers. The two collaborating companies offer a turnkey plant for the series production of cylinder blocks with thermal bore coating.

Toyota’s Answer to the 1.0L EcoBoost Engine

Toyota has unveiled its latest engine, called the 8NR-FTS. A 1.2L turbocharged, four cylinder engine, the power-plant produces 116 peak horsepower between 5,200 and 5,600 rpm. Peak torque is 136 lb. ft. between 1,500 and 4,500 rpm. An answer to Ford’s EcoBoost?

Are Water Injection Systems Coming Back to Production Cars?

The idea of injecting water into the combustion chamber of an engine has been around since the 1940s and has been weaving in and out of cars since the 1960s, but never caught on. However, BMW recently announced that its upcoming M4 GTS would be marketed with a water injection system. This development now presents the question of whether or not the technology will finally become widespread in the performance segment.

What Does Ethanol Mean To Your Shop?

Although ethanol alcohol is mostly made from corn, it seems to be a real hot potato! Almost all pump gasoline today contains 10 percent ethanol (E10) because the Renewable Fuels Standard Act requires it. The reasons why are partially practical, partially political and partially economic.

Forced Induction Facts

Many articles outline the guidelines and basic knowledge to follow when installing some form of a forced induction system. Sometimes you’ll see the “quick and easy way” to upgrade an existing forced induction system, like a turbo, supercharger and/or nitrous oxide system. What if your customer wanted a bigger turbo for a diesel engine or decided to change the pulley size of the supercharger, or maybe use a bigger shot of nitrous on a street car?

More Power Inside – Muscle Cars

There are many aspects of the famous and desired muscle car engines of the 1960s and ‘70s. They have become the holy grail of factory performance engines, but they are getting more and more scarce as the years go by. For car owners, the engines have evolved in recent years into three different configurations. Read on to learn more.