The Potential in Differential
Is growth part of your business strategy? It comes in a lot of different forms, but when it’s adding a new service offering or product for your customers, it can be nerve-racking at the very least. The additional investment in tools, equipment, training or people weighed against the unknown outcome leaves you holding all the risk, unless there is something that’s a perfect fit.
Keeping an Eye on Cooling Systems
We all know the internal combustion engine (ICE) is going through a metamorphosis these days as the OEMs carefully scrutinize and squeeze every component for maximum efficiency.
Toyota/Lexus 1UZ-FE V8 Engine
Engine building isn’t necessarily rocket science, but having spent three years working for Rocket Lab, the New Zealand space program, as the leading hand of propulsion responsible for engine production certainly can’t hurt. That’s the background of Tom Hughes, which has translated into many high-end race engines being built throughout his career and at his new engine shop, Hughes Race Engineering. Find out what aerospace engineering went into this Toyota/Lexus 1UZ-FE V8 race engine!
Pro Mod 7.1L Cummins
Ben Shadday got bit by the diesel bug bad. His wife eventually told him he had to make a decision between keeping his powerplant job or opening a diesel shop. He chose the diesel shop and opened Done Right Diesel Performance to build diesel power like this Pro Mod 7.1L Cummins!
Video: Engine of the Week – 433 cid Ford Dirt Late Model
In this episode of Engine of the Week, sponsored by PennGrade and Elring, we dive into the details of a Ford dirt late model engine built by Jack Cornett of Cornett Racing Engines in Somerset, KY.
Please Pass the Salt
My passion for Bonneville began in 1963 in Mrs. Combest’s 2nd grade class in Electra, TX. Our class had just received our Weekly Reader Newspaper with an article written about a young Craig Breedlove building a land speed car in his dad’s backyard to run over 400 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats! I was so intrigued!
Engine Testing Equipment
Engine dynamometers are great for tuning power and torque, but are they necessary for general quality control testing purposes? Do you need a full engine dyno to bench test an engine? The answer is: it depends. There may be other equipment options.
Cleaning Components with Baking Soda
There are many different processes for cleaning parts and components before engines can be rebuilt, and engine builders use a variety of cleaning solutions for different reasons. However, the argument can be made that sodium bicarbonate blasting or soda blasting has numerous advantages.
CNC Machine Centers
One curious fact that caught our eye in the latest Machine Shop Market Profile, published in June, was that 41% of readers – engine builders – don’t use a computer to run their shop. This begs the question: if you don’t use a computer for basic bookkeeping, are you using one for machining?
Women in the Industry
Welcome to our first annual Women in the Industry Spotlight. In the pages that follow, we highlight 10 amazing women of this industry who day-in and day-out help keep engine shops running smoothly and companies producing products and services, which make this industry a great one.
When it Comes to Stroker Engines – Bigger is Better
The world of hot rods and horsepower commonly utilize the benefits of stroking an engine, and for many performance builders, it’s more commonplace now than ever before.
Break-In Oils
A proper break-in oil is formulated from the ground up to be a break-in oil. Many of the surface-active chemistries that would be in a regular race oil are reduced or removed in a break-in oil.
