Taking Over the World of Engine Building
What you should know if your business is going international Not many businesses are satisfied with simply maintaining a local clientele. Just as customers typically want bigger and bigger engines, engine shops are looking to grow their business reach outside their town, city or state. In some cases, engine shops reach an international clientele, making
Taking Over the World of Engine Building
Not many businesses are satisfied with simply maintaining a local clientele. Just as customers typically want bigger and bigger engines, engine shops are looking to grow their business reach outside their town, city or state. In some cases, engine shops reach an international clientele, making their engines and services available to the world. While there’s
More Power, More Problems – Balancing rotating assemblies in the modern day engine shop
Everyday life may be all about balance, but a quality balance machine and the understanding of how to do a quality balance job can tilt the scale in your shop’s favor.
Success On – and Off – the Track for Dayton, Ohio Engine Builder Bobby Jacks
It isn’t often that successful performance on the track and effective engine building skills come from the same individual. But for Ohio resident and Daytonian Bobby Jacks who, after many decades of experience, has proven that one can have considerable talent in both.
527 cid LS1 Engine
Erik Koenig has a long history of pumping out quality engines like this 527 cid LS1. This particular engine wasn’t a customer request, rather an engine Erik and his shop HorsePower Research wanted to build – making it the largest displacement for this engine in the world. Find out all the details of this powerful engine.
Skip White Performance 434 Small Block Chevy Engine
Skip White Performance is one of the biggest players in the industry pumping out an annual average of 900-1,000 engines each year. One of those engines, and one of the shop’s more popular models, is this 434 small block Chevy engine. Find out the details of what goes into this ‘All Out’ engine package.
365 cid Dodge R5P7 NASCAR Engine
Never heard of the La Carrera Panamericana? Neither had Scott Eatmon of Eatmon Racing Engines. But that didn’t stop him from building this 365 cid Dodge R5P7 NASCAR engine for a new customer looking to enter the Mexican endurance race this October. Find out the full details of this engine with a NASCAR history.
Fel-Pro Brand Gaskets Celebrates 100 Years
The 100th anniversary celebration will span an extensive schedule of customer-focused activities culminating in an industry and community open house on July 21, 2018, at the Fel-Pro engineering, manufacturing and distribution complex in Skokie, Illinois.
Racesaver Sprint Car Engine Part 1 – Developing the Program
The fastest way to become a millionaire in racing, of course, is to start with two million. Sprint cars are no exception but a gentleman named French Grimes came up with an affordable alternative called Racesaver. His idea was a smaller engine that could be put together by anyone and raced competitively for a number
5.3L Turbocharged 329 cid LS Engine
We all have an engine platform we like better than others. For Mike Lough of Mike Lough Racing Engines, that platform is the LS. He recently built a 5.3L turbocharged 329 cid LS engine that runs on methanol and cranks out 1,341 hp! Read more to find out what makes it live.
Sprint and Stock Car Engine Market
Building engines for sprint cars and late-model stock cars is a good niche to be in if your local tracks have a strong racing program that is attracting significant numbers of racers and fans. It takes both to maintain a healthy market and a steady demand for engine work.
Let’s Talk Engine Oils
SN oils don’t have sufficient ZDP to coat all the engine components which are subjected to sliding friction. And, if that isn’t bad enough, a new oil specification, ILSAC (International Lubricant Specification and Approval Committee) GF-6 is on the horizon.
Jeremy Wagler Named Diesel Engine Builder of the Year 2017
Opened in 2012, Wagler Competition Products (WCP) located in Odon, IN, is a full machine shop specializing in diesel work with a focus on the Duramax engine.
Engine Oil Changes and Innovations
It’s always helpful at the end of each year to reflect on what’s been accomplished and where we think our industry is headed. I think we should do this for the three types of oils you Engine Builder readers typically encounter.
Matt Dickmeyer Crowned 2017 Race Engine Builder of the Year
Whatever Matt Dickmeyer is doing as the owner of Dickmeyer Automotive Engineering in South Whitley, IN, it’s been working. Matt was recently named the 2017 Race Engine Builder of the Year by Engine Builder magazine and contest sponsor Federal-Mogul Motorparts’ Fel-Pro Performance Gaskets and Speed-Pro brands.
Miller’s Machine Shop; 2016 Diesel Engine Builder of the Year
The owner of Miller’s Machine Shop in Lincoln University, PA, the 2016 Diesel Engine Builder of the Year, has been building winning engines since he was 10 years old.
Ford GT 500 5.8L Engine
Michael Rauscher of L&M Engines credits his custom camshaft design work for generating all the power in his Ford GT 500 5.8L engines. Find out how L&M gets these engines revving to the tune of 1,500 hp!
454 cid Procharged LSX Engine
Engine of the Week returns in 2018 with a special 454 cid Procharged LSX engine built by Patterson-Elite Performance for Sunnen’s Charity Engine Sweepstakes for Victory Junction. The 1,300 hp LSX helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for a good cause.
Wagler DX 460 Engine
Most of this Wagler DX 460 engine from head to toe gets brought in on pallets of aluminum and is machined into a complete engine. With hours upon hours of engine design and development Jeremy Wagler has this DX 460 engine singing to the tune of 2,500 hp.
MAHLE Unveils MAHLE Performance Engine Parts; Reveals Plans for the 2018 Drive with the Original Contest at PRI
Building on decades of performance history, MAHLE Aftermarket Inc. unveiled at the 2017 Performance Racing Industry Show a new branding and marketing initiative with the introduction of MAHLE Performance engine parts.
