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.
NGK Partners with Megan Meyers Racing
NGK Spark Plugs has announced a two-year partnership with NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster, Megan Meyer. This continues a decades-long tradition of NGK as the preferred performance spark plug for the Meyer team.
E3 Spark Plugs Touts NHRA Pro Mod Title Sponsorship
E3 Spark Plugs, manufacturer of DiamondFIRE spark plugs and performance ignition products, has announced a four-year series title sponsorship of NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing and Sportsman Contingency.
MLS Gasket Update 2017: Is there anything the MLS gasket can’t do?
Sometimes, the less you know the better. I’ve spent the last 50 or so years punishing all types of engines with insane compression ratios, huge doses of nitrous oxide, and virtually every type of supercharger I could get my hands on.
Hollywood & Highland to Host NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony
Officials of NHRA have announced that the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony will once again return to Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland on Monday, Nov. 13.
Search for Champ Automotive Filters On-The-Go with New App
Champion Laboratories, Inc., the company behind brand names in the automotive, fuel-dispensing and heavy-duty filtration industries, has introduced a new app for its brand of Champ filters that makes identifying the right filter technologies for cars, light-duty trucks, motorcycles and ATVs easy and convenient.
King Racing’s Race Bearings for Subaru EZ30/EZ30D Engines
King is proud to be first-to-market with race bearings for Subaru EZ30/EZ30D engines. The new Subaru EZ30/EZ30D bearings are designed with all of King’s racing line features, including the pMax Black unique tri-metal structure.
A Day in the Life of a NASCAR Engine
At the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup level, it’s no secret that the competition is fierce. Every little thing matters from the driver to pit stops to one of the most important aspects – the engine. Engine Builder recently got an inside look at engine development at Earnhardt Childress Racing (ECR) from Andrew Randolph, ECR’s technical director.
Balance of Resources Keeps Michigan Race Engine Builder Busy Winning
Having the right tools for the job seems about as obvious as closing the windows during a thunderstorm or turning on the headlights at night, but it’s not so black-and-white when it comes to outfitting an engine shop.
Royal Purple Presents $5,500 Donation Check to Lupus Foundation of America
Royal Purple Synthetic Oil presented the Indiana chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America with a $5,500 donation on Monday, June 12. The money was raised in conjunction with the Mazda Road to Indy at the May 11-13 Grand Prix of Indianapolis.
Racing Spark Plugs
Choosing a set of racing spark plugs for a particular application is not as easy as it sounds because the plugs have to be closely matched to the application. Stock plugs are fine for stock applications and ordinary driving conditions. But when an engine is modified to make more power and is run under racing
Midget Engines – Perfect Power from Pint-Size Performers
Midget open-wheel racecars and the Stock (S Class) and Modified (A Class) inboard hydroplanes have provided thrills and chills for racing fans since the 1930s. And as the speed and performance of these radically-different racing machines has improved, so have the engines that power them. These engines have varied from stock four and six-cylinder automotive-type
Your Mission: Find Engine Parts For the AMX-Javelin
Having just returned from the American Motors Owners Assoc. (AMONational.com) 2016 convention, it’s hard not to be impressed by this Wisconsin automaker’s sporty AMX and Javelin models. When the car show awards were given out on Saturday night, they went to one or the other of these “pony cars” for at least a steady half
The Lost Art and Business of Head Porting
If I had my current shop rate paid to me in a lump sum for every hour I spent porting and flowing heads and intakes in the ’70s and ’80s, I could build a new race car. In ’76 when I started running Pro Stock, my wife Linda got me a SuperFlow 110 for Christmas
Engine Balancing – Explain the Benefits to Sell the Balance
Over the years I’ve seen many articles on engine balancing and it seems that most of them get pretty technical and complicated. It is always nice to understand the depth of what you are trying to accomplish, but we cannot lose focus of the ultimate goal – which is to give the customer the best-balanced
NHRA Announces Extension Agreement with Traxxas
NHRA has announced that Traxxas has agreed to an extension agreement, including a renewal of the popular NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout.
General Tire Rolls into Daytona for Second ARCA Season Sponsorship
Saturday’s Lucas Oil Complete Engine Treatment 200 Driven by General Tire for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards kicks off the second consecutive year for General Tire as ‘The Official Tire of ARCA.’
The NASCAR Media Tour Hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway
This media tour has been going on for 35 years and brings over 200 journalists from around the world to see what’s new for NASCAR for 2017. New this year is the inclusion of Xfinity and Camping World racing to the newly named Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series the tour would over.
Two Years In, Ilmor Continues ARCA Dominance
The 100th Ilmor engine just came off the production line, and in the two full years since the first one debuted, the engine remains undefeated – 40 races, 40 wins.
Engine Pro Gives Away its 10th Performance Race Engine
A Portage, MI race car driver has won the 10th performance engine to be given away by Engine Pro and its partners at US 131 Motorsports Park. The $17,000 fully- assembled, race-ready engine was awarded to the winner of a special race between the eight most successful Top ET and Modified drivers in the track’s points series.
