Hot Rodders of Tomorrow National Championship Coming to the PRI Show in 2013
The 26th Annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in Orlando, Florida, will host the final round of the nation’s premier engine build competition for young automotive talent, it was recently announced. Each year hundreds of automotive technology students from high schools across the country take part in regional competitions to determine which teams can disassemble
Building Pontiac Excitement
Each GM division had its own engineering staffs and even its own assembly plants. There was very little parts interchange between the different divisions. Each unit had its own engines. Each division had its own personality. When Bunkie Knudsen became general manager of Pontiac in June of 1956 he set the world on fire. His
Cylinder Heads and Air Velocity
An engine only produces power in a narrow rpm band, so [your customer] needs to decide what kind of driving or racing they’re going to do, and build the engine in a way that moves that power band to the portion of the rpm range you want. Street cruising needs high air velocity below 4,000
Late Model Performance Cylinder Heads
As the economy continues to come out of its slump, cylinder head manufacturers are seeing a growing demand for new cylinder heads that can deliver race-winning performance. Whether the heads are upgraded aftermarket heads for traditional small block/big block Chevy and Ford applications, or hot heads for the latest generation of Chevy LS and
HPBG: Becoming a Better Engine Builder at 22nd Annual AETC in Orlando
But if I were a professional engine builder, or even a highly competent amateur engine builder, one of the first things I would do is learn as much as possible from the smartest people in the business. While we at Engine Builder magazine provide countless articles on the subject and the business of running a
Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Champions to Earn Trip to NASCAR Acceleration Weekend
Six Divisional winners and four wildcard teams will compete at the "Showdown at SEMA", sponsored by Edelbrock, and held Nov. 1 – 4 in the grand lobby of the SEMA Show. The top-10 high school auto tech teams who advanced via regional competitions across the country will compete head-to-head for the best average time as
Roster of Participating Manufacturers Set for SEMA Scholarship Engine Project
Nearly twenty SEMA-member companies have come together in support of a unique project that will benefit the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund. Their products are being used to build a big-inch small block Ford engine that will be auctioned off on eBay in conjunction with this year’s SEMA Show. The engine – which is being constructed
Ohio Technical College Students Build
The custom Bel Air will be presented May 1, 2011 during Christi Edelbrock’s "Rev’ved Up 4 Kids" charity car show benefiting The Center for Learning Unlimited at Vic’s Garage in Torrance, Calif. The one of a kind Bel Air, which was built to replicate a Hot Wheels 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Edelbrock die-cast
Egge Hires Ray Garcia as National Sales Manager
Egge Machine Company has announced the addition of Ray Garcia as National Sales Manager. He will be responsible for all outside sales and managing the highly experienced sales staff. Garcia’s passion for cars began at childhood, which has developed into great enthusiasm for the automotive aftermarket. Garcia has an impressive industry resume including working for
OTC Awards $202,000 in Scholarships to Finalists of Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge
Ohio Technical College (OTC) awarded $202,000 in scholarships to highschool students on the top six teams competing in the Hot Rodders ofTomorrow Engine Challenge National Championship held at the 2010 SEMAShow earlier this month. The finalists can redeem the scholarships at OTC, where students learna wide array of technician skills in automotive, collision repair,high-performance
Build Your Own Competition-Worthy 600 HP Engine
Last month, we introduced you to the UMP Modified racing engine being built by the engine experts at Earnhardt Childress Racing in Welcome, NC. The engine – a 600 hp, 411 cid plant built for UMP Dirtcar Modifed competition – will be awarded to the winner of the Sunnen Rev It UP Raffle at the
BluePrint Engines Introduces New Line of Extreme HP Engines
This new line of affordable world-class engines is specially designed for car enthusiasts and drivers looking to step up in power and performance, says company president Shawn Sterling. The new BluePrint ProSeries line is the industry’s first full line of extreme horsepower engines, ranging from 540 hp to 815 hp. The new line includes two
SAM to Award $200k in Scholarships to Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Finalists
Team MSD from Eastern Oklahoma Tech Center, Team Auto Meter fromLoara High School, Team ARP from East Ridge High School, Team PRW fromFremd High School, Team Edelbrock from North Orange County ROP and TeamPainless from Lakeshore High School will square off in the NationalChampionship Playoffs, Nov. 2-5 in Las Vegas. “SAM is happy to
Sunnen/ECR Offer 400 hp for $3 at IMIS
On Wednesday, Dec. 1 and Thursday, Dec. 2 at IMIS enthusiasts can purchase one Sunnen Rev it UP Raffle ticket for only three dollars, or two for just five bucks. The prize? A 415 cid engine built for UMP Dirtcar Modified competition by the engine experts at ECR in Welcome, NC. The engine will include
Selecting Valve Seats for Gas and Diesel Engines
Hard working diesel engines, performance engines, and engines that run on dry fuels such as propane or natural gas produce a lot of heat in the combustion chamber and often require valve seats that are harder and more heat-resistant. Stellite, chromium, cobalt, tungsten and nickel alloy valve seats are commonly used for such high heat
Stroker Strategies for Higher Horsepower
Such strategies are already very popular with those building small block and big block Chevys as well as small block Fords. In the main, it is a cost effective way to deliver what most customers deem as power – that is more low speed torque. Generating extra cubes via a stroker crank is a good
Pat Musi to Return to NHRA after 21 Year Hiatus
Musi last ran an NHRA professional category at the same event in 1989, some 21 years earlier. Back then he competed in Pro Stock where the cars were powered by naturally aspirated 500ci engines and ran low-7s at 195 mph. Musi’s return to action will be behind the wheel of a nitrous-gulping 2009 Dodge Stratus
Team MSD Takes Division 4 of
Team MSD of Eastern Oklahoma County Tech Ctr., Choctaw, OK, took first place with a time of 60 minutes and 15 seconds. The 8 teams were made up of invited auto technology classes from local high schools. Each team consists of five students and the instructor/coach. The individual schools set standards and guidelines for
A Closer Look at BBC Bracket Racing Cylinder Heads
However, it proved to be just the opposite – sportsman racers loved it and it allowed local drag racing to thrive and grow. Back in its infancy, I covered weekly bracket racing in Southern California at the now defunct Irwindale and Orange County International Raceways. The action was hot and heavy with full fields of
Bolt-on Horsepower: Choosing An Induction System
The induction system feeds the engine air and fuel. So to increase the torque and horsepower output of an engine, the induction system has to provide more air and fuel. That usually means adding an aftermarket performance intake manifold with taller, larger and/or longer runners to increase air flow into the cylinder head ports, bolting