MAHLE Aftermarket Extends Partnership with Motorsports Icon Casey Currie
MAHLE Aftermarket has renewed its partnership with motorsports legend Casey Currie for the 2023 season, marking six years of collaboration, including the development of a custom vehicle build for the inaugural “MAHLE: The Choice of Champions” technician promotion. Casey is also an integral member of the MAHLE engine parts test team and regularly participates in
ACL Hemi Late-Model Main Bearings
ACL has announced the release of the Hemi V8 Late Model RACE Series Performance main bearings.
Taglich Private Equity Acquires Vortech Superchargers
Taglich Private Equity, the group that owns Air Flow Research, Scat Crankshafts, RaceTec Pistons and Procar seating, has announced the acquisition of Vortech Superchargers and Paxton Automotive. This new partnership opens opportunities to better serve customers by combining decades of experience in manufacturing and supplying high-quality, high-performance products. Utilizing cutting edge technology for over 30
EB Takeover: W.O.T. Motorsports
We join W.O.T. Motorsports‘ co-owner Josh McCormack for a tour of his new diesel engine, transmission and truck maintenance/repair shop in Abingdon, VA, which he co-owns with David Petrick. Both Josh and David have been high-horsepower diesel mainstays in recent years, and the two recently joined forces to start this shop. See what they have
Shop Solutions February 2023
Check out February’s shop tips and tricks.
Chevrolet Reveals Corvette Z06 GT3.R for 2024 Competition
Chevrolet has debuted the new Corvette Z06 GT3.R racecar, a year before it makes its competition debut at the 2024 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Making its public debut at Daytona International Speedway ahead of last Saturday’s Rolex 24, the Corvette Z06 GT3.R is Chevrolet’s first racecar that fully meets FIA technical regulations for GT3 cars.
Pankl A1 Turbocharger
Pankl develops and manufactures high-quality engine components and turbochargers for exclusive high performance series vehicles.
Honing the LS
Modern honing techniques are as much a performance concern as they are part of engine design, and that’s thanks to the much tighter tolerances and specifications engines need these days.
CHE Precision Ford Godzilla Trunnion Kit
The kit includes 16 heat-treated steel trunnions, 32 bronze bushings and 33 retainer clips made specifically for the 7.3L Ford Godzilla engine.
Reviewing Callies’ Ford Magnum Crankshaft
There’s no debating that Callies Performance Products manufactures a great crankshaft, among other engine components. We picked out a Callies Magnum Ford crank for our twin-supercharged small block Ford engine build, so we took the opportunity to review exactly what we got from Callies.
Holley Gen-V Swap Oil Pan
GM’s new Gen-V LT direct injected engines are starting to find their way into a large variety of vehicles. They make great power, plus they’re very durable and reliable. Unfortunately, the factory oil pans don’t always fit or they hang too low for today’s hot rods. Holley’s LT Swap Engine Oil Pan is designed to
Xceldyne High-Performance Valvetrain Components
Collaborative engineering allows Xceldyne to partner with customers to identify unique opportunities for improved performance.
A Look at Lead Times
Lead times are no longer months upon months as they were in the middle of 2020 and throughout 2021, but the situation is still of some concern, and it’s forced engine builders to get creative at times.
Edelbrock’s Smitty Smith Dies at Age 70
Longtime Edelbrock employee Smitty Smith has passed away. He was 70. Smith worked for the Olive Branch, Mississippi-based company for 30 years and had been using its products for 50. His primary duty was to help consumers by responding to their inquiries from Edelbrock’s website and through social media. Before joining Edelbrock, Smith had stints
PerTronix Performance Brands Promotes Jeff Stacy
PerTronix Performance Brands has promoted Jeff Stacy to vice president of sales, where he oversees sales for all brands within the group, including PerTronix Ignition, JBA Performance Exhaust, Doug’s Original Headers, Patriot Exhaust, Compu-Fire, Spyke, Aeromotive Inc., Waterman Racing Components and Taylor Cable Products. He brings nearly 40 years of automotive industry experience to the
NASCAR Announces 2023 Hall of Fame Class
The NASCAR Hall of Fame—based in Charlotte, North Carolina—has welcomed its class of 2023 with an induction ceremony at the Charlotte Convention Center. Inductees included 2003 NASCAR Cup Series champion Matt Kenseth; Kirk Shelmerdine, who helped guide Dale Earnhardt Sr. to four Cup titles; and Hershel McGriff, who secured four Cup races in 1954 and
NASCAR Names New Sr. VP of Competition, Promotions
NASCAR has announced Elton Sawyer has been named its senior vice president of Competition. “Following his lengthy driving career, Elton held key leadership positions for several race teams and here at NASCAR for the last eight seasons. He will excel in this role, and we look forward to watching him continue to grow the Competition
Midwest Pro Stock Association Set for Rebirth with 7 Races in 2023
Motorsports pros Rick Jones, Kevin Lawrence, Dave River, and Jeff Wick have announced the rebirth of the Midwest Pro Stock Association (MPSA), a drag racing series formed by Jim Wick in the late 1980s. The series folded following the passing of Wick in 2002. “A group of us were together at the World Series of
LS Intake Manifolds
LS swaps are popular for many reasons, but there are a lot of variations and details to sort through – more of them than you may expect – and many of them are associated with the intake manifold.
PBM Rotating Assemblies
Hundreds of stroke and bore combinations are available, including custom assemblies.
