Shop Solutions August 2023
Engine shop tips and tricks.
Rottler Report with Sandy Wilkins of Wilkins Racing Engines
Sandy Wilkins is the owner of Wilkins Racing Engines, an engine machine shop located in Moorseville, NC. The build performance race engines and their team has won multiple national championships and records. They recently purchased a new Rottler Manufacturing F69A machining center. “This Rottler is great because you can do boring, decking, circle interpolation, etc.
Rottler Report with Chuck Priestly of Best Engines
Chuck Priestly is the owner of Best Engines, an engine machines shop located in Wake Village, TX that does professional engine design, machining, assembly, testing, block boring, honing, crank polishing, and a number of other services. They recently purchased @rottler S86A and the H85AX machines. “We choose Rottler because it’s the industry gold standard. They are high
The Engine Cummins Never Built: A Look at the 6.4L Cummins
With increased technology in turbo systems as well as fuel systems, the final limits of the 6.4L Cummins have not yet been discovered. These engines are capable of being a competitor in any event, whether it be truck pulling, drag racing, or cruising the strip.
Stock and Performance Diesel Work
Drew Pumphrey, owner of D&J Precision Performance, weighs in on stock vs. performance work in the shop and finding a balance between the two.
Billet 6.0L Powerstroke Engine
Leave it to Jared Alderson and the guys at Kill Devil Diesel to build a kickass Powerstroke engine! This competition-level, billet aluminum 6.0L will be going under the hood of KC Turbo’s truck for the upcoming race season. Check it out!
Block Machining with Rottler’s F69A Pt. 2
Steve and the guys previously walked through decking and boring a block on the new Rottler F69A machining center. Now, they walk through lifter bores and receiver grooves.
Block Machining with a Rottler F69A
Steve Morris has his new Rottler F69A running, and the guys are getting training on the new machine. As such, they walk you through how the Rottler F69A decks and bores with ease.
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.
Rottler’s EM45 CNC Machine
The EM45 features universal CNC technology designed for all engine shops and allows you to probe, surface and bore on the same machine.
Installing Flanged Sleeves in a Cummins Block
Jeff McCord at LinCo Diesel Performance walks you through the necessary steps for properly sleeving a block. It might sound like a simple process, but any errors can mean catastrophic head failure down the road.
Top 10 Ken Block Gymkhana Films
Who doesn’t like a little bit of burnt rubber?
America’s Best Engine Shops 2022 | H&H Flatheads
Despite not being a fancy, state-of-the-art set up, Mike and his team at H&H have a great thing going. The equipment does exactly what it needs to, his team is experienced and the shop has built thousands of vintage engines for customers everywhere!
CNC Update: Features and Automation
Precision is key when it comes to automotive parts; the complex designs of connecting rods, pistons and rings, blocks, cylinder heads, and other parts require super tight tolerances that are getting more and more difficult to be met by hand or with other machining processes outside of CNC.
Rottler EM79 Machining Center
These versatile machines are able to perform common jobs such as boring/sleeving, surfacing (heads and blocks), main and camshaft line boring, and general industrial CNC machining.
September 2022 Shop Solutions
September tricks and tips for the shop!
Rottler’s 5-Axis EM69HP Universal Machining Center
Rottler’s next generation 5-axis CNC multi-purpose machining center offers the precision and speed needed to reproduce cylinder heads with exceptional accuracy.
Friendship Motor Speedway Announces Closure
Friendship Motor Speedway, the 3/8-mile dirt oval in Elkin, North Carolina, has announced its closure in a social media post. Private test sessions will remain on the schedule as owners explore options for the facility’s future. The track regularly drew fans and racers from neighboring communities and states and has hosted 604 Late Models and
Perfect Timing: The Nuances of Timing Components
Because modern vehicles have so many electronics to control the engine with crank and camshaft timing sensors, engine builders need to make sure the alignment of the timing chain is “dead-on.”
Women in Motorsports: Katie Coleman
Katie is an engine builder and cylinder head specialist for LinCo Diesel Performance (LDP) who has more than 15 years of engine shop experience. Her level of experience, knowledge and talent is always in high demand.
