Two-Cylinder V-Twin Chevy Engine
Sometimes being a hoarder pays off. Johnny Gardner and his son were doing some spring cleaning in the shop and found a box of blown up small block Chevy parts. Not wanting to see the parts go to waste, it turned into a challenge to build something with them. The result was a one-of-a-kind two-cylinder V-Twin Chevy engine!
Piston Quench & Cylinder Head Chamber Mods
In this episode of Steve Tech, Steve Morris breaks down what piston quench is and what kind of quench is ideal, as well as certain chamber modifications you can make to get better performance in your engine.
Inside PowerBore Cylinder Sleeves
Engine Builder gives you an inside look at PowerBore Cylinder Sleeves’ Salem, OH manufacturing facility. See the process PowerBore uses to manufacture its sleeves and install them into an engine. For more information: PowerBore Cylinder Sleeves
Piston Rings, Oil & Cylinder Wall Finish
A piston ring package is not only a seal for compression, it’s also controlling and distributing the oil on the cylinder walls of the block. The way a ring interacts with oil and the bore finish is critical to engine efficiency.
Mercedes-Benz 3.0L Straight Six-Cylinder Engine
Acquiring a 300 SL Gullwing was a bucket list item for a good client of R&R Automotive Restorations. Specifically looking for something original, the customer had zero interest in a restored car, which is sometimes the equivalent of finding a needle in a haystack and the needle doesn’t exist. They ended up finding a 1955 300 SL Gullwing with just 19,000 original miles on its 3.0L straight six-cylinder engine. See what went into preserving this iconic sports car.
Goodson Crankshaft Polishing Belts & Cylinder Head Resurfacing Belts
Goodson has started making its own abrasive belts through its Abrasive Industrial Supplies division.
Cylinder Head Trends
Cylinder heads, as manufactured, are usually suboptimal due to design and manufacturing constraints. Porting the heads provides the finely detailed attention required to bring the engine to the highest level of efficiency.
1914 Stutz Bearcat 4-Cylinder Engine
This more than 100-year-old engine gets a new lease on life thanks to the guys at UCF Machine Shop. The antique rebuild is our Engine of the Week.
Making the Most of LS Cylinder Heads
There’s a million ways to alter cylinder heads for better power, so we spoke with a few cylinder head manufacturers about their LS offerings in the market, why LS heads are so hungry for horsepower and ways you can maximize their efficiency and power potential.
Cylinder Head Porting; Turning Air Into Power
In general, the most critical areas when porting a cylinder head are those which pass the most air at the highest speed and for the longest duration.
1,000 HP Toyota Supra B58 Inline Six-Cylinder Engine
When Toyota announced the return of the Supra sports car nameplate to the model lineup, Papadakis Racing was one of the first to modify the Supra’s 2988cc B58 inline six-cylinder engine for racing, specifically for Formula DRIFT. Boasting 335 hp from the factory, find out how Stephan Papadakis tripled the power output!
Cylinder Finish and Piston Ring Webinar
Join PERA for this webinar on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 10:00 AM CDT with Ed Kiebler of Rottler Manufacturing and Keith Jones of Total Seal Piston Rings. Ed Kiebler of Rottler Manufacturing and Keith Jones of Total Seal team up to discuss the science behind what makes a great finish. Ed will explain and demonstrate
Tips for Selecting Cylinder Heads
How do you determine the proper cylinder head for your application, whether for street performance, racing, off-road or other? When selecting the appropriate cylinder head/runner volume, there are a few basics to focus on.
Resurfacing Cylinder Heads
If your cylinder heads don’t have a perfectly flat, shiny surface, they’re not done right and you’ll need to do those again. Steve Morris explains why a correct surface finish is so crucial.
PBM Performance Products to be Exclusive Distributor for Pro-Filer Cylinder Heads
PBM Performance Products of Louisville, KY has become the exclusive distributor for Profiler Cylinder Heads, effective December 1, 2019. This arrangement will allow Pro-Filer to focus on manufacturing and product development and utilize PBMs distribution network.
AMSOIL Upper Cylinder Lubricant Gasoline Additive
AMSOIL Upper Cylinder Lubricant Gasoline Additive delivers more lubricity for better retention of horsepower and fuel economy, and fights ethanol-related issues with corrosion inhibitors.
Circling the Potential of Cylinder Sleeves and Liners
What do cylinder sleeves and a certain rodentary rock band from the ‘80s have in common? You guessed it, the shape. But we’re going to leave the rockin’ to the hair guys and the talkin’ to the car guys, so for the sake of this article, we’ll just be covering the first one.
Howell EFI Ford TBI Kit for Carbureted 6 Cylinder and V8 Applications
Howell EFI now offers Ford TBI kits for any classic carbureted inline 6 or V8 Ford application. The Ford TBI kits are ideal for increasing drivability, and improving fuel mileage and cold starting in older street-driven classics and 4-wheel drive vehicles.
Edelbrock Victor DR-23 Cylinder Head
The Victor DR-23 Cylinder Head #614468 for Chevy big block engines is Edelbrock’s third generation of the Victor Chevy BB head. This bare cylinder head is fully CNC ported with a race-oriented design for those who demand a high-performance head with durability.
Edelbrock 6.6L Duramax Diesel Cylinder Heads
The all-new Edelbrock Cylinder Heads for 2001-2016 GM 6.6L Duramax Diesel V8 engines are made in the USA and are a direct bolt-on replacement for any street or off-road application where higher levels of performance and durability are desired.
