King Engine Bearings to Host PRI Seminar
King Engine Bearings is sponsoring a unique technical seminar at the 2014 PRI Trade Show, featuring expert engine builders Jay Dickens and Magnus Ohlaker. This free event will take place Friday, December 12 from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm in Rooms 231-232 at the Indiana Convention Center. In addition, any attendees who stop by the King Engine Bearings booth #601 will have the chance to perform the pMax Black overlay scratch test with the opportunity to instantly win a prize, including a Profilometer worth over $2,500.
King Engine Bearings Launches New Website
King Engine Bearings has just launched its new website featuring an updated visual design and easier navigation for visitors. Much of the technical information and content on the site has been updated and enhanced to reflect King’s current products and technical specifications. The new website’s format allows King to share the benefits of their newest bearing designs and materials.
King Engine Bearings New Race Bearing Application Guide
King Engine Bearings has announced its all new racing specific application guide. It offers expanded coverage that includes many new applications for both domestic and import vehicles.
King Engine Bearings to Sponsor Technical Racing Forum At PRI Show
Get your questions answered and hear the latest trends in engine building. King Engine Bearings is sponsoring a unique technical forum at the 2013 Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show that features a rare gathering of five leading championship race engine builders. This free event will take place at 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13
Back to Basics: Engine Bearings
Most everyone knows this wives tale: hang a horseshoe over your door for good luck. Now most of the world will do so with the open part down, but in a few parts of Ireland and Britain they do the opposite, with the opening upward so as not to ever run out of good luck.
King Engine Bearings Introduces New eCat
The new eCat, which features an improved user-friendly design and expanded functionality, is available at www.king-bearings.com/cat. The new e-Cat includes three basic search functions. Users can search by engine/brand, by dimensions (housing diameter, length and thickness) and by part number (King or interchange). A quick search field has been added to the top of
King Engine Bearings Launches Facebook Page
King Engine Bearings recently launched its official Facebook page for business customers and consumers at www.facebook.com/King.Bearings. "Facebook is another way for us to get closer to our customers and fans, and obtain feedback on our products," said Limor DePetro, director of sales and marketing, King Engine Bearings. "We encourage people to visit our page to
Engine Bearings and Crankshafts: Best Friends Forever (BFFs)
Bearings appear to be such simple engine components. On the surface, they’re just half-circles of metal whose only purpose is to reduce friction between and support moving parts. The engine bearing has to establish and maintain a film of oil between moving and stationary parts to prevent wear to expensive engine components. They look like
King Engine Bearings Technical Seminar Video Now Available
Ron Sledge, King’s performance and technical manager, presented "Race Engine Bearing Lubrication, Clearances & Tolerances" at both the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show (PRI) and International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS) events. The hour long presentation is now available to view, free-of-charge at www.kingbearings.com/tech_materials.php. Sledge shared his knowledge of engine bearings and race engine
King Introduces HP Engine Bearings for Chevy Applications
King Engine Bearings has added new rod and main bearings for Chevy engines to its HP Engine Bearings line. Made of bi-metal, aluminum silicon alloy, King’s HP bearings feature a 40 Vickers hardness that resists traditional overlay migration and extrusion. HP bearings have a 450° F heat threshold that affords greater protection against friction and
King Engine Bearings Releases PRI Show Technical Seminar Video
King Engine Bearings has released the video of a standing room only technical seminar conducted at the 2010 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show (PRI Show) in Orlando, Fla. The video of the seminar, "Engine Bearing Material Selection" by Dr. Kopeliovich, King’s research and development manager, is a nearly 50 minute presentation that is now available
King Engine Bearings Introduces New Website
King Engine Bearings has introduced its newly redesigned website at www.kingbearings.com. King Engine Bearings produces high-performance engine bearings forcircle track, drag racing, monster trucks, tractor pulls, off-road andoff-shore racing applications, along with standard OE replacementbearings and bearings for the aviation market. The e-catalog allows users to search by model data, engine data or partnumber. The
MAHLE Clevite Adds Clevite Engine Bearings to Light Vehicle Electronic Catalog
MAHLEClevite Inc. has added Clevite engine bearings (1990 and newerapplications) to its light vehicle electronic catalog offered throughthe company’s "Launchpad" portal of eCatalogs. The addition of 1990 andnewer engine bearings completes the eCatalog’s light vehicle productoffering, which also includes pistons, piston rings, filters,turbochargers and gaskets (also 1990 and newer). “We’re excited about the addition of
King Engine Bearings To Present Tech Seminar at 2010 PRI Show
King Engine Bearings will host a free technical seminar at the 2010 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show (PRI Show) in Orlando, FL, featuring Dr. Dmitri Kopeliovich, the company’s research and development manager. Dr. Kopeliovich will present a one-hour seminar on Friday, December 10 from 12 Noon to 1 p.m. on "Engine Bearing Material Selection" in
Kalitta Motorsports, John Force Racing and J&J Racing All Take Wins Using Clevite Engine Bearings
Doug Kalitta (Kalitta Motorsports) captured a well-deserved victory in Top Fuel after four consecutive years of finishing this race in the runner-up spot. In Funny Car, defending Funny Car World Champion Robert Hight (John Force Racing) competed against, points leader and teammate, John Force to capture his fourth victory of the year and 17th career
CSI: Engine Bearings: When Good Bearings Go Bad
Engine bearings have the dual function of reducing friction between a rotating part of the engine (the crankshaft) and the stationary part (the main caps and engine block) and supporting the crank. Because of the stresses caused by the explosions inside the internal combustion engine, the bearing material must be extremely strong, so a durable
Why Does The Appearance Vary On Engine Bearings?
For years you’ve seen engine bearings with a gray surface appearance due to the lead/tin overlay, but now with new bearing materials used in some applications you could find a variety of different looks. These differences will not only vary between engine models, but can also change depending on shaft diameter or journal size utilizing
Engine Bearings and Crankshafts, What makes them [not] tick?
The relationship between the crankshaft and main bearings is an integral one. Any metal-to-metal contact can have catastrophic results, and if the carnage was the result of improper finish or fitment, you’ll likely get to work on your relationship skills again. There are many analogies to explain how its parts relate to the engine as
PERA’s Core Corner: Back To the Basics On Engine Bearings
Have you ever heard the phrase “old wives’ tales?” My father used it all the time whenever something didn’t seem to make sense to him for the moment. For instance, most everyone knows this one: hang a horseshoe over your door for good luck. Now most of the world will do so with the open
Engine Bearings: Stock & Performance
The importance of the engine’s bearings can’t be over-emphasized. The bearings support the crankshaft and connecting rods, and in pushrod engines also the camshaft. The bearings provide a surface for the friction-reducing oil film that allows the parts to spin without rubbing metal against metal. It’s a tough job because of the high loads created