2019 Engine Builder Awards
Over the past seven years, we’ve placed the spotlight on dozens of successful engine builders who exemplify the key attributes of a well-run business.
Engine Builder Magazine’s 2019 America’s Best Engine Shop Winners
Engine Builder magazine has announced the three winners of its 2019 America’s Best Engine Shops contest, sponsored by Engine Parts Warehouse and its brands PBM Performance Products, Erson Cams and World Products.
Engine Builder Magazine’s 2019 Engine of the Year Winner
For the third consecutive year, Engine Builder magazine presented its Engine of the Year award, which stems from the Engine of the Week series, sponsored by PennGrade Motor Oil and Elring.
Engine Builder Magazine’s 2019 Diesel of the Year Winner
The 2019 Diesel of the Year contest, stems from Engine Builder’s Diesel of the Week series, sponsored by AMSOIL INC.
Engine Builder Podcast
We’ve been covering the engine building/rebuilding industry for 55 years in print, online, via social media, in video, and more – now it’s time to bring that content to podcasts.
The Global Engine Builder
If we take a step back and look at our industry as a whole, it is international, and it very much is global. Our American cars have had an international supply chain for a long time and the global supply chain for our cars and trucks seems to be getting bigger every day.
Engine Building Down Under
Over the years, we’ve heard from a number of engine builders here in the States who do a lot of international business with Australian customers. But what about the engine builders actually in Australia? What engines are they working on and what racing series do they support? We caught up with two Australia-based engine builders to get an inside look at their shops and a taste of the industry down under.
Babcox Media Appoints Greg Jones as Editor of Engine Builder Magazine
Babcox Media, Inc. has announced that Greg Jones has been appointed Editor of the Engine Builder brand.
Engine Building Competition Promotes STEM Education Among H.S. Students
Modern vehicles are powered by sophisticated digital systems – requiring knowledge in each of the STEM areas. Students interested in auto technology are able to combine a strong foundation of STEM education with technology-based, hands-on opportunities.
Fantasy Engine Build Contest
New this year, Engine Builder magazine is giving you the chance to build your fantasy engine! Pick your dream parts from more than 20 categories to really make your engine shine. The best part is, you can enter your build for a chance to win a trip to the 2019 PRI Show in Indianapolis! Get started now.
Fantasy Engine Build Official Rules
Engine Builder Magazine’s Fantasy Engine Build Contest 1.IntroductionEngine Builder magazine (“Sponsor”) is offering the chance to win a trip to the 2019 PRI Show in Indianapolis (“Sweepstakes”). NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. Sweepstakes may only be entered in or from the 50 United States and the District of
Engine Builder Interactive Buyers Guide Updated for 2019
Looking for a supplier for almost any engine part? Need to track down a key piece of equipment? The 2019 Engine Builders Buyers Guide is now available online, exclusively at www.enginebuildermag.com/buyers-guide/ Free to use, simple to navigate and available 24/7/365 – it’s your single source for contact information for suppliers of parts, equipment and services
Fantasy Engine Build
New this year, Engine Builder magazine is giving you the chance to build your fantasy engine! Decide whether you want to build a domestic performance, performance diesel or import engine, and then pick your dream parts from more than 20 categories to really make your engine shine. Once you’ve built your engine, enter it and
Engine Builder Team Is a Well-Oiled Machine
This time of year, the pressure is incredible. Put up or shut up. Leave it all out on the field. Insert your own dramatic cliche here. No, I’m not talking about football, racing or any other sport – I’m talking about the pressure on a magazine editor to write the perfect end-of-the-year column. The stuff
OEM Confusion Spells Success For the Engine Builder
GM announced last month they are closing plants and shuttering several others. The direction they cite is that they are moving away from sedans and will shift volumes towards SUVs and trucks. Ford announced many months ago they are only going to produce the Focus and the Mustang for car production. FCA is killing other sedans
A Future Engine Builder and His Volkswagen VR6 Build
Bas Willems is just 20 years old, but he’s already eyeing a future as an engine builder following automotive school and completing projects like this Volkswagen VR6 engine build.
Roush Yates Engines Wins MAHLE Engine Builders of the Year Award
Doug Yates of Roush Yates Engines received the MAHLE Engine Builder of the Year Award for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The award for the Monster Energy Cup Series was based on the outstanding performance of Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford.
In Engine Building, Predictions Don’t Always Meet Reality
Here we go again. The fax machine will kill the mail system… TV will kill the radio… Movie rentals and streaming videos will kill the movie theaters… The above three statements were cited many times over the years, but strangely, none have them have even been remotely close to coming true. Every year the U.S.
Engine Builds Often Start With Radiator Resoration
Keeping Your Cool About This Hot Topic Engine builders who work on older collector cars are always interested in sources of vintage radiators – after all, you can’t run a liquid-cooled engine for any length of time without a good radiator. Of course, There have always been shops that fix radiators, but the judging standards
Don’s Auto Named Vintage Engine Builder of the Year
Does it make good business sense to leave a lucrative career as an expert craftsman to take over an aging business serving cars and trucks built long before fuel injection was invented? If you’re Tony Pontillo, owner of Don’s Auto Parts & Machine Shop, it’s not only logical, it provides a great opportunity to give
