Pick-a-Part: Selecting Valvetrain Components for a Performance Build
Selecting the right components to make a race-worthy valvetrain is crucial to assembling an engine that will last – and win. The pushrods, rockers and valve springs must be able to handle all of the stresses of the camshaft rotating with high spring pressures and with huge lift. As we all know, weakness in any
Pro-Filer Performance Products All-American Small Block Ford Cylinder Head
Pro-Filer Performance Products, Inc. introduces its All-American Small Block Ford Cylinder Head. This Small Block Ford cylinder head features a .750” raised exhaust port, revised spark plug location, a CNC-ported combustion chamber, and an “as cast” 205cc intake runner with a 2.05” intake valve. The All-American Small Block Ford head was designed to win with
Performance Product Catalog Introduced by Fluidampr
Fluidampr announces the release of a new catalog for 2014. Inside features complete performance damper offerings and fitment applications. Highlighted sections include the circle track inspired CT Gold series, popular Honda applications and top selling Performance Diesel dampers, the Official Damper of DIESEL Motorsports. Included also is valuable content such as Why Your Engine Needs
Motorist and Performance Interaction Has Moved Online. Have You?
The numbers are mind-boggling: 134 million smartphones are used in the U.S. alone and every quarter 8% more Americans select a smartphone. By Uwe Kleinschmidt, CEO, AutoVitals The numbers are mind-boggling: 134 million smartphones are used in the U.S. alone and every quarter 8% more Americans select a smartphone. If that doesn’t surprise you,
Accountability Raises the Performance Bar and Helps Achieve Goals and Objectives
Accountability is a big word. We see examples every day around us where we can safely surmise that “that person” is not being held accountable for their actions. Accountable: Subject to the obligation to report, explain or justify something; responsible; answerable. We are surrounded by people every day – customers, employees, family members and even strangers
Connecting Rod Selection for Performance Engines
The types of rods are broken into four families: stock, aluminum, 4340 forged and 4340 billet. I know there are some 4130 and 5140 aftermarket rods available, but I have no experience with these. Stock rods vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, not only in size and shape, but in the amount of power and RPM’s
Today’s Performance Connecting Rods
The crank and rods handle all the stresses of converting up and down motion to reciprocal motion. And when you are building a performance engine, those stresses are much higher and consequences of a failure are much greater. Therefore, selecting the right parts for your build is critical to the success of your engine and
Ohio Technical College Promotes Steve McBride To Director of High Performance, Racing Program
Ohio Technical College has named Steve McBride Director of the High Performance & Racing Program, where he will oversee students as they learn skills to become a successful high performance race team technician or performance shop owner. "In the future, racing will involve learning how to incorporate today’s technology into tomorrow’s technology. For instance,
Federal-Mogul Launches New Electronic Catalog for Performance Applications
Federal-Mogul’s new eCatalog covers all of its brands and product lines, including Carter, Champion, Fel-Pro, Sealed Power and Speed-Pro. Users can look up and store multiple part numbers for the same job without re-entering search criteria. The catalog’s comprehensive interchange and numerical lookup tools help users identify the correct part even when they don’t have
Selecting The Right High Performance Rocker Arms
The rocker arms in a pushrod engine serve two purposes. The rockers serve as fulcrums to redirect the upward motion of the lifters and pushrods into downward motion to open the valves. The lift ratio of the rockers also serves to multiply the amount of valve lift generated by the cam lobes. Stock rocker arms
Roush Yates Performance Products Becomes Sole Distributor of Del West Products
Roush Yates Performance Products is proud to announce a partnership with prominent valve train component manufacturer Del West. Under the new agreement, Roush Yates Performance Products will become the sole distributor of Del West products to all markets in the United States. This relationship will provide customers with great service and easily accessible inventory. Del
Jack Sparks Joins Callies Performance Products
Callies Performance Products is proud to announce that Jack Sparks has joined them in the production of high performance connecting rods. Recognized world wide, Jack Sparks is an expert in the design, process development, and manufacture of connecting rods intended for severe duty applications. Having over 30 years of manufacturing experience, Jack brings an extensive
ATI Performance Products Expands to New Facility To Allow Continued Growth
After more than thirty successful years in its current state-of-the-art facility, ATI Performance Products will expand its current campus in Baltimore, MD, to include a second plant to facilitate its continued growth. “We were extremely fortunate to find such a great space which is literally across the street from our current facility. We have purchased
Holley Promotes Miller to Director of Performance Aftermarket Sales
Holley Performance Products has promoted Harry Miller to director of performance aftermarket sales. Miller most recently served as Holley’s regional manager for theSoutheast territory. In his new role, he is responsible for overseeingthe day-to-day aftermarket sales functions for all divisions of HolleyPerformance Products. Miller’s past experiences include owning and operating a jobberstore, a WD business
SEMA Council Name Change to Reflect Broader Performance Market
As a reflection of thechanging times within the performance and tuning industry, the SEMABoard of Directors announced that the Sport-Compact Council (SCC) willnow be officially known as the Street Performance Council (SPC). Thename change will help to include the diverse street-performanceindustry, which creates a broader market and provides new growth andeducational opportunities for the council.
Holley Performance Products Files Bankruptcy
Holley Performance Products Inc., a specialty parts maker in the performance engine market, which includes leading brands: Holley, Weiand, Hooker, FlowTech, Earl’s, and NOS., recently filed for bankruptcy, faulting a late 1990s expansion for saddling the company with too much debt, according to a Bloomberg report. Closely held Holley would be taken over by noteholders
Holley Performance Products Files Bankruptcy
Holley Performance ProductsInc., a specialty parts maker in the performance enginemarket, which includes leading brands: Holley, Weiand, Hooker, FlowTech,Earl’s, and NOS., has filed for bankruptcy, faulting a late 1990s expansion forsaddling the company with too much debt, according to a recent Bloomberg report. Closely held Holley would be taken over by noteholders owed as muchas
High Performance Diesels: ‘Black Smoke’ Tractor Pulling Market
If you’re a lover of horsepower, dirt and "black smoke," you may also have a passion for building engines in the thriving diesel tractor pulling market. These engines aren’t just for working in the fields anymore – they’re full blown, smoke billowing, brute force racing machines – and building them can lead to a bountiful
Performance Connecting Rods
The connecting rods are a vital link between the pistons and crankshaft. They connect the reciprocal motion of the pistons to the rotational motion of the crank. The weight of the rods is important because it affects the reciprocating forces inside the engine. Lighter is usually better because less weight means faster throttle response and
Racing Oils Can Offer Extra Power & Protection For Your Performance Engine
Building high performance engines doesn’t come cheap. The components you use cost more, the time you take to build each motor is longer, and paying attention to detail is the name of the game. High performance engines have a very small margin for error when it comes to tolerances and extreme loads, therefore the demand