Edelbrock Pro-Flo 4 EFI System
When choosing to upgrade your engine to modern fuel injection, Edelbrock’s Pro-Flo 4 EFI systems give you what you need to upgrade to powerful and efficient sequential port fuel injection.
Line Hone Solutions
When It Comes To Line Honing, Creativity Can Help Maximize Mandrel Magic Sometimes the best solutions are to problems you didn’t even know you have. Luckily, in this industry there’s no shortage of opportunities to be creative and develop the next great thing. Every month in this magazine and online, Engine Builder showcases some of
Race Engines Roar in Charlotte
Inaugural Challenge Brings Out The Best in Competitors and Combinations It may have been unseasonably warm in Charlotte, but engines (and builders) from around the country stayed cool under pressure as they were pushed to their limits in the inaugural Race Engine Challenge presented by VP Racing Fuels and Lubricants. After multiple days of pulls,
Edelbrock’s Pro-Flo 4 EFI
Edelbrock has announced the release of its latest and most advanced electronic fuel injection system… the Pro-Flo 4 EFI. The Pro-Flo 4’s key advancements are in the all-new compact and water-resistant ECU, which features a faster processor with an upgraded Bluetooth chip for more reliable connectivity with the system’s E-Tuner app.
376 cid Mopar Engine
Building engines for customers is what pays the bills, but its not very often that engine builders get to go head-to-head for bragging rights outside of the racetrack. So when Jack Barna of Valley Performance and Machine Service heard about the Race Engine Challenge, he wasted no time putting together this 376 cid Mopar engine. Find out what went into the build and how he faired on the dyno!
Building Stroker LS Engines
What is so great about these LS engines? First, the LS engine has multiple design features that help it achieve near-big-block levels of horsepower. With a 15-degree valve angle, intake ports that flow 300 cfm and a 55mm camshaft diameter, one can see what the engineers at GM were after when designing these engines – efficiency and performance.
Race Engine Challenge Crowns Greg Brown Dyno Champ
The inaugural American Iron 2-valve Shootout Race Engine Challenge, presented by VP Fuels and Lubricants, held October 2-6, 2018 in Charlotte, NC, featured 12 engine builders from across the United States putting their most creative builds against each other in a dyno racing competition. Following five days of competition, Greg Brown, Hammerhead Performance Engines, Snellville, GA, was
Motovicity’s Speed Ring Returns to M1 in September
Building off the success of its first Michigan event last year, Motovicity’s Speed Ring returns this fall. The weekend will see two race events, a time-attack event and a two-car head-to-head lap battle.
Proform Harmonic Balancer Installation Tools
Proform has announced four new harmonic balancer installation tools for vintage applications like Ford/Pontiac/Buick, and Oldsmobile, and a foray into late-model applications for Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep/Ford.
Dedication or Design – 12-Bolt GM is Still a Popular Differential
What is the goal for performance when it comes to the automobile? The object is to take all of the components of the automobile and improve upon them for power and durability. Most of the time this pertains to the engine, transmission and rear differential. However, the rear differential is the most frequently overlooked component
S & S Brings Know-How and Nostalgia to V-Twin Engines
As a maker of high-performance motorcycle engines, S&S can be linked to the industrial history of Wisconsin. However, the S&S story actually starts in Blue Island, IL, right after World War II. That’s when George J. Smith returned to his home in Blue Island and began tinkering with the engine on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Smith
Little Victories – Big Bucks from Small Engines
Finding Performance Potential in 4 and 6 Cylinder Engines Let’s get something on the table right now – I’m a V8 guy. As you’ve read elsewhere in this issue, I tend to also chant the mantra, “There’s no replacement for displacement.” Bigger just seems better and badder. Perhaps you’re like me. But let’s take a
Vintage Air Billet Pulleys for SB Ford Engines
New billet aluminum crankshaft and water pump pulleys from Vintage Air provide a smooth running, high strength double groove pulley option for 289 and 302 Fords.
Mallory Ignition Components
Holley has announced the release of several new ignition products from Mallory. Included is a powerful ignition box, three different types of coils, four new distributors, and three unique spark plug wire kits.
MAHLE Unveils MAHLE Performance Engine Parts; Reveals Plans for the 2018 Drive with the Original Contest at PRI
Building on decades of performance history, MAHLE Aftermarket Inc. unveiled at the 2017 Performance Racing Industry Show a new branding and marketing initiative with the introduction of MAHLE Performance engine parts.
1947 Ford Flathead
One of Randy Crowley’s customers enters an annual race across the country in his ’34 Ford Coupe. In order to give it his best shot, the customer brings his 1947 Ford Flathead to PER Race Engines for freshening up and rebuilds. Find out what makes this engine special.
Core Sourcing Heads & Blocks
Cores are the heart and soul of the engine rebuilding business. If you don’t have a core, you don’t have an engine to rebuild. The challenge is getting the right cores that are in demand, and at a price that you and your customers can afford.
The SCAT Story
SCAT was born in 1962, created by Tom Lieb who ran an auto parts business out of his parents garage while still in college.
Victory March Continues, Ray Banyas Named 2016 Vintage Engine Builder of the Year
If you remember about a year ago in the pages of Engine Builder, we highlighted a shop in Cleveland called Victory Engines. The title of that story was ‘To the Victor Go the Spoils.’ Foreshadowing being what it is, Victory Engines’ owner Ray Banyas has again claimed a victory by being named the 2016 Vintage Engine Builder of the Year.
Rockets, Vikings and Your Old Man
From 1916 through 1922, the only Oldsmobile V8 was a 246.7 cid L-head of Model 47 with a 233.7 cid V8 that made 60 hp. This was the only engine offered in 1923, when the Model 47 continued alone.
