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Billet 6.0L Powerstroke Engine

Leave it to Jared Alderson and the guys at Kill Devil Diesel to build a kickass Powerstroke engine! This competition-level, billet aluminum 6.0L will be going under the hood of KC Turbo’s truck for the upcoming race season. Check it out!

Import Engines: A Look at the 2JZ

Many of the biggest names in motorsports have built and used the 2JZ in their own racing machines, proving that the engine platform can be competitive in various formats.

Mahle 7.3L Godzilla PowerPak Piston Set

Available both in a 4.221” or 4.225” bore size, the new Godzilla PowerPak piston set is available wherever MAHLE Motorsport performance piston sets are sold.

Facts About Engine Bearings

The experts all agree that cleanliness is the most important factor during installation, and the lack thereof is the most common problem that leads to bearing failure. But measuring is just as critical.

MAHLE Motorsport PowerPak Options for Big Block Mopar Engines

Both the 383,400 (B) -8.1cc Flat Top and 440 (RB) -24.6cc Dish pistons are made of high strength 4032 alloy with a slipper skirt forging and are dual coated with MAHLE’s GRAFAL® skirt coating and Phosphate dry lubricant.

JE Air-Cooled Porsche Pistons

JE’s air-cooled Porsche 4032 forged pistons are designed specifically for restoration builds, road racing and street use.

Diamond Pistons’ Toyota 3UR-FE Piston Kits

Toyota’s 3UR-FE engine came to the market in 2007, and has since been a workhorse. As such, Diamond Pistons has announced a 3UR-FE piston kit.

Solving Engine Bearing Fatigue Failures with Silver Based Materials

One of the most important engine bearing properties is fatigue strength. Fatigue cracks start on the surface and then penetrate into the material. All layers of a multilayer bearing material must have fatigue strength that is greater than the actual load applied to the bearing. Engine bearings must work in a fully hydrodynamic oil film

MAHLE Motorsport Honda/Acura K24 2.4L PowerPak Piston Set

Ready to boost power in your Acura K24 or 2.4L Honda? MAHLE Motorsport, a leader in piston technology and leader on the track now offers Honda/Acura K24 2.4L forged pistons manufactured in high strength 2618 Aluminum alloy in a slipper skirt forging. Designed for reliability in extreme-duty applications, this set features heavy-duty 0.250” wall thickness H13

Speed of Air Hyperformance Pistons

Speed of Air® (SoA) Engine Technologies has developed patented technology to enhance the efficiency of medium-duty Cummins®, Powerstroke® and Duramax® engines, providing measurable performance and fiscal benefits. SoA’s patented piston treatment on its Hyperformance Pistons™ provides increased torque, horsepower, reduced emissions and greatly improved fuel efficiency. These improvements also contribute significantly to extending engine life

Wiseco Pistons for J32 and J35 Honda/Acura Engines

Forged from race-proven 2618 aluminum alloy, the pistons are engineered to withstand high combustion pressures from various power-adders and feature internal struts for extra strength.

MAHLE Motorsport Performance Cast Powerstroke PowerPak Sets

Designed with performance bowls that reduce erosion issues caused by high pressure, long duration, and advanced injection timing, and available with 0.100” deep intake and exhaust valve pockets that work with many performance aftermarket camshafts.

Speed of Air Engine Technologies Breakthrough Piston Technology

Speed of Air® (SoA) Engine Technologies has developed patented technology to enhance the efficiency of medium-duty Cummins®, Powerstroke® and Duramax® engines, providing measurable performance and fiscal benefits. SoA’s patented piston treatment on its Hyperformance Pistons™ provides increased torque, horsepower, reduced emissions and greatly improved fuel efficiency. These improvements also contribute significantly to extending engine life

LTR Engine Build

This Late Model Engines build is centered around Concept Performance’s new LTR block, which is the first aftermarket as-cast aluminum Gen V LT block. 

A Look at Lead Times

Lead times are no longer months upon months as they were in the middle of 2020 and throughout 2021, but the situation is still of some concern, and it’s forced engine builders to get creative at times.

MAHLE Motorsports Introduces 2023 Porsche Application Guide

MAHLE Motorsport announces the 2023 Porsche Application Guide. The guide offers a complete listing of all Porsche-specific piston kits, offered applications, and features user-friendly sections of Water-Cooled and Air-Cooled listings subdivided based on engine size and application. MAHLE’s machine-forged Porsche pistons have lightweight slipper skirts to reduce friction and are dual-coated with Phosphate and MAHLE’s

MAHLE Motorsport Introduces New Small Block Chevy Dish PowerPak Piston Set

MAHLE Motorsport’s SBC Dish PowerPak pistons are available either in a 2618 alloy or 4032 alloy, the kit comes complete with a 1.0, 1.0, 2.0mm file fit performance ring set, pins, and clips.

MAHLE Motorsport Ford 5.0L Modular Coyote Gen 3 Direct Injected PowerPak Piston Set

These pistons are dual coated with phosphate and MAHLE’s proprietary GRAFAL® coating for reduced drag and wear.

MAHLE Motorsport Introduces LS 5.3L (GEN 4) Flat Top Drop-in Forged PowerPak Piston Set

MAHLE Motorsport now offers drop-in replacement pistons designed for use with the factory Gen 4, i.e. 2005+ rotating assembly that minimizes machine work and maximizes reliability and performance for stock bottom end 5.3L LS engines.

MAHLE Motorsport Introduces 2023 Application Guide

The new application guide is available to download now at mahlemotorsports.com, or can be picked up at the 2022 PRI show at booth #1601.