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What Makes a Racing Piston?

That clearly is an open-ended question because the answer will single out the uber-sophisticated pistons designed for Formula 1 and World Endurance Challenge (WEC), yet to be completely literal the response must acknowledge hand-modified cast factory pistons used in Hobby Stock racing at the local dirt track.

369 cid LS-Based Bonneville Engine

To break land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats, a lot of things need to go your way. Customers Andy Loyd and Gene McFaddin turned to Jim Gray at Venom Racing Engines to build them a Bonneville engine capable of topping 240 mph. Find out why this 369 cid LS engine could be a record setter this summer.

Cast and Forged Performance Pistons

If we consider the extreme environment of combustion pressures and high temperatures that regular cast replacement pistons operate in, it’s quickly apparent that when these values are increased it necessitates using a much more efficient component able to withstand these elevated levels.

Understanding What Dynos Can Do For Your Business

An engine dyno can be a valuable tool in many corners of a modern engine facility. As an investigative tool, it can help you find new solutions to old challenges. As a testing tool, it can help prove your hypotheses. As a creativity tool it can help push you in new directions. And as a sales tool it can help differentiate you in the eyes of customers.

Sprint and Stock Car Engine Market

Building engines for sprint cars and late-model stock cars is a good niche to be in if your local tracks have a strong racing program that is attracting significant numbers of racers and fans. It takes both to maintain a healthy market and a steady demand for engine work.

Jeremy Wagler Named Diesel Engine Builder of the Year 2017

Opened in 2012, Wagler Competition Products (WCP) located in Odon, IN, is a full machine shop specializing in diesel work with a focus on the Duramax engine.

What Makes the Import Market Attractive?

The import market has been gaining more momentum than ever before due to two factors – the age of the market now and more purists focusing on import.

Valves and Seats

When it comes to engine components working together, there are few areas that share the same level of relationship as the valves and valve seats. The factors that affect this duo’s ability to reside in harmony inside an internal combustion engine encompass everything from material compatibility to thermal conductivity.

How Did We Get Here?

Today, I am going to take you on a journey back in time to see what started this whole industry of rebuilding engines and what events made us who we are for what we do today.

Getting Aboard with Inboard Marine Engines

Marine engine building is a niche market that is much smaller than the automotive market, but it can also be a very lucrative business for those with the know-how and experience.

Engine Oil Changes and Innovations

It’s always helpful at the end of each year to reflect on what’s been accomplished and where we think our industry is headed. I think we should do this for the three types of oils you Engine Builder readers typically encounter.

Sleeves and Liners – Metallurgic Magic

Dry sleeves and wet liners have long been used to repair and restore cracked or worn engine cylinders, but they are also used to reinforce aluminum blocks that are being built for serious performance applications.

Fuel Mixtures for Drag Racing Engines

In racing, maintaining the right fuel mixture for the setup can mean the difference between powerful, reliable engine performance and broken parts.

A History Lesson in Pontiac V8 Power

From 1935 until 1954, you could get a Pontiac with a flathead six or a flathead straight eight. The company was a bit slow in following other manufacturers in adopting the overhead-valve V8.

Engine Add-Ons; Selling the Bling that Might Bring a Little Green

In the muscle car heydays of the ’60s and ’70s, manufacturers knew that a few chrome items under the hood not only helped set their high horsepower performance mills apart from their anemic stock counter parts, but could also add to their performance potential.

VP Racing Fuels Powers Ray Evernham for 2018 Race Season

VP Racing Fuels has announced a mutual partnership with Ray Evernham for the 2018 racing season and his new project called the “Ghost.”

Blown 408 Windsor Engine

Tony Guadagni bought a ’67 Mercury Cougar for $300 in 1987. He has since turned it into a race car capable of 9-second quarter mile runs courtesy of a Blown 408 cid Windsor engine.

Ford 6.7L/7.3L Diesel Power Stroke

A new infographic tracks the horsepower and torque of Ford Super Duty Power Stroke diesel engines over four generations, showing a dramatic increase in power levels since 1999.

Twin-Turbo Nissan VR38 Engine

Mitchell Wilson’s shop, Engineered Performance, was asked to make big power out of a Nissan VR38. Wilson specializes in Nissans and got to work creating a unique build that he calls the Beast from the Middle East. Find out what makes this beast roar!

Mahle and Roush Yates Engines Extend Partnership

Roush Yates Engines has announced it has reached an extension agreement with longtime partner MAHLE. These two performance companies have had a 14-year relationship and running.