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1914 Stutz Bearcat Engine

Willing to take on just about any job that walks through the door, Mike McCommons and the folks at UCF Machine Shop got the unique experience of rebuilding a 1914 Stutz Bearcat engine.

Katech’s LS3-Based 416 Short Block

Katech has introduced a new LS3-based 416-cubic-inch short block designed to make big power for less. Depending on the camshaft, cylinder heads and other engine components, the new Katech 416 is the foundation for 600 horsepower or more in normally aspirated combinations and up to 900 horsepower or more in boosted applications.

461 Pontiac Stroker

When a customer wanted to change gears from his Pontiac 389 project to a 461 Pontiac Stroker, Andy Frontzak and the guys at Engine Rebuilders & Supply were happy to oblige.

AMSOIL Launches New Formula of Signature Synthetic Oil

AMSOIL has launched a new formulation of its top-tier Signature Series Synthetic Motor Oil. Built upon a solid foundation of unsurpassed performance and protection, the AMSOIL Signature Series line now offers motorists a new level of engine protection that exceeds new and upcoming engine oil specifications.

NASCAR Cup’s 2018 Rules Package

After several seasons of reducing downforce and limiting horsepower, NASCAR’s 2018 rules package won’t take quite as big of a bite out of the aerodynamic platform currently employed by teams competing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

Ford FR9 EFI V8 Engine

We may have lost Robert Yates to cancer, but his memory lives on in engines like the Ford FR9 EFI V8, which was purpose-built by Roush Yates Engines for Monster Energy NASCAR Cup teams. Find out what went into making this 800 hp powerplant.

Solving Gasoline Direct Injection Issues: The facts and fictions of GDI

Gasoline Direct Injection or GDI has seen rapid adoption by the automotive industry over the last several years in lieu of multipoint fuel injection systems due to advantages in fuel efficiency and reduced emission levels.

Turbocharged LD9 Oldsmobile Quad 4 Engine

‘Only the truly unstable are welcome’ reads a sign in Harold Norry’s engine shop. The sign represents the unique engine work his customers bring him like this turbocharged LD9 Oldsmobile Quad 4 engine for a sport compact drag racing application.

Katech Develops New Proprietary CNC Porting Technology

Katech Inc. has developed new proprietary CNC porting technology to increase horsepower on Gen 5 LT1 and LT4 engines found in C7 Corvettes and Gen 6 Camaros. Katech’s CNC porting technology increases the heads’ airflow velocity and capacity.

Power Test Acquires Superflow

Power Test Inc., a dynamometer and custom test stand manufacturer, has acquired SuperFlow Technologies/Hicklin Engineering. Power Test CEO Alan Petelinsek will be working closely with former owner and now general manager Scott Giles and division manager Dave Arsenault to integrate best practices between the companies.

Manley Expands Selection of Big Block Chevy Rotating Assemblies

Manley Performance, an engine components manufacturer based in N.J., has expanded their line of big block chevy assemblies, with a total of now 23 different BBC assemblies in various bore sizes and crank strokes.

1959 Austin-Healey 3000 MK I 3.0L 183ci Engine

When we stopped by R&R Engine and Machine to say hello to owner Bryan Menke, the last thing we were expecting in a diesel-focused shop was to stumble upon this 1959 Austin Healey 3000 MK I 3.0L 183ci engine. Obviously, we just had to learn more about it.

Mazda Introduces a Compression Based Gasoline Engine

Mazda recently came out with news that it is releasing the first ever compression gasoline powered engine. The engine, known as SkyActiv-X, will be commercially available beginning in 2019.

Small Block Ford Engine

When Lazaro Mesa of Mesa Balancing built this small block Ford engine a year ago it made 600 hp. In the shop for freshening up, this street engine will make around 630 hp once its done.

Melling Performance Extends Successful Partnership with Erica Enders and Elite Motorsports

Following a very successful five-race stint as title sponsor of two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro, Melling Performance announced a contract extension through the end of the 2017 season.

Mazda Miata BP4W Engine

A standard Miata engine normally aspirated makes about 100 to 115 hp. This Mazda Miata BP4W engine built by Chris Graham of Race Engineering made over 245 horsepower. The Spec Miata it goes in is now so fast that Chris and the car’s owner broke the gas pedal during testing.

Building Better Cylinder Heads for Harley-Davidson’s Big Twin Engines

The Harley-Davidson cylinder head aftermarket is broad and deep with offerings from mildly modified stock castings to all-out racing billets. We see the whole range of this market on a daily basis here at GMS.

Valve Lifter Basics and Beyond

Valve lifters play a key role in the valvetrain of pushrod engines. They go all the way back to the earliest days of the internal combustion engine. The earliest engines did not have pushrods or rocker arms. They were a “flathead” design with the valves in the block. The lifters (also called “tappets” because of the clattering noise they produced) rode on the cam lobes in the block and actuated the valves directly.

Hays Performance Drivetrain 3/4 Race Twister Torque Converters

Hays Performance Drivetrain has announced the release of the all-new Twister 3/4 Race Performance Torque Converter, the first in a series of performance torque converters ideal for street/strip applications.

Kaase Boss Nine Engine

The Boss 429 was a NASCAR special back in 1969 Mustangs and the Ford faithful have been lusting for the Blue Crescent/Shotgun engines ever since. While others dreamed, the die-hard Ford junkies at Jon Kaase Racing Engines worked, and brought the Boss 429 back to life in the form of the Kaase Boss Nine engine.