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.
Mobil 1 0W Oils for High Performance Engines
Mobil 1 Racing oils are formulated for on-track used only and are not recommended for street use. These race-proven synthetic motor oils are specifically designed to maximize horsepower in a wide range of race engine applications.
TorqStorm LS Engines Supercharger Kits
TorqStorm has introduced two new centrifugal supercharger kits for GM LS transplant engines that have become popular fitments in a wide range of older cars and trucks. The twin kit supports 1,000-plus horsepower while the single sustains 700 plus.
Don Garlits Introduces 1,000+ HP HellScat 2017 Challenger Dream Giveaway
Don Garlits teamed up with Dream Giveaway Garage on behalf of New Beginning Children’s Homes to give away the world’s only HellScat and a matching, factory Hemi 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T away in the 2017 Challenger Dream Giveaway.
6.3L Stroker Power Stroke
The 6.0L Power Stroke engine is beloved by many, but its flaws can make it undesirable to some. However, J&K Engines specializes in Power Stroke engines and has been remanufacturing and stroking the 6.0L to a 6.3L to give the engine new life, better horsepower and torque, and fixed its flaws.
347 Small Block Ford Engine
Mike Consolo of QMP Racing Engines spent more than four and a half years rebuilding this 347 small block Ford for a customer’s road racing Sunbeam Tiger. All said and done, the engine puts out 625 hp and is race ready once again.
632 Big Block Chevy Sportsman Race Engine
Gregg Hekimian is a physicist turned engine builder whose engine development is so top secret he utilizes a laboratory that is off-limits to the public. Find out what special treatments went into this 1,080hp 632 big block Chevy Sportsman race engine.
