4.500˝ Bore Space ROX Small Block Chevy
When NASCAR’s RO7 came out, there were two different cylinder heads GM had to take over the SB2, but one of them (the RO3) was never approved. Vic Hill noticed the RO3 head would be great for short track racing, so he bought up all the RO3 heads GM had and put his shop, Vic Hill Racing Engines, at the forefront of building 4.500˝ bore space ROX SB Chevy engines for dirt late-model racing. Find out what goes into these special engine builds.
Technologies that Speed Up Custom Piston Design
Piston design used to be a tedious process: pen had to be laid to paper, mathematical equations required solutions and other processes needed to be completed before a single tool could be touched.
LT1 NHRA Stock Eliminator Engine
With a mechanical engineering background and racing in his blood, Brandon Page was destined to become an engine builder. The Clemson and SAM Tech grad opened Page Racing Engines just a year and a half ago, but has already been churning out engine builds like this LT1 NHRA Stock Eliminator engine. Find out what went into the build!
Civic Type R K20C1 Engine
“Not many people have seen the Civic Type R engine taken apart, let alone built into something substantial. They’re pretty big engines from the factory – we’re bending rods at 400 horsepower, which is unlike Hondas in the past. This engine is a totally different approach. It’s a direct injection, turbo engine. It’s the Honda that we’re going to be working with for the next 20 years.” Read how 4 Piston Cylinder Heads built this Civic Type R engine into an 800 hp beast.
Eliminate Piston Slap with New Coating Technologies
As long as there have been forged pistons, there has been the problematic phenomenon of piston slap. However, a new, solid-film-lubricant coating is changing that up. The revolutionary, patented technology– including the formula, tooling, and application process – was developed in-house to eliminate piston slap.
Race Winning Brands Acquires MGP Connecting Rods
Race Winning Brands, Inc., a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, LLC has announced the acquisition of Giannone Performance Products, Inc. dba MGP Connecting Rods, a premium manufacturer of high-performance aluminum connecting rods. MGP represents the fifth add-on acquisition for Race Winning Brands.
Street Rod Market
The street rod market has for many years been considered to comprise cars built before 1949 – around the time that hot rods were initially created by soldiers returning from World War II. As many of you know the story, a handful of these war heroes took the innovation they applied in the Armed Services
Race Winning Brands Acquires Falicon Crankshaft Components
Race Winning Brands, Inc., a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, LLC, has announced the acquisition of Falicon Crankshaft Components, Inc, a prominent manufacturer of high performance powersports engine components including crankshafts, connecting rods, camshaft sprockets, and racing clutches.
3.3L Colombo 60-Degree V12 Ferrari Engine
Larry Ofria’s first customer was Carroll Shelby. More than 50 years later, his shop, Valley Head Service, is still cranking out top-notch engine work for customers like this recent rebuild of a 3.3L Colombo 60-degree V12 Ferrari engine. Find out what was needed to bring this prancing horse back to life.
Can Used Race Parts See New Life?
Eatmon Racing Engines Finds Veterans to be Valuable In 1950, the Mexican government sponsored a race to inform the world that Mexico had a new system of roads known as the Pan-American Highway, which stretched across the country from north to south for commerce and tourism. That race was the original Pan-Am. Today, known as
Big Bore LS Engine
Jeff Ginter didn’t have intentions of getting back into the racing industry, but that quickly changed when a customer asked him to build an off-road endurance engine. Now, Jeff Ginter Racing Engines almost exclusively builds LS engines like this big bore version for endurance racing applications. With roughly 800 hp on tap and north of 600 lb.-ft. of torque normally aspirated, who can blame him for coming back to engine building.
588 cid Big Block Chevy-Based Marine Engine
Daryl Hameetman of Hameetman Racing Engines didn’t have to build one, or two, or three, but rather eight engines for a customer in South Africa with two 50-foot boats that house four engines each! The eight identical 588 cid big block Chevy-based marine engines allow these boats to cruise at 140 mph! Find out what went into the logistics and an engine build of this caliber.
540 Big Block Chevy Marine Engine
Tyler Crockett Marine Engines might dabble in some monster truck and drag race engine building, but nearly 95 percent of the shop’s work is reserved for marine engines like this popular 540 cid big block Chevy built on a Dart block with a 4.250˝ crank in it. Find out what else goes into making this marine engine crank out 950 horsepower!
Dart Machinery Acquired by Race Winning Brands; Keating Returns as President
Race Winning Brands, Inc. (RWB), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, LLC has acquired Dart Machinery, LTD (Dart), a performance industry leader and manufacturer of high-performance engine blocks, cylinder heads, and intake manifolds. Dart’s founder, Richard Maskin, will continue to play a leading role within the organization as a partner and Chairman of Research &
Why Do Piston Rings Keep Getting Thinner?
The classic Hollywood line is you can’t be too rich or too thin. While full-figured starlets may now be finding favor in tinsel town, the too-thin line is still in vogue when it comes to piston rings. It wasn’t all that long ago when state of the art racing piston ring thicknesses hovered between 1/16-inch
Race Winning Brands Adds Ross Berlanga as Director of Advertising
Race Winning Brands, a manufacturer of high-performance parts for the automotive and powersports aftermarkets, has enlisted longtime industry executive Ross Berlanga to lead its promotional efforts and has named him the director of advertising.
455 Ford Trophy Truck Engine
After 543 miles of endurance desert racing, there are only a handful of engines that complete the journey, unless of course that engine was built by Kevin Kroyer of Kroyer Racing Engines. The engine shop’s 455 Ford Trophy Truck engine nabbed three of the top four spots at the 2018 Baja 500. Find out what goes into making this 455 Ford one tough performance engine.
How to Break-In Your Piston Rings, The Right Way!
Captain Kirk in the now-classic Star Trek TV series was constantly badgering poor Scotty for “More power!” That’s what everybody wants. More power! One way to ensure the horsepower built into your engine is achieved is to seize every opportunity to seal that cylinder pressure on the push side of the pistons.
365 cid Dodge R5P7 NASCAR Engine
Never heard of the La Carrera Panamericana? Neither had Scott Eatmon of Eatmon Racing Engines. But that didn’t stop him from building this 365 cid Dodge R5P7 NASCAR engine for a new customer looking to enter the Mexican endurance race this October. Find out the full details of this engine with a NASCAR history.
