Circling the Potential of Cylinder Sleeves and Liners
What do cylinder sleeves and a certain rodentary rock band from the ‘80s have in common? You guessed it, the shape. But we’re going to leave the rockin’ to the hair guys and the talkin’ to the car guys, so for the sake of this article, we’ll just be covering the first one.
Air-Cooled VW Engines
The iconic VW Beetle, known by enthusiasts and the industry as the Type 1, is probably one of the most influential and underrated performance vehicles of all time. It’s underrated because the car only produced between 36 and 60 hp, depending on which model you had.
Transtar Announces its Transend Technology
Transtar Industries, a leading distributor of automotive aftermarket transmission and driveline parts, has set the industry standard for ecommerce with the continued improvement of transend, an exclusive technology that allows customers to easily browse and purchase products.
Cloyes to Highlight New Products at RUJAC 2019
New products from Cloyes, which include variable valve timing kits, an expanded line of timing belt kits and all-new high performance timing kits in Mexico, will be on display in stand #1150 during RUJAC 2019, August 28-30 at Expo Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Cloyes Unveils New Global Branding Strategy and Website
After hearing from its customers and gaining important market intelligence, Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc., has unveiled a new global branding strategy and logo, as well as a new website.
Melling Receives O’Reilly Auto Parts Award
Melling Engine Parts was awarded the Receivers Choice Content Excellence Award from O’Reilly Auto Parts at the Automotive Content Professionals Network conference in Tampa, FL earlier this month.
NGK Spark Plugs Appoints New Aftermarket GMs
NGK Spark Plugs (U.S.A.), Inc. has announced the addition of Brian Lesiewicz as general manager of sales and the realignment of Beth Skove to general manager of marketing.
Trend Performance Expands into Valvetrain with X2
Race Winning Brands, Inc. acquired the assets of X2 Valvetrain from Xceldyne, expanding its catalog of high performance valvetrain components. X2 will become a part of its Trend Performance division.
Failure to Understand and Protect Your Brand’s Value Can Kill Business
CNC machining and 3D printing technologies have opened entire new worlds for parts manufacturers and engine builders alike. Modern machinery can seemingly make whatever part you can dream of with amazing specificity and repeatability. Sadly, others can and will use these same technologies to reverse engineer and copy your parts. The availability of these technologies
ZF Aftermarket Launches [pro]Tech Workshop Service
ZF Aftermarket has launched the workshop service ZF [pro]Tech for the US market. The knowledge based workshop service connects technicians to everyday needs in order to make their shop successful.
Priming Ford Modular Engine Oil Pumps
If you are working on Ford Modular Engines, watch this tech tip video featuring Melling’s tech director Cale Risinger talking about priming the oil pump.
Melling Receives Award from O’Reilly Auto Parts
Melling Engine Parts received the Content & Omni-Channel award from O’Reilly Auto Parts during their 2019 Leadership Conference held January 9-12 in Dallas.
How and Why Engine Builders Buy Engine Brands
The parts you put into your engines and keep on your shelves for resale are far more than just generic automotive components. You need them to be what you need, where you need, when you need. They’re not just plastic and metal inanimate objects – they’re your reputation. Maintaining that reputation for excellence means you
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.
Building the Ford GT 500 5.8L Engine
During an engine seminar at the 2017 PRI Show, we were introduced to Michael Rauscher, owner of L&M Engines in Hatboro, PA, who was on the panel of engine builders discussing engine oil and bearing performance. We were impressed with Rauscher’s responses and his philosophies on engine building, so we gave him a call to
NGK Spark Plugs Expands its Brand and Product Portfolio
NGK Spark Plugs has announced an expanded brand and product portfolio. The latest additions to the company’s portfolio include the NGK RUTHENIUM HX spark plug, NTK Technical Sensors and WVE Vehicle Electronics brand.
UEM Pistons Announces All-New Website
United Engine & Machine has announced the launch of its extensive new web site. UEM’s new site features a host of new options for finding the right high performance or OE replacement piston for a specific application.
NGK Spark Plugs Introduces Spark Plug Service Interval Information
NGK Spark Plugs U.S.A., Inc. has announced the industry’s first spark plug service interval resource by including OEM suggested spark plug replacement recommendations in its website parts finder and company provided ACES data set.
Dura-Bond Announces New Website
Dura-Bond has redesigned its website with the customer in mind, streamlining menus, simplifying navigation, building a responsive layout for all platforms, viewed in any language and providing more resources and information on products and services.
Software for Engine Builders and Shops
I’m at the perfect age: old enough to know better, but still young enough to try. That also means that my generation is old enough to remember the sound of a typewriter, rotary phones, factory carburetors, and we got in on the ground floor of the PC revolution. Nowadays, everyone has a smart phone in
