Chip Ganassi Headlines PRI Grand Opening Breakfast
Motorsports legend Chip Ganassi, owner and CEO of Chip Ganassi Racing, will help kick off the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show by headlining the Grand Opening Breakfast on Thursday, December 7, 2017, in Indianapolis.
Edelbrock E-Force Supercharger For 2017 GM Trucks and SUVs
This system features a cast water crossover; similar to the one of the C7 Corvette. This design will simplify the intercooler hose routing. The water crossover is secured to the manifold, allowing the cooled 50/50 coolant mixture from the LTR to cool down the twin intercoolers housed inside the manifold.
MAHLE Motorsports Sprint Car 360ci Box-In-Box Pistons
MAHLE Motorsports now offers a Box-In-Box piston for the Sprint Car 360 series. The new 360ci Box-In-Box is similar in features to the company’s 410ci Box-In-Box. Both offer strength and durability for high output engines in a lightweight forged design that uses considerably less mass.
Core Sourcing Heads & Blocks
Cores are the heart and soul of the engine rebuilding business. If you don’t have a core, you don’t have an engine to rebuild. The challenge is getting the right cores that are in demand, and at a price that you and your customers can afford.
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.
American Powertrain Expands Distribution
American Powertrain, a large TREMEC dealer and manufacturer of muscle car transmission systems and related components, has announced that the company’s products are now available at Original Parts Group Inc.
Join PERA for a Webinar on Measuring Tools for Geometry and Surface Finish
In this webinar, Bob Dolder of Sunnen Products will cover: measuring tools for geometry and surface finish, tooling and the variety of different abrasives and how they affect honing engine blocks.
PERA Humidor Auction Raises Charity Awareness
Robert Melton, president of Melton Sales and Service in Columbus, NJ, was high bidder on a custom-built cigar humidor at the recent PERA 72nd annual Conference. The humidor, built by PERA Executive VP Joe Polich, was auctioned off to benefit the Breaking Barriers – Hope Is Alive foundation.
DEI Easy Loom Split Line Sleeving Master Kit
DEI has introduced the Easy Loom Split Line Sleeving Master Kit with everything you need in one convenient kit to add protective split line sleeving for an entire vehicle.
Machinist Jimmy Rivera Joins Get’M Garage
Veteran machinist and carburetor specialist Jimmy Rivera has joined the management team at GET’M Garage. In this role as general manager, Rivera will be responsible internally for the coordination and execution of production and new product development.
Arrington Performance Purchase
Mike Copeland, CEO of Diversified Creations, has purchased Virginia-based Arrington Performance. The more than 50-year-old company is in parts sales, engine assembly, and vehicle builds for Chrysler and Dodge HEMI-powered vehicles.
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.
PERA Elects New Directors
The Production Engine Remanufactures Association (PERA) has announced its newly elected officials for the 2018 term during their 72nd annual convention in Clearwater Beach, Fla.
Chicago Pneumatic to Launch New Vehicle Service Tools at SEMA 2017
Chicago Pneumatic announced it will be introducing several new vehicle service tools at SEMA 2017. Launches at the show will include the new CP8849 cordless impact wrench, Chicago Pneumatic cordless angle grinders, and Chicago Pneumatic Vehicle Service composite drills.
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.
Champ Synthetic Oil Filters
Champ’s synthetic oil filters provide cutting-edge filtration technology, specifically engineered to help leverage the unique benefits of synthetic oil blends and extend engine life.
IPA Micro-Bore and Valve-Guide Brush Sets
These convenient, 8-piece sets of small-diameter brushes are optimal for cleaning tubes, bores, valve guides and more. Durable and abrasive, each set includes 9″ long brushes in 1/8″, 5/32″, 13/64″, 1/4″, 5/16″, 3/8″, 7/16″ and 1/2″ diameters.
GC Cooling Partners with Fluidyne to Sell and Distribute HP Cooling Fans
GC Cooling, maker of high-performance automotive cooling fans, has entered a partnership with FLUIDYNE High Performance (FHP) for the sales and distribution of GC Cooling products for race applications.
MAHLE Powers Greenspeed Research for World Landspeed Record for Diesel Trucks
With a powertrain consisting of MAHLE Motorsports Monotherm steel pistons, Clevite bearings and MAHLE Original gaskets, non-profit organization Greenspeed Research (GsR) broke the landspeed record for diesel trucks.
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.
