Dennis Gage, Host of My Classic Car, To Make Appearance at DEI’s SEMA Booth
Dennis Gage, the easily recognized handlebar mustachioed host of My Classic Car, will make an appearance at DEI’s SEMA booth (#20917) on Thursday, November 6 from 3:30 until 4:30 p.m. My Classic Car is a weekly television program that captures America’s love affair with the automobile.
Edelbrock Super Victor II Intake Manifolds
Edelbrock Super Victor II single-plane intake manifolds are designed for use with large cubic inch big-block Chevy engines using the latest design conventional port heads. They are ideal for any 1,000+ horsepower drag race engine with high airflow requirements. They utilize modern casting techniques to create smooth, thin and extended divider walls for optimal “out of the box” performance.
Enerpulse Technologies and Green Bridge Technologies Join Forces
Enerpulse Technologies has announced that it has signed an exclusive Alternative Fuel Vehicle Distributor Agreement with Green Bridge Technologies LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, the exclusivity covers the mobile alternative fuel market, which includes CNG, LPG, LNG and E85 for a period of five years in the North America and Caribbean markets.
Head Surfacing and Straightening
Clean, smooth and flat have always been requirements for proper head sealing whether you are building a stock engine or a monster motor for a ProStock drag car. Head gaskets can only accommodate so much distortion and roughness across the face of the cylinder head and deck. Resurfacing the desk surface on a cylinder head and/or engine block should restore flatness and achieve the required smoothness.
The Origin of ‘Coal Rolling’ and the Story of Diesel’s Evolution
The diesel engine replaced steam engines that were being used in locomotives and ships. The diesel engine also became widely known for its use in submarines, stationary power plants and trucks. In the last 100 years, the diesel engine is credited as the modern day workhorse, as there is an abundance of high torque at low RPM.
2015 Mustang Ecoboost Four Pulls Strong But is No V8
Babcox tech editor Larry Carley had the opportunity to test drive the 2015 Mustang GT as well as the new Ecoboost 2.3L four-cylinder Mustang at the Autobahn race track in Joliet, Illinois recently. Ford provided the pair of Mustangs as part of the Midwest Automotive Media Assn. fall rally.
Bar’s Leaks One Seal Stop Leak
Bar’s Leaks has combined three of its popular stop leak products into a unique new multipurpose formula that can eliminate engine, transmission and power steering system fluid leaks. New Bar’s Leaks One Seal Stop Leak is the first all-in-one additive specifically designed to stop leaks in all three systems. Bar’s Leaks One Seal Stop Leak (P/N
MAHLE Aftermarket Champion Technician Contest
MAHLE Aftermarket Inc. recently kicked off the fourth annual MAHLE Aftermarket Champion Technician Contest, designed to spotlight talented and forward thinking engine technicians and specialists who demonstrate success and creativity as it relates to advancing the field of engine development.
ACL Distribution Acquires ACL Bearing Company
ACL Distribution, Inc. has announced the acquisition of the assets of ACL Bearing Company of Tasmania, Australia. ACL Distribution of Grand Rapids, MI, is a manufacturer and distributor of engine bearings for the automotive aftermarket.
British Invasion – All the King’s Horsepower
Interest in British sports cars grew in the U.S. after World War II, when soldiers returning from England brought MG TCs home with them. Soon other sports cars came from “across the pond.”
PERA Holds 69th Annual Conference and Welcomes New President
The Production Engine Remanufacturers Association (PERA) has been in Louisville, KY this past week for its 69th Annual PERA Conference where it welcomed incoming president Frank Owings of Titan Engines. Owings replaces outgoing president Robert McGraw of AER Manufacturing.
Holley Carbureted Dual Plane Intake
Holley has announced its all new carbureted dual plane intake for the popular GM LS engine. This intake allows you to bolt your favorite 4150 flange carburetor onto an LS engine.
Enerpulse Donates Pulstar Spark Plugs to Support Delancey Street Foundation
Enerpulse Technologies, makers of Pulstar with PlasmaCore spark plugs, recently donated nearly $3,000 worth of spark plugs to the Delancey Street Foundation for its fleet of vehicles in Los Angeles.
$125,000 ‘Search for a Champion’ Contest Returns This Fall
The Champion Spark Plug brand is once again stepping forward to support grassroots racers through the popular $125,000 “Search for a Champion” contest, which will fund 15 sponsorships available to racers in virtually every form of engine-driven competition.
PRW Rocker Arm Rebates Are Back
PRW Industries is reintroducing its Rocker Arm Rebates this fall. Purchase any of PRW’s Performance Quotient Platinum Series Shaft Mount Rocker Arm Systems through any PRW authorized distributor and qualify for a $20 Visa gift card rebate.
Cummins 6.7L Turbo Diesel, First to Meet 2015 Emissions Regulations
Cummins Inc. announced that it has received certification for its 6.7L Turbo Diesel from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), meeting the Low-Emission Vehicle III (LEV III) standards.
Racing with the Ramchargers
Before Neil Newman’s tenure with Chrysler Marine Division, he had gone to school at the Chrysler Engineering Institute (CEI) with many members of the original, legendary “Ramchargers” drag racing team.
Hedman Stainless Steel Headers
Hedman’s newly designed shorty headers for the S197 5.0 Mustang are created with power and efficiency in mind, and are engineered to give your vehicle the maximum amount of breathing room without violating your state’s emissions laws.
Corsa Performance Corvette Air Intake
CORSA Performance has added air intake applications for 2008-2013 6.2L, 2006-2009 7.0L Z06 and 2005-2007 6.0L Chevy Corvette models. The air intake gives enthusiasts a state-of-the-art way to increase engine performance for significant improvements over stock systems.
Wiseco Diesel Pistons
Wiseco, a high-performance piston maker established in 1941, is launching a new range of diesel pistons for Dodge Cummins, GM Duramax and Ford Power Stroke engines.
