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Elgin Industries Achieves Ford Q1 Quality Status

Elgin Industries, a leading Tier One manufacturer of original equipment engine and chassis components, has received Ford Q1 quality certification, one of the global automotive industry’s most prestigious product quality awards. In addition to Ford Q1 status, Elgin has earned dozens of quality awards and has received its certificates of registration for the ISO/TS 16949:2002

EPWI Announces 2010 ‘Vendor Of The Year’ and ‘Representative Of The Year’ Awards

EPWI named SB International its 2010 Vendor of the Year. Fred Maten, Regional Sales Manager, accepted the award for SBI, a key supplier of cylinder head components to EPWI. Fred was honored last summer as 2009 EPWI Rep of the Year. The annual Vendor of the Year award is presented to the supplier or manufacturer

VP Racing Fuels, Superflow Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership

SuperFlow Technologies Group has announced a multi-year agreement with VP Racing Fuels whereby SuperFlow factory technicians will test all new engine dynamometers prior to shipment exclusively with VP’s C12 racing fuel. “The partnership with VP is very exciting because although we sell very different products, our goal is the same – to produce repeatable products

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Unfortunately, a lot of engine rebuilders and remanufacturers seem to question the value of membership as well, and they’re needlessly working too hard. Businesses are usually encouraged by profitability experts to band together with similar companies in their industry. Not to set prices or steal employees, mind you, but to share experiences, trade war stories

PRI Racing Trade Show To Attract Racers From 65 Countries

PRI will feature the latest advances in motorsports technology for all forms of auto racing, including sports car, stock car, drag, open wheel, formula, prototype, off-road, karting and more. Approximately 1100 companies will exhibit their new product lines for the 2012 race season in 3,200 booths. The whole event takes up 700,000 square feet. In

Brian Towns Joins Elgin Industries as OEM Sales Director

Brian Towns, a widely respected sales professional with extensive experience in the original equipment engine valvetrain category, has joined Elgin Industries as director of OEM sales. Towns will report to Elgin President Bill Skok. In his new position, he will oversee Elgin’s continued growth in the automotive and heavy duty OEM engine markets. The company

Team EQ Drivers Take Top Spots in Latest EQ Cylinder Heads IMCA Wild West Tour Races

Defending tour champion Zane DeVilbiss of Farmington, N.M. picked up his second win of the season in the Friday, July 15 race. While current series point leader, Justen Yeager of Green River, Wyo., took home his first EQ WWMT race of the season on July 16.   Yeager captured his 10th tour career victory, while

How to Check Piston Ring Groove Back Clearance

The piston ring set and the piston must be engineered to complement each other from a standpoint of clearance between the back of the piston ring and the bottom of the piston groove. This clearance is referred to as back clearance. If the clearance is not sufficient, severe engine damage can result when the piston

Cleaning Cylinder Heads and Blocks

The cleaning process should remove all of the dirt, grease, oil, rust, scale and carbon deposits that have accumulated over the years. With painted castings, the old paint also has to be stripped away so the surface can be repainted. Even if you’re working with brand new castings, a final cleaning is still necessary after

Running To Stand Still: Natural Gas and Diesel Power Generation Markets

Turns out, many engine builders are experts at building for applications that don’t move as well. And there’s a wide-open market for power system units that either run an electrical generator or power another system such as an irrigation pump through a power take off (PTO) shaft. While there are a number of large, established

Do Your Customers Qualify?

If you’ve been following along the past couple years, you know that when I say qualify, I’m referring to the act of “qualifying” your potential customer. First and foremost, can they afford to pay for the work and the parts you will provide. The best test for this is to require a deposit. A down

Build Horsepower the David Vizard Way

The principle speaker for the event will be tech author and engine guru David Vizard. He is recognized as one of the top authorities on the production of high engine output. Along with Vizard’s expertise, the seminar will also freature a presentation by Chris Osborn of Pac Springs, who will be showing high-speed video of

Automakers Push Back on EPA’s E-15 Decision

Twelve automakers sent letters to Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.),warning that the blend may damage engines and fuel supply systems inthese vehicles. Several of them have stated that the use of E-15 mayvoid the vehicle warranties. Sensenbrenner immediately sent a letter to EPA administrator LisaJackson, stating that “E-15 is a product that simply does not belong

Sources To Make Your Shop’s Facebook Page Better

With today’s easy-to-use Facebook apps, you can do neat things likesell products and services directly from your Facebook page, or conductcontests, sweepstakes, etc. Check out this blog for examples of impactful Facebook pages. Inspired now? There are a number of companies I recommend that make it easy to install Facebook apps: ShortStack I use ShortStack

Mallory Ignition Partners with Roush Yates

Mallory Ignition, a Prestolite Performance brand, and North Carolina-based Roush Yates will collaborate to offer new products and post contingency programs.   "With this partnership, Mallory Ignition can extend its reach into NASCAR, drag, truck and circle track racing," said Prestolite Performance President Steve Campbell. "We are excited to see two celebrated brands work together

Industry Mourns Passing of Longtime Don Gross Sales Co. Employee Oscar Scott

Oscar worked in the automotive industry for over 30 years. He began his career at Hopper Shop Equipment and then at West Coast Engine Rebuilding in the Los Angeles area before landing a job at Don Gross Sales Co. in 1980 where he remained an integral part of the company until his passing.   Early

Top 10 ‘DOs’ of Piston Ring Installation

1. Insert rings squarely into the bore and measure end gap with feeler gauge; 2. Adjust gap if needed by filing both sides of gap equally; 3. Use ring expander tool to install rings on piston, so as not deform ring – do not spiral on rings; 4. Install directional rings with the dot up

MAHLE Clevite Hosts 23rd Marine Regiment at Infineon Raceway, Greets Winner in Victory Lane

The Marines from the 23rd Marine Regiment are based out of nearby San Bruno, CA. They received a “behind the scenes” tour of the pits and garage area, met with various NASCAR personalities, and were in Victory Lane at the race’s conclusion for photographs with winning driver Kurt Busch.   “This was just a small

Trial and Error Can

Sometimes, owners with tuners or power enhancers have the capabilities to read trouble codes if something happens. But this may or may not point them in the right direction. A great example is one that came by the shop the other day. The owner had an ’03 6.0L Power Stroke that had lost power. When

Tips for Hotter Street & Strip Performance

Long’s HO Enterprises Performance Auto (www.hoenterprisesclassics.com) in Birnamwood, WI, sells hot rod parts, but his once traditional view on performance is changing as he sees his sons working on late-model imported cars with port fuel injection and “coffee can” exhausts. “Yeah, I think it’s all electronics now, but at least they’re car guys” Long points