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Roush Yates Manufacturing Solutions’ CNC Facility Goes Paperless with ProShop

ProShop is playing a vital role at Roush Yates Manufacturing Solutions (RYMS). RYMS is utilizing ProShop’s vast experience and module-built Digital Manufacturing Eco System to help expand and connect its growing facility. The turn-key software brings the tools of ERP, MES, and QMS together to make one complete robust package.

Starrett Expands Hardness Testing Line

The L.S. Starrett Co. has significantly expanded its line of Benchtop Hardness Testers, adding seven Rockwell systems, eight Vickers systems and one Brinell system – a total of 16 new testers.

Motor State Adds Trick Race Parts

As a specialist in parts and tools for dirt track racers, Trick Race Parts has a wide selection of high-quality tire siping equipment, from complete siping systems to accessories like stands, heads, and blades.

Engine Testing Equipment

Engine dynamometers are great for tuning power and torque, but are they necessary for general quality control testing purposes? Do you need a full engine dyno to bench test an engine? The answer is: it depends. There may be other equipment options.

CNC Machine Centers

One curious fact that caught our eye in the latest Machine Shop Market Profile, published in June, was that 41% of readers – engine builders – don’t use a computer to run their shop. This begs the question: if you don’t use a computer for basic bookkeeping, are you using one for machining?

Building an ASCS Sprint Car Engine

Salina Engine’s primary focus is on racing engines, with its main market being sprint car engines for various sanctioning bodies.

Inside Wasatch Diesel Performance

I’m a big 6.0 guy,” says Ty Davis, owner of Wasatch Diesel Performance in Salt Lake City, Utah. “I love the 6.0. I think it’s a very good truck engine.”

Valve Seats & Guides

Performing valve jobs is one of the most crucial areas of the engine building business. According to our most recent Machine Shop Market Profile, cylinder heads for gas engines account for nearly 16 percent of an engine builder’s production time – and it’s easy to see why.

Howell Introduces Complete TBI Conversion Kits for Mopar

Howell EFI now offers a full selection of TBI conversion kits for Mopar vehicles with an I6, V6 or V8 engine.

hyperMILL 2019.2 CAD/CAM Software Suite

OPEN MIND Technologies AG, a developer of CAD/CAM software solutions worldwide, has introduced hyperMILL® 2019.2, a new version of its advanced, comprehensive CAD/CAM software suite. The latest hyperMILL® software has a range of new features.

Jobs of the Week 7-15-19

Oakley Motorsports, BES Racing Engines and Noonan Race Engineering are all seeking qualified candidates to come work for their shops. Do you fit the bill?

Starrett Bench Top Horizontal Digital Video Comparators

The L.S. Starrett Co., a manufacturer of precision measuring tools and gages, metrology systems and more, has introduced a new generation of its HDV300 and HDV400 bench top Digital Video Comparators with impressive speed increases and improved illumination, design and convenience enhancements.

Babcox Media Acquires Transmission Digest

For nearly 39 years, Transmission Digest has served as a primary resource for shops seeking the parts, services and supplies necessary to run a successful transmission/powertrain business. Adding Transmission Digest to the Babcox Media portfolio of media properties and marketing solutions enables Babcox Media to extend its reach further into the automotive repair marketplace.

Installing Connecting Rod Fasteners—Tips And Tricks To Get It Right

There is perhaps no more important component contained in the internal combustion engine than the connecting rod fastener. Regardless of whether a particular connecting rod uses a bolt/nut arrangement, or a capscrew configuration, the connecting rod fastener’s performance is critical. Understanding the details for proper installation is important for veteran engine builders and first-timers alike.

Devils Lake Speedway for Sale

Devils Lake Speedway in Crary, North Dakota is for sale at $800,000.
The 70 acre facility, located along the south side of U.S. Highway 2, features a 1/4 mile dirt oval. The track opened in 2000 and, in 2004, $600,000 was pumped into remodeling the facility.

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.

Selling Internationally

The internet has changed the way we do everything. Cultures are blending and business has transformed into a global market. Make no mistake, taking the step into international sales will require some preparation, but the tools are at your fingertips like they never have been before.

ASCS 360 Sprint Car Engine

Adam Cofer and the folks at Salina Engine focus on race engine builds, specifically engines like this ASCS 360 Sprint Car engine. The intent of this build was to attempt to curb the cost of 360 Sprint Car engines while still delivering a very competitive package. Find out how this engine came together and how it does on the track!

Top Alcohol Engines

When sportsman drag racer Dean Dubbin couldn’t find protective awnings that met his race team’s needs, he created his own. Similarly, when he needed engines for his Top Alcohol dragster, he turned to a source he could trust – himself.

2019 SEMA Show Registration Now Open

Registration for the trade-only 2019 SEMA Show is now open at www.semashow.com/register. The annual trade show is set for Tuesday-Friday, Nov. 5-8, 2019, in Las Vegas and is where the $43 billion specialty automotive industry will come together to conduct business.