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.
Starrett Appoints Jon-Michael Raymond as Director of Sales
Raymond will be responsible for sales of the company’s core products including precision measuring tools and gauges, hand tools and saw blades in North America.
Icahn Automotive Expands ‘Race to 2026’ Program at Philadelphia Lincoln Tech
Icahn Automotive has unveiled renovated classrooms and hallways at Lincoln Technical Institute’s (Lincoln Tech) Philadelphia campus. The classrooms are part of a larger, national “Race to 2026” program designed to invest in and support promising future automotive technicians.
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
Adam Koester Builds Championship NTPA Tractor Pulling Engines
When he first rises to shake your hand, you’re struck by the fact that Adam Koester has a bit of swagger and an air of self-confidence about him. And why wouldn’t he? In the tractor pulling world he’s kind of a big deal. He could be considered part of royalty, with a beautiful wife and
CRC Industries Partners with UTI to Educate Future Technicians
As part of a partnership with Universal Technical Institute (UTI), CRC Industries will supply all UTI locations with a variety of products from its chemical brands, including CRC, SmartWasher, Sta-Lube, K&W, and Weld-Aid. Additionally, CRC will provide product training materials and workshops to UTI students and instructors.
Fuel Injector Selection & Service
These days just about everything is computer controlled, and we mean EVERYTHING. But the only kind of electronics we’re interested in for this article is one of the oldest computer-controlled engine parts around – the humble fuel injector.
Photo Foie Gras
In today’s day and age of high-tech smart phones and their many capabilities – specifically how good the cameras on them are – there is no reason you shouldn’t be taking advantage of having them in your engine shop.
Shop Solutions February 2019
Instead of having my blocks all over the floor and having to use a two-wheeler all the time to move them around, I use small square moving dollies. Every block goes onto a dolley and effort goes way down.
LIQUI MOLY Aims to Grow in Specialized Markets
Carlos Travé takes over responsibility for exports in the areas of marine, agriculture, commercial vehicles and construction equipment.
Big Block Chevy Nitrous Engine
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, TRE Racing Engines survived a shop fire three years ago, and is now back to building top-notch drag racing engines like this big block Chevy nitrous engine for X275 drag radial racing. Click to find out what the shop went through to survive disaster, and how this engine came together.
Emuge Turbine End Mills
Emuge Corp., a manufacturer of high performance taps, drills, end mills and other rotary tools, has introduced an advanced line of end mills featuring unique geometry designed specifically for the high performance machining of turbine and bladed components.
Starrett and Roush Yates Engines Renew Partnership
Roush Yates Engines has announced it reached a multi-year partnership extension agreement with L.S. Starrett Co., a leader in metrology tools and equipment. Starett, located in Athol, MA, has been an official partner of Roush Yates Engines since 2016.
Permatex to Sponsor StarCom Racing in 2019 Daytona 500
Permatex will be returning to NASCAR competition with StarCom Racing at the 2019 Daytona 500 on February 17, 2019. The sponsorship of StarCom’s 00 Camaro and driver, Landon Cassill, in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ premier event represents Permatex’s first participation as a NASCAR team corporate sponsor in almost four decades.
Engine Pro January Shop Solutions
CAM BEARING ISSUES LIKELY TIED TO BURRS We’ve found that almost all issues related to camshafts being too tight in the bearings are caused by burrs in the cam tunnel, which were caused by the original bearing installation at the factory. This is especially true with split cam bearings found in an LS or late
WD-40/SEMA Cares 1967 Camaro Raises $165K for Charity
The WD-40/SEMA Cares 1967 Camaro raised $165,000 at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, AZ on Jan. 17 and the proceeds will benefit SEMA Cares and Childhelp, an organization that provides services to abused and neglected children.
Borowski Wins Race Engine Builder of the Year
How Ken and Joe McCaul Reinvigorated Rockdale, IL’s Borowski Race Engines When opportunity knocks, you answer the door. At least if you’re Ken and Joe McCaul you do, and you’re glad that you did. Joe and Ken are a father and son team who purchased Borowski Race Engines in Rockdale, IL, a suburb of Joliet,
557 cid Mopar Mega Block Engine
When Happs CNC Performance Engines’ employee Dan Chenoweth found a mega block available in Syracuse, NY, he jumped at the chance to turn it into a racing engine. Along with shop owner Keith Happs, the machine shop turned this 440 Mopar mega block into a 557 cid racing machine capable of 900-950 hp. Find out what went into this relatively rare build.
Team Vibrant Performance Wins 2018 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow National Championship
A total of forty-four teams competed at the SEMA and PRI shows just to get into the Elite Eight competition. The top four SEMA show seeds against the top four PRI show seeds.
4G63 Evo 8 Engine
Coming from a technician background, Roni Almasi was tired of simply repairing something back to working order. Instead, he wanted to build engines that made more horsepower and featured better engineering than they previously did. He and a business partner started JRP Performance seven months ago and are focused on import engines like this 4G63 Evo 8. Find out the details of this 1,000-hp Evo drag racing engine!
