Engine Pro November Shop Solutions
RTV REMOVAL TOOL If you have ever had to clean RTV off of a gasketless oil pan, timing cover or other parts, you know how hard and time consuming this task can be. We have found that running a round ball end Allen wrench, where the ball fits the groove in those parts, does the
Making The Case For Carburetors
Despite the proliferation of electronic fuel injection (EFI), carburetors are still a viable option for hot rodders and even some racers. Why? Because carburetors offer the purest form of fuel induction where fuel and air are mixed and pulled into the intake manifold. It’s easy to control the performance of a carburetor, which is why
ProMAXX 29-Piece PowerDrill Drill Set
ProMAXX Tool has introduced the PowerDrill 29-Piece Drill Set, a comprehensive drill bit kit with sizes to tackle any job quickly and efficiently.
Universal Technical Institute Opens its New Jersey Campus and a New Manufacturer Training Program
Universal Technical Institute’s new state-of-the-industry campus in Bloomfield, New Jersey has opened. The campus represents a more than $11 million investment by UTI in the region. At full capacity, it will employ over 60 educators and other personnel and train up to 800 students each year in automotive and diesel technology.
IPA Flow-Thru System with Brush and Venturi
Innovative Products of America (IPA) has introduced the Flow-Thru System with Brush and Venturi (#8091), a versatile, first-time tool. It features stainless steel and abrasive nylon brush heads as well as a venturi.
Software for Engine Builders and Shops
I’m at the perfect age: old enough to know better, but still young enough to try. That also means that my generation is old enough to remember the sound of a typewriter, rotary phones, factory carburetors, and we got in on the ground floor of the PC revolution. Nowadays, everyone has a smart phone in
Shell and Pennzoil Support Future Tech Success Campaign
TechForce Foundation’s FutureTech Success campaign is an industry-wide, multi-faceted initiative to solve the technician shortage through three strategic components.
Engine Pro Shop Solutions – October 2018
PAPER CLAMP PIN CLIP Some piston pin clips can be a bear to install. If not supported right, the first one will push in too far or can be hard to seat. My solution uses office supplies to solve a shop problem. I lube and install the piston pin and then use the arm or
Engine Pro Shop Solutions – July 2018
VALVE GRINDING TIP If you use a Sioux valve grinder or any valve grinder that centers on the chamfer of the end of the stem of the valve, it is very important that the chamfer is concentric with the valve. I have found the stem chamfer on some new valves are not concentric as I
What Is A Spintron and How Does it Work?
The Spintron was developed by Bob Fox at Trend Performance in the ‘90s to improve pushrods for race teams. Engine speeds were increasing dramatically in those days, especially in NASCAR and Pro Stock, and Fox needed a deeper insight into the how, why, and when of pushrod failure. Working with Randy Dorton of Hendrick Motorsports,
Building the World’s Fastest Indian
Burt Munro was born Herbert James Munro on March 25, 1899 in Edendale, New Zealand. From an early age Burt had a need for speed. It started with his father’s horses; he would ride each of them flat out, to see which one was the fastest. From horses, he graduated to motorcycles. His first motorcycle,
You Didn’t Need a V8
What to Know When Rebuilding Ford’s Powerful 3.5L Six-Cylinder Engine Platform Originally named TwinForce, Ford had a simple and specific directive with the development of its new engine family: “Build a low-emissions vehicle, with good fuel economy, that performs so well that the driver forgets they are driving a low-emissions vehicle with good fuel economy.”
Vintage British Leyland Engine
When a repeat customer came to Fowler Automotive with a vintage Mini Cooper and its British Leyland engine looking to race with it, Ladd Fowler was eager to help make it a winning combo. The job wasn’t easy, but once Fowler was done with the rebuild, the car was no longer at the back of the pack. Find out what went into bringing this British Leyland engine back to life.
Hot Rodders of Tomorrow 2018 Season Recap
The 2018 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow season may have come to a close, so here’s a recap of the 14 qualifying events, in 11 states with 55 different schools from across the country competing for $4.2 million of scholarships.
Motor State Distributing Adds Woodward Fab to its Vendor Product Line
Motor State Distributing has added Woodward Fab (WWF) to its expanding vendor product line. Woodward Fab, a division of Heck industries, is an industry leader in affordable, high-quality metal working tools and equipment for the automobile industry.
Race Engine Challenge Announces Competitors and Sponsors
Engine building experts will put their reputations on the line when they meet in Charlotte, NC for the inaugural Race Engine Challenge, Oct. 2-6.
Building Relationships Key to Building Business
How much time do you pay attention to what you’re building? Oh, I know you are attentive to the most incremental of details about your engines. You measure things to four or more decimal points. You polish metal to a degree that glass is embarrassed to be seen next to it. You understand that what
Building Relationships Key to Building Business
Answer honestly – do you REALLY spend enough time making sure that you’re getting something out of your business other than a paycheck? Not in a new-age, warm-and-fuzzy “love your job and you’ll never work a day in your lfe” way, but in a way that satisfies your inner definition of success.
Surfacing Equipment For Today’s Engine Shops
Your shop owns many thousands of dollars worth of machining equipment, but if the newest one is more than a dozen years old, is it still up to the task for the jobs today? Looking back on some of Engine Builder’s past articles on surfacing equipment, one thing you’ll notice is that the OEMs have
Convergent Science and Roush Yates Engines Renew Partnership
Roush Yates Engines has announced it has reached a multi-year partnership extension agreement with Convergent Science. Convergent Science is a leader in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) located in Madison, WI, and has been a technical partner of Roush Yates Engines since 2016.
