Shop Success: Good Planning Is More Fruitful Than
It’s a fair question, but it misses the point. Focusing on one secret ingredient instead of the entire recipe won’t lead to success. If I baked a cake and you asked me what was in it and the only thing I told you was sugar, you couldn’t replicate the cake. Yet, that’s the approach many
Web Directory: Building an Online Presence in Your Niche Engine Market
Since the mid-1990s the Internet has had a significant impact on culture and commerce. The Internet includes what we now know as e-mail, instant messaging, video calls, and the World Wide Web with its discussion forums, blogs, socials networking, and online shopping sites. This is the massive scope of what makes up the Internet.
MAHLE Clevite Brings Victor Reinz Gaskets to ExtremeWrench.com
Through the ExtremeWrench rewards program, participating independentrepair shops register and submit purchase data with ExtremeWrench toearn points redeemable for rewards such as trips, merchandise,technical training and other prizes ranging from television tobusiness-management tools. Rewards barcodes will be offered on the most popular Victor Reinzgasket set categories including: head, manifold, oil pan and valvecover sets. For
2011 Website Directory: Building an Online Presence in Your Niche Engine Market
Since the mid-1990s the Internet has had a significant impact onculture and commerce. The Internet includes what we now know as e-mail,instant messaging, video calls, and the World Wide Web with itsdiscussion forums, blogs, socials networking, and online shoppingsites. This is the massive scope of what makes up the Internet. In 1993 the Internet
OTC Hosts Edelbrock Carburetor Challenge at Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Ohio Technical College (OTC) has partnered with Edelbrock for the second year in a row to host a Carburetor Challenge during the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. The contest will be held on turn three in the Edelbrock trailer. OTC will award $1,500
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
New SEMA Show Website Launched
SEMA Show organizers recently launched a redesigned website at www.SEMAShow.com,the site’s first major overhaul in almost 10 years. The site’s enhancedonline tools, user-friendly navigation and virtual maps make it easyfor those participating in the 2011 SEMA Show to register and plan forthe event. “The new, modern SEMA Show website gives today’s Showgoers the toolsthey need
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
Owner Maintenance: Who
Over the past several years, I’ve written a lot articles on maintaining your machine shop equipment. I’ve always believed in being proactive when it comes to maintenance and preached it many times in this column. I am convinced that by doing maintenance up front you’ll keep these expensive machines lasting longer and performing better for
PERA Announces
Gary Reed from Lock-N-Stitch kicked off the "What’s New and What It Means to You" series in April with a webinar about casting repairs. Other noted speakers are to include Bill McKnight from MAHLE, Dr. Dmitri Kopeliovich from King Engine Bearings and Mark Ferner from Shell Oil. May 18 Understanding the Design and Function
School of Automotive Machinists To Host AERA Regional Conference April 28
The School of Automotive Machinists (SAMs) will host an AERA Tech & Skills Regional Conference April 28, 2011 in Houston, TX. Along with the outlined technical programs, AERA is inviting leading manufacturers of engine building/rebuilding tools, supplies, services, parts and machinery to attend this conference. These suppliers will have table-top displays that will be accessible
Federal-Mogul Launches New Electronic Catalog for Performance Applications
Federal-Mogul’s new eCatalog covers all of its brands and product lines, including Carter, Champion, Fel-Pro, Sealed Power and Speed-Pro. Users can look up and store multiple part numbers for the same job without re-entering search criteria. The catalog’s comprehensive interchange and numerical lookup tools help users identify the correct part even when they don’t have
Hot Rodders of Tomorrow To Make Debut at GM Nationals in Carlisle
In conjunction with the 2011 Carlisle GM Nationals, the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow engine building competition will take place at the fairgrounds, making Carlisle one of six regional qualifying locations. Regional winners plus two non-winning top time “wild cards” will advance to compete in the championships, November 1-4 at the SEMA show in Las Vegas.
Liberty Engine Parts To Host AERA Regional Conference March 26
Along with the outlined technical programs, Engine Builders Association (AERA) is inviting leading manufacturers of engine building/rebuilding tools, supplies, services, parts and machinery to attend this conference. These suppliers will have table-top displays that will be accessible during the conference. AERA says that meeting these suppliers in a relaxed atmosphere is a great way to
Federal-Mogul Named Supplier of the Year by Parts Warehouse Inc.
Federal-Mogul was recently was named Supplier of the Year by Parts Warehouse Inc. (PWI), one of the nation’s 10 largest distributors of replacement automotive components. Based in Little Rock, AR, PWI operates 165 wholly owned Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts stores in eight states and services approximately 350 independent jobbers. The company offers a full
AERA Announces Engine Rebuilding, Machining Certificate Program
Rather than a test to prove understanding, AERA has chosen to offer a comprehensive online training program leading to diploma-quality certificates in Cylinder Heads and Engine Machining. Technicians who successfully earn either certificate will hold proof that they have an elevated understanding of fundamentals of machining, measuring tools, shop safety, fasteners, engine theory, engine diagnosis,
Your Shop Machines Have No Idea If They
Shop machines don’t have a clue that your tooling is dull, bent, nicked, burred, or the wrong size. It does exactly what you direct it to do, and if your tooling isn’t up to spec you’ll surely junk out a work piece in record time. Let’s start with tooling made from carbide. Carbide tooling comes
Sprint Car Piston Design and Other Topics Discussed at the 21st AETC
People always ask what I get out of going to AETC? The simple 30 second elevator answer is you take the smartest people you know, or have ever met, and throw them all in a room together for three days and see what comes out of it. It usually doesn’t disappoint. As expected, a lot
Lucas Oil Products Acquires Naming Rights to NHRA-Owned Indianapolis Facility
The multi-year track-entitlement agreement gives Lucas Oil Products naming rights to the facility, host of the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil and the Kroger SpeedFest, which showcases NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series races as well as USAC and ARCA Series races during a single weekend. Selected as one of the