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COMP Cams GM Sportsman Tool Steel Camshafts

Custom GM Sportsman Tool Steel Camshafts from COMP Cams feature core technology widely used in NASCAR, NHRA and other professional race engines for its high strength and profile flexibility. Special ST4 grade tool steel is available only from COMP Cams and 30 percent stronger than SAE 5150 or SAE 8620 options.

Solving High Oil Temperatures, Oil Starvation and Oil Foaming

Charles Navarro of LN Engineering manufactures engine components for Porsche. He has worked alongside Driven Racing Oil to create products that fix certain engine issues.

Southern Illinois Students Compete in COMP Cams Engine Builder Duels

Some of the nation’s best engine builders participate in the popular COMP Cams Engine Builder Duel. During the Du Quoin Street Machine Nationals, some future performance leaders proved that they are already very good at their craft.

COMP Cam LSR Series Hydraulic Roller Camshafts

The LSR Series is a lineup of hydraulic roller camshafts featuring COMP Cams’ most modern lobe designs for popular GM LS engines. Designed specifically for radical street performance and all-out race applications, these aggressive-profile cams take advantage of today’s newer, better-flowing aftermarket cylinder heads. The LSR Camshafts feature higher exhaust duration and overall lift, making them

Put Real Horsepower Into Your Hot Rod with COMP Cams’ Thumpr Camshafts

You’ve built your dream car. Now make your dream of an aggressive-sounding, high-performance ride come true with a Thumpr Camshaft. With the combination of early intake valve opening, long exhaust duration and a generous amount of overlap, Thumpr Cams from COMP Cams maximize your engine’s nasty-idling characteristics without negatively impacting streetability. Thumpr Cams offer performance and aggressive

COMP Cams® Conical Valve Springs for Street and Race Engines

Company: COMP Cam www.compcams.com The conical design accomplishes damping without wear, heat and friction, or risk from interference contact like flat dampers or interference fits. Built for both street and race applications, the new line of conical valve springs from COMP Cams® represent a revolutionary advancement in high performance valve spring technology. Expected to become the new

Michigan Racer Wins $20,000 Engine Pro Racing Engine

The engine, valued at $20,000, was assembled by Performance Engineering with parts and services supplied by Pro-Filer, Melling Performance, Hastings Racing, Oliver, Ferrea, Comp Cams, JE Pistons, Clevite, Fel-Pro, Milodon, R & R Wireloom and Pro Finishing. A Grass Lake, MI racer was the last man standing in a drawing for a new racing engine

COMP Cams How to Set a Valve Lash

Valve lash is the mechanical clearance in the valvetrain from the valve tip to the rocker in a pushrod engine using solid lifters. Watch as COMP Cams explain how to make lash valve adjustments with the proper tools. Company: Atech Motorsports www.atechmotorsports.com

Speakers and Sponsors Announced for 24th Annual AETC

The 2013 edition of the Advanced Engineering Technology Conference (AETC) will move to Indianapolis, Ind., and be held at the Indiana Convention Center on the three days prior to the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, Dec. 9-11. This year’s edition of AETC will once again provide engine builders, manufacturers, design engineers, business owners, racers and