Babcox Media Appoints Greg Jones as Editor of Engine Builder Magazine
Babcox Media, Inc. has announced that Greg Jones has been appointed Editor of the Engine Builder brand.
Engine Builder Subscriber Pens Historical Aviation Novel
After three decades of research, followed by eight years of challenging writing, Model Aviation Hall Of Fame inductee and engine builder Dave Gierke has finished a two-volume, lightly dramatized biographical novel based on the brilliant, but unrecognized American aviation pioneer, Augustus Moore Herring. “To Caress the Air: Augustus Herring and the Dawn of Flight –
Engine Builder Magazine is All About More
As an engine builder, we know you are always on the lookout for more ways to get engine-related content, whether that’s news, products, technical information or just some engine fun! Look no further than Engine Builder magazine.
The Most Interesting Engine Builder in the World
He may be the most interesting engine builder in the world, but we know there are many interesting builders out there. Read about some of them and other great engine-related content at www.enginebuildermag.com
Matt Dickmeyer Crowned 2017 Race Engine Builder of the Year
Whatever Matt Dickmeyer is doing as the owner of Dickmeyer Automotive Engineering in South Whitley, IN, it’s been working. Matt was recently named the 2017 Race Engine Builder of the Year by Engine Builder magazine and contest sponsor Federal-Mogul Motorparts’ Fel-Pro Performance Gaskets and Speed-Pro brands.
Engine Builder Shop Solutions – July 2017
Anyone with a Sunnen diamond hone head can gain more clearance on the bottom of the cylinder to main web area by taking off the factory spring setup and replacing it with the spring from a small block Chevy front cover seal.
Under Pressure: The Importance of Getting the Right Amount of Spring Pressure
If we were to sum up the role that the valve spring plays in regard to its function as part of the overall valve train with one word, that word would be control. Considering that it is the predominant part responsible for keeping all of the valve train components in constant contact with the camshaft lobe, it’s easy to see how important getting the correct amount of spring pressure can be.
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How It’s Made
My wife gets mad at me but I will regularly turn off “The Notebook” to watch an episode of “How It’s Made.”
If you’re not familiar with either of them, “The Notebook” is a sad movie that seems to have something to do with Jim Rockford (from “The Rockford Files”) and a painter. Apparently there’s also some time travel involved – I’m not really sure. It’s on TV in my house at least five times a week, thanks to the insatiable appetites for emotion of my wife and two daughters.
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Help this Industry – and Help Yourself, Too
As a reader of Engine Builder, you’ve no doubt become aware of the Performance Engine Builder of The Year Contest over the past four years. You’ve read stories of our winners and runners up and perhaps thought, “Heck, I could do that.” Yes. Yes, you can. And you should.
A Job Well Done
If Timm Jurincie stopped accepting engine work today at his Avondale, AZ shop, Tuf-Enuf Auto & Marine Performance, he would still have enough work to last until September. Tuf-Enuf, which focuses on performance marine engines and street strip motors, is a sought-after engine shop in the Avondale and Phoenix area despite not advertising.
