Engine Builders of the Year Contest Returns Bigger and Better Than Ever for 2016
Engine Builder magazine and Federal-Mogul Motorparts are looking for the 2016 Engine Builders of the Year – Yes, we said BUILDERS, plural. Because this year our competition expands to three distinct categories, allowing us to recognize a full range of skill and talent.
Louis Senter Has Passed Away at the Age of 95
Louis Senter—one of SEMA’s founding members and a Hall of Famer—died Saturday, May 28. He was 95. Senter got his start by building and modifying engines for midgets and other forms of oval-track racing. He was the founder of Ansen Automotive and, later, the Senter Wheel Company.
Lake Headers
Have you heard the one about the hot rodder who walks into the engine shop and asks for exhaust headers for a 1928 Hudson he wants to race on the dry lakes? Matt Legare of Gear Drive in Minneapolis, will tell you, “no joke!” He actually built a set of Lake headers for an 87-year-old Hudson that was powered by a Ford 351 Windsor V8.
Champion Oil Announces Engine Builder Supplier Program
Champion Oil, Clinton, MO, has announced its new distributor program that allows engine builders to offer the complete line of Champion products to their customers.
Engine Builder Magazine to Co-Host Tech Seminars at PRI
Engine Builder magazine, in conjunction with Auto Video Inc., will co-host two technical training seminars at the 2014 Performance Racing Industry trade show in Indianapolis. Analytical expert Ron Bilyeu will lead the free training courses held Friday and Saturday during the show.
Engine Builder Magazine Celebrates 50 Years
In October 1964, Babcox Publications printed and mailed Volume 1, Issue 1 of Automotive Rebuilder, starting a 50-year history of serving the automotive parts rebuilding industry. No one can say the trip has been easy. We’ve had a lot of history, some of which has been up and down. We’re moving a lot faster today than when we first started, and we’ve left some long trails in this industry. Last month, we reminisced on 50 years of the automotive aftermarket industry.
Step by Step: 6.4L Magnum Coming to Life
I recently had my forth call from a shop with interest in our 392 ci Chrysler build as a project they are hoping to tackle. The budget and power needs for his project were not to the scope of our project and he was discussing a less expensive cast steel crankshaft and the factory connecting
March 2014 Engine Builder Shop Solutions
Serve Up Cylinder Support on a Torque Plate Honing motorcycle or powersport cylinders can be difficult. The thin bottom portion of the cylinder often protrudes 1”-3” below the cylinder assembly, and if this thin/bottom portion of the cylinder is not supported during the honing process, the hone tends to push the cylinders outward instead of
The 2013 Performance Engine Builder of the Year Contest Reaches ‘Sweet Sixteen’
The staff of Engine Builder magazine has announced the Top 16 Semi-Finalists in the 2nd Annual Performance Engine Builder of the Year program, sponsored by Driven Racing Oil. The award is presented to the performance shop that best exhibits the qualities of creativity and innovation, training and education, merchandising and promotion, professional standards and conduct,
