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Tag: BEARINGS
KING INTROS XP BEARINGS FOR SUBARU
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
January 9, 2012 ·
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King Engine Bearings, a leader in high performance engine bearings, has introduced new rod and main bearings for Subaru engines in its popular XP Engine Bearings line.
KING BEARING TALK AT IMIS SHOW
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
November 27, 2011 ·
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King Engine Bearings will present “Race Engine Secrets: Bearing Clearance, Tolerances and Oils” during the upcoming technical seminars at two race industry trade shows. The seminars will be conducted by Ron Sledge, King’s new performance and technical manager.
PROJECT PONTIAC 455, PART 2
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
October 21, 2011 ·
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Build, text and photos by Mike Mavrigian . I realize it’s been a while since my last posting of this project’s Part 1 article, but I’ve been tied up with multiple projects at the same time. Since the Part 1 article, I’ve obtained the crankshaft, had the heads finish-machined and assembled [...]
NEW KING BEARING APPLICATION GUIDE
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
October 21, 2011 ·
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King Engine Bearings has released its new application guide for the company’s HP and XP high performance engine bearings. King manufactures a large selection of bearings engineered for specific applications, including: circle track, drag racing, monster trucks, off-road racing, tractor pulls, sprint cars and off-shore racing. The new application guide includes information on the company’s [...]
KING INTROS NEW CHEVY HP BEARINGS
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
August 25, 2011 ·
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King Engine Bearingshas introduced new high-performance rod and main bearings for Chevy engines in its popular HP Engine Bearings line. Made of bi-metal, aluminum silicon alloy, King’s HP bearings feature a 40 Vickers hardness that resists traditional overlay migration and extrusion. HP bearings have a 450 degrees Fahrenheit heat threshold that affords greater protection against [...]
RETRO LS BUILD, PART 1
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
July 21, 2011 ·
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WE BUILD AN LS ENGINE ON A BUDGET AND TRANSFORM THE MODERN ENGINE INTO A RETRO MOTOR THAT HARKS BACK TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS IN THE PROCESS. BASICALLY, WE’RE BUILDING A CARBURETED 327 CID LS ENGINE, WITH CUSTOM TOUCHES THAT REMIND US OF AN EARLY 1960′S SMALLBLOCK CHEVY We started with an [...]
KING BEARINGS INTROS NEW WEBSITE
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
May 20, 2011 ·
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King Engine Bearings, a leader in high performance and OE replacement engine bearings, has introduced its newly redesigned, user friendly website at www.kingbearings.com. The website contains complete information about King’s product line for the OE replacement, performance, and aerospace markets.
KING SIMPLIFIES NUMBERING SYSTEM
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
March 28, 2011 ·
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King Engine Bearings, a leader in high performance engine bearings, has introduced a new simplified numbering system for its performance engine bearings. Under the new system, King Engine Bearings retains the “core number” from the OE replacement bearing and changes the suffix to reflect material and features.
TWO NEW ENGINE PROJECTS
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
February 15, 2011 ·
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For 2011, I’ve decided to produce two new engine projects, each of which will provide handy and informative tips for our readers. Naturally, each build will be presented in our normal manner…as a multi-part series of technical articles. The new projects for this year include a Pontiac 455 and a “Budget LS” build.