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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.
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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.
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 BEARING PROMO
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
October 7, 2011 ·
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King Engine Bearings, a leader in automotive, aviation and high performance engine bearings, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a special “Hit the Bull’s Eye” promotion. The company is giving away 50 sets of King Engine Bearings, plus a grand prize of engine bearings and four tickets to meet the driver and watch the famous [...]
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 [...]
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.
PROJECT ENGINE UPDATES
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
March 28, 2011 ·
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The flattie, adorned with chrome plated headers from Red’s Headers. These pipes fit like a dream. I thought I’d provide an update with regard to both the Ford flathead build (which has already appeared as a 5-part series on precisionenginetech.com and in the latest issue of Hot Rod & Restoration magazine), as well as [...]
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.
PROJECT FLATHEAD, PART 6
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
December 14, 2010 ·
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The twin water pumps have been chromed and the Tuff Stuff alternator is in it’s final home. . THE ALTERNATOR SETUP Build, text and photos by Mike Mavrigian One of the final additions to this build concerns the alternator and the belt drive. The original engine featured a large generator that was mounted to [...]
PROJECT FLATHEAD, PART 1
Posted By Mike Mavrigian,
August 12, 2010 ·
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Our flattie is almost finished. Compared to an original, she’s looking pretty snazzy. Build, text and photos by Mike Mavrigian The Ford flathead was a popular platform for early rodders, and basically started the hot rod and performance engine movement. The engine production ran from 1937 through 1953, with one of the most popular versions [...]