Trend Performance, the pushrod, piston pin, and tool steel flat tappet maker from Warren Michigan, has announced the arrival of their new spark plug tubes for early Chrysler 426 Hemi engines. Produced from 6061 T6 aluminum billets and finished in a hard anodized bronze-brown and supplied complete with 0-rings, these spark plug tubes prevent oil [...]
Trend has announced a new, premium tool steel solid flat tappet. Intended for use on cast iron camshafts, they suit Chevrolet, Ford, Chrysler, and Toyota V8s. Ideal for engines turning in excess of 7,000rpm with higher valve spring pressures these new tool steel tappets are designed for short track oval racing, Bracket racing, and [...]
Conclusive data shows that DLC coatings (diamond-like carbon) extend the life of piston pins by a factor of four or more—virtually eliminating pin-bore troubles. Coated pins in Pro Stock drag cars now last 32 miles instead of 8 and Cup cars, whose uncoated pins could barely complete a race without sustaining piston pin galling [...]
Trend Performance unveils a new rocker shaft for 5.7L and 6.1L high-performance Hemi engines. Its advantages are strength, reduced friction, and affordability. The shafts will be sold through Livernois Motorsports of Dearborn Heights, Michigan.
Trend has announced a new pushrod specifically for A-dragsters, Funny Cars, Pro Mods, Pro Extreme, Extreme 10.5, Comp Eliminator, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, and alcohol boats and pulling trucks with BAE engines.
Produced from 4130 chrome-molybdenum thick-wall tubes and developed as a one-piece, pre-formed, centerless ground pushrod, Trend Performance unveils the first premium 7/16 double-tapered pushrod at an affordable price. Available from 6.000- to 13.000-inches long, and in increments of 0.025-inch, these new premium pushrods are now affordable because they are made in production quantities and available [...]
Because pushrod lengths are not generally known until an engine build is almost complete, they are often the last components ordered—and often they are the components most urgently needed. Now, Trend Performance is introducing a new quick-ship program called QSP that aims to dispatch orders of custom pushrods within twenty-four hours. The service offers [...]
New Trend tool steel solid tappet for Ford-engine circle track and drag race cars Trend now offers a new, lightweight tool steel solid tappet for Ford engines. Designed for circle track and drag racing, it is ideal for both professional and Sportsman competition. For use with alloy steel and tool steel camshafts, the new [...]
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