SUPERFLOW HOSTS MONDELLO SEMINAR Joe Mondello and SuperFlow have teamed up to conduct a seminar on today’s most advanced cylinder head porting and flowing techniques using the industry standard SF-1020 Flowbench. ”The Legend,” Joe Mondello designed the Posi-Flow® Combustion Chamber in 1961 and has accumulated wins in almost every major form of drag, circle track, [...]
NEW CHEVY INJECTION Edelbrock is rapidly expanding its Pro-Flo XT offerings with more choices Chevy small-block, big-block and LS1. These revolutionary EFI systems deliver more power, great looks and improved mileage potential. Edelbrock has combined engineering and technology to bring consumers a more powerful, modern EFI system with user-friendly simplicity. The Pro-Flo XT electronic fuel [...]
ROCKIN’ MOPAR CLASSICS Rat rodders, hot rodders, and purists alike will be challenged to resist Edelbrock’s latest editions to their timeless classic finned valve covers; Mopar owners now have three engine options and two different finishes to choose from. Manufactured of heavy gauge, sand-cast aluminum, these are not the cheap knock-offs common in today’s market; [...]
Royal Purple, the makers of that super-slippery line of lubes (including their Max Tuff engine assembly lube that I love so much) has added a line of high performance engine oil filtrs to their lineup. The new high performance oil filters combine advance micro-glass technology and high capacity with optimized flow characteristics for maximum performance and [...]
MAHLE Clevite Inc. has announced the first phase of its new electronic catalog, called Launchpad. This is the first web-based catalog of its kind to include an electronic ordering function tied directly into customer accounts. Launchpad allows users to search for any product within the MAHLE Clevite line and directly place an order for the [...]
by Mike Mavrigian FILE FITTING THE RINGS Because of our over-honed cylinder diameters (4.263″), standard size rings wouldn’t work, so I started with a set of Total Seal rings P/N CR7190 35, supplied with our Diamond pistons. These are intended for a bore diameter of 4.268″ (1/16″ top, 1/16″ 2nd, 3/16″ oil), requiring a custom [...]
Hey, Germans just wanna have fun too. Jason Neugent of Brodix Cylinder Heads was kind enough to pass along this photo of of of their customers. The Cobra replica features a custom chassis and a Brodix aluminum 5″ bore space block and heads. The (can you say “big?”) 735 CID engine spits out a very [...]
This article provides insight regarding CNC machining of engine blocks. If you ever wondered about this technology, this article provides the answers. CNC Machining Pt 1 CNC Machining Pt 2
Learn about CGI engine blocks for racing applications. COMPACTED GRAPHITE BLOCKS
Our intrepid editor once experienced at least part of the infamous Baja 1000 offroad race. Read his comments in the Editor’s Blog “The Baja That Never Was.” And you think you’ve had a bad day?
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