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Holley Hi–Ram Intake for Cathedral Port LS1 LS6 and Rectangle Port LS7 GM Engines
Holley's cast aluminum Modular Hi-Ram™ Intake System is now available for GM LS1/LS2/LS6 cathedral port engines and GM LS7 engines. The Hi-Ram modular intake was originally introduced for LS3/L92 rectangle port engines as a cost effective alternative to...
Offy Race Engine Posters
Offy engine fans who have read the book Offy, America’s Greatest Racing Engine will no doubt enjoy Ken Walton’s informative series of collectible 12 x 18 inch posters detailing the specs and highlights of all the different production series Offy engines. There are five altogether and they include the Offy 200/220 Series, the 168/159 Forced Induction Series, the 252 Series, 255/270/318 Series and....
Free Download: Comp Cams 2012 New Products Brochure
Comp Cams has made their 2012 new products brochure available to all interested parties. It's packed full of Comp's latest high performance products to help you build your engine or high performance car. This new product brief features a ton of new products for GM LS-Series engines and a full range of new and exciting products from all of the companies under COMP's...
Diamond’s New Flat Top and Dished Pistons for GM L92 / LS3 (Camaro)
Diamond Pistons has announced two new pistons—flat tops and dished—for Chevy L92 / LS3 engines (Camaro). Suitable for use in virtually every segment of the aftermarket, including restoration, street-strip, pro-touring, and off-road, these these new 2618 conventional forgings are supplied with alloy steel 8620 piston pins and spiral locks as well as a standard ring package, comprising...
A Conversation with Jim McFarland
When you want straight talk from an industry insider it's always best to ask someone who has been around a long time and is fully comfortable with voicing his opinions. That would be Jim McFarland, career engineer, long standing member of the SAE and a man with...
New “Low Restriction, Cooler Temperature” A/F Sensor Boss
Performance Trends has developed a new style weld-able “boss” or “bung” for A/F sensors (wide band O2 sensors). This innovative new part is designed with small external cooling fins and extra depth to help keep he A/F sensor cooler (good for high temp turbo applications) and out of the flow (to provide lower restriction). The part number is...
CMC 1:18 scale Auto Union Type C, V-16-Engine, 1936/37
CMC's Auto Union Type C engine replica in 1:18 scale is a stunning addition to any serious model engine collection. They are difficult to find, but they make a great addition to display next to CMC's Auto Union Type C model car or as a stand alone for your engine collection. The level of detail is spectacular, showing every spark plug wire, hose and lots of exquisite details.
Conley 1:4 Scale Supercharged 609 Stinger Engine
Gary Conley has made a thirty year career of designing and building high performance engines. The only difference is that Gary ‘s engines are quarter scale fully functional miniatures that run and make horsepower just like real engines. The latest in a long line of Conley engines is the Stinger 609, so named because of its total displacement of 6.90 cubic inches (about 100 cc)...
Summit Racing 1:6 Scale Top Fuel Ford Cammer Racing Engine
Here's another great 1:6 scale racing engine from the Summit Racing model engine collection. These are great looking engines from any angle especially in a display case backed by a mirror. They look good surrounded by your die-cast car collection or as stand alone accents on your desk. This historically correct model of one of drag racing’s most powerful racing engines is...
Summit Racing 1:6 Scale Top Fuel Hemi Racing Engine
If you’re storing relics of lost horsepower on your book shelves, you might as well put some horsepower back in the equation with some seriously detailed model racing engines like this 1:6 scale Dodge 426 Top Fuel Hemi from Summit Racing. All of the racing components are replicated in perfect detail. From the monster supercharger and front blower drive system to the detailed dry...
Speedway Motors Engine Wall Hangers
Speedway Motors race engine static cling wall hangers are the perfect thing to decorate the walls of your garage or shop. They are a series of six 3/4- scale reproduction art posters of vintage and exotic race motors from the Speedway Museum collection. Each one varies in size according to the view of the engine and the full series makes a nice addition to any shop.
AFR Mongoose Strip Cylinder Heads for GM LS
Increase performance and save yourself the hassle of having the stock heads reworked by replacing them with AFR’s 225cc Mongoose Strip Cylinder Heads. The new combustion chamber design with a double quench area generates huge low and mid-lift airflow numbers. The heads are ideal for aggressive, normally aspirated 396-427 cubic inch...
Graymills Ultrasonic Parts Washers To Fit Any Budget
Graymills has added the BTV Series to its expanding group of Ultrasonic Parts Washers. With this new, economical series, we are adding a small benchtop line for use in maintenance/service areas that have challenging, small parts to clean yet be able to meet tight budgets. The BTV Series of parts washers is ideal for tight, job site or "cell" cleaning applications ...
Goodson Valve Spring Bench
Designed to work with virtually any cylinder head, units available in pneumatic and manual models Goodson offers a wide range of valve spring compressors including two top-of-the-line valve spring benches. The pneumatic model (PSB-5000) is designed to work on virtually any multiple valve head and is ideal for heads with recessed springs. A key feature is the pneumatic valve support that holds...
Trend Performance New Hard-Tip Self-Lubricating Pushrod
Trend Performance has introduced what they believe to be the world’s first self-lubricating 5/16˝ hard-tip competition pushrods. While their lower ends, those that engage the lifter seats, remain unaltered their upper ends now feature self-lubricating tool steel tips hardened to 60Rc. Both 5/16˝ diameter ball ends are formed with a 210-degree 210-degree radius at the end of a 1-5/8˝ taper to...
Make More Power With An RHS Pro Elite Cylinder Head
RHS Pro Elite cylinder heads set the standard with unrivaled performance, superior quality and cutting-edge design features. Perfect for extreme performance and race applications, RHS Pro elite headsRHS Pro Elite heads are available as cast, assembled or RHS Pro Elite heads are available as cast, assembled or CNC ported in a variety of runner/chamber configurations to fit...
Elgin Industries 1-piece Thickwall Pushrods
Elgin Industries new thick wall 1-piece pushrod design allows higher spring loads and RPM in performance engines according to engineers at Elgin Industries. The innovative new Elgin PRO-STOCK® push rods are manufactured from aircraft-quality 4130 seamless steel tube with wall thicknesses of 0.137-in. (3/8-in. diameter rods) and...
Engine Building Tools
Anybody can screw an engine together with a socket set, but would you really do that without checking all the important mechanical relationships? Engine building is all about precise mechanical relationships and precision measurements that can’t be determined without...
JEGS Adjustable Billet Fuel Log
JEGS adjustable billet fuel log provides an effective fueling solution for single four barrel carburetor applications. It fits all center-to-center combinations of Holley 4150 and 4500 style dual feed four barrel carburetors and the adjustable length feature also offers increased fuel capacity in close proximity of both float bowls via the 1-inch diameter fuel log...
ProForm Adjustable L.E.D. Timing Tab with Built-in Timing Light
ProForm’s Billet Aluminum Adjustable L.E.D. Timing Tab with built-in pointer and self-powered timing light eliminates the need for a separate timing light or battery hookup. It is permanently mounted to the timing tab and the accessory timing clip fits over the number Proform Timing Lightone spark plug wire and wires directly into the L.E.D. unit.
icengineworks Header Modeling Kits
Header modeling kits from icengineworks help car builders and professional shops design and pre-fit full-size 3D model headers that can be easily reconfigured until a perfect fit is realized. This allows engine builders to construct the best possible header based on proven mathematical principles and the known dimensional...
Mr. Gasket’s Hot Rod Calc
A great all-in-one racer’s tool available from Summit Racing is the Hot Rod Calc by Mr. Gasket. This convenient hand-held Street and Strip Performance Calculator is programmed to calculate your vehicle’s performance based on local track temperature and elevation...
Digicam Digital Degree System
Altronics digital degree crankshaft and camshaft position tool is an easy to use camshaft degreeing tool that enables engine builders to pinpoint TDC, find the camshaft centerline measurement and the cam duration. Using a separate dial indicator reading off a lifter or the valve it can help pinpoint valve events relative to crank position...
ProForm Electric Ring Gap Filing Tool
Proform's electric ring filer is the ideal tool for both professionals and home engine builders. Precision end gap fitment is critical to proper ring seal and engine builders agree that filing the ring end gap is the best method. Some builders still prefer to hand file each ring, but more and more are turning to electric powered grinders with precision dial indicators to...