Posts Tagged ‘ Engine Builders ’

Hemi: Still Popular & Profitable After 59 Years

By John Katz , March 1, 2010 in Engine & Drivetrain

There are some potent and provocative four-letter words that can frighten the fainthearted. And then there’s Hemi.

“Nothing looks like a Hemi,” noted Russ Flagle, owner of Indy Cylinder Head in Indianapolis. “When you raise the hood, it’s an awe-inspiring situation.”

Egge to Discuss How to Profit From Building Vintage Engines at HRR Education & Training Day

By Devlin Smith , February 26, 2010 in E-News, Engine & Drivetrain, Hotrod Seminar Spotlight, News & Events

Engine parts supplier Egge is presenting the workshop “Building Value in Vintage Engines,” which will teach attendees how to generate profit from building vintage engines, during the Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show’s Education & Training Day.

Tech Tip: Quality is Worth the Price

By Mike Mavrigian , January 4, 2010 in Engine & Drivetrain, How-To-Articles, Industry Voices

A customer (and a buddy) recently brought his nostalgia-flavor Ford Thunderbolt clone (equiped with a vintage 427 FE) to my shop, complaining of high engine temperature issues, primarily at idle. The water temp at idle would routinely reach in the area of 210 to 220 degrees F., often continuing to gradually climb even higher. While not at a terminally fatal level, the concern was still there, especially because the engine still took a while to catch up and recover back to the 190 range.

Tech Solutions: Tips for Performance Engine Builders

By Mike Mavrigian , December 1, 2009 in Engine & Drivetrain, How-To-Articles

Tech Solutions is a section that runs in select issues of Hotrod & Restoration, providing an opportunity for our readers who are professional performance engine builders to share their expertise with other builders.

LS Engine Insight

By Mike Mavrigian , November 23, 2009 in Engine & Drivetrain

If you’re after a simplified, almost-old-school look for a rod build, but want to take advantage of LS performance, a carbureted LS is the way to go. This engine (with a 4.000” stroke and aftermarket heads) pulled an easy 625 hp on the dyno.

The GM “LS” family of V8 engines represents the “new” generation of the venerable small block Chevy engine platform. While old-school diehards may be hesitant to embrace the new technology, the LS engine group offers outstanding horsepower, with many improvements with regard to oiling systems, cooling system and gasketing/sealing. It’s a great engine, and especially considering the range of readily available aftermarket performance parts, it’s easy to make power with the LS platform.

Tech Solutions: Tips for Engine Performance Builders

By Mike Mavrigian , November 23, 2009 in Engine & Drivetrain

Tech Solutions is sponsored by MAHLE.

Tech Solutions: Tips for Performance Engine Builders

By Mike Mavrigian , September 17, 2009 in Engine & Drivetrain

Tech Solutions: Tips for Engine Performance Builders

By Mike Mavrigian , May 1, 2009 in Engine & Drivetrain

Tech Solutions is a new section that will run in select issues of Hotrod & Restoration throughout 2009. The page is an opportunity for our readers who are professional performance engine builders to share their expertise with other builders. To submit a Tech Solution, email Mike Mavrigian at mike.mavrigian@bobit.com.

Tech Solutions is sponsored by MAHLE.