Performance Primer: Induction Production — Bolt-On Horsepower Tactics
There are a lot of induction system options to consider. Which setup you choose to use will depend on the application (street performance, circle track, drag race, off-road or marine), any rules that may restrict the kinds of parts that can be used, and your customer’s budget.
Crossword Puzzle: April 2011
Across 1. Ignition-diagnosis instruments 8. Brake-system components, sometimes 9. Shifter selection 10. Allstate or State Farm 11. Wheel-alignment adjustment (3,2) 12. Andy Green’s ’97 supersonic car 14. Structures in non-unibody cars 17. Well-known Indy-racing family 19. Old-car noises, often 22. New engine’s initial ____ period 23. Word following backing or pressure 24. Turbochargers’ mechanically-driven cousins
Performance Primer: Finding the Right App: Picking the Perfect Performance Pistons and Rings
Choosing a set of pistons and rings for a performance engine build is not as simple as it sounds. While the pistons obviously must have the correct diameter to match the cylinder bores in the block, there are numerous other considerations you must make.
Honeywell’s Friction Materials Team Congratulates ‘The Passion That Drives You’ Scholarship Winners
Eight Students Rev Up for Class After Receiving a $2,500 Scholarship Sponsored by the Bendix Brand.
Report Card: Sonic Youth
Chevy’s Sonic Z-Spec Concept Kicks off 100 Years for GM
Report Card: Turbocharging’s Not Just A Lot of Hot Air
In a recent study of U.S. consumers by Honeywell, more than half of those who plan to purchase a vehicle in the next two years believe fuel efficiency is more important than it was during their last vehicle purchase.
Performance Primer: Pursuing the Performance Mod Market
One of the advantages of doing import performance modifications and upgrades is that you don’t have to wait for cars to break to get business.
Under the Hood: Diesel Dialog- Talking ‘Bout Performance Diesel Pistons
The interest in diesel performance has been growing. Bolt-on performance packages for diesel-powered pickup trucks can easily add 75-150 horsepower or more for everyday driving and towing. While pulling has been the traditional use for diesel-powered tractors and trucks, diesel-powered vehicles are now winning races and setting records in venues that have long been the exclusive realm of gasoline-powered engines.
Under the Hood: Dissecting GM’s Durable Duramax Diesel
When it was
introduced as a joint venture with Isuzu in 2001, GM’s Duramax made the Ward’s 10 Best Engines list for 2001. It also made the list the following year in 2002.
The Ward’s 10 Best Engines for 2009 Winners Announced
Selected by the editors of Penton Media Inc.’s Ward’s Automotive Group, the 2009 list marks the 15th year for the Ward’s 10 Best Engines program, the North American auto industry’s only awards honoring powertrain excellence and considered by many to be the “Oscars” for automotive engines.