Crossword Puzzle: August 2009
Across 1. Startling engine sound 5. Horsepower-measuring device, briefly 9. Automotive about-face (1,4) 10. Given name, NASCAR racer Waltrip 11. Pedestrian pathway 12. Thread-cutting tap and ___ set 14. Shiny custom-wheel finish 15. Gasoline’s anti-knock rating 18. Lube-job items (3,3,6) 21. Certain paints 22. Word following backing or pressure 23. Intake- or exhaust-valve section 24.
Undercover: Getting a Charge out of Monotube Gas Shocks
From the outside, most shock absorbers and struts look pretty much alike: a round steel tube that telescopes up and down with bushings or fittings on both ends. But inside there can be significant design differences that affect not only the ride control characteristics and performance of the damper, but also its cost.
Crossword Puzzle: May 2009
Across 1. Electrical-circuit safety valve, ____ link 5. Racer Cale Yarborough’s real first name 8. RWD car’s differential, slangily (4,3) 9. NASCAR driver 10. Ran the engine at lowest RPM 11. Adjusted camber, caster and toe-in 12. Kid’s rental racer (2,4) 14. Irritating new-car noise 18. Slang term for brakes 20. Spark plug’s thread length
Nation’s Top High School Auto Techs Compete to Work Under the Hood with Roush Fenway Racing
This year’s Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition national winners will job-shadow auto racing’s best – defending DAYTONA 500 champion No. 17 DeWALT NASCAR Cup Series team.
Special Report: an Executive Interview with Neil Hogan, SKF Product Manager, Vehicle Service Market
Hogan is an ASE Certified Master Technician with 30 years in the automotive business.
100 Years of Indy History
U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Indianapolis Motor Speedway 100th Anniversary
Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Bosch Team Up to Create ‘Performance Art’
Using his race car as his paint brush, Falken Azenis RT615 tires as his paint, and the city streets of Los Angeles as his canvas, Vaughn left a unique pattern of tire marks, creating his performance art, titled “Abstract on Asphalt.”
Engine Series: Stroker Engines — Making Bigger Even ‘Badder’
The only way to get large displacement numbers our of an engine is to “stroke it.”
Lubricants: Racing Oils Can Offer Extra Power & Protection For Your Performance Engine
High performance engines have a very small margin for error when it comes to tolerances and extreme loads, therefore the demand for lubrication is also much greater than in your typical production engine. So why would you entrust any off-the-shelf oil to protect those vital parts?
Lubricants: David Vizard Dyno Tests Joe Gibbs Racing Oil
David Vizard Dyno Tests Joe Gibbs Racing Oil –
In Joe Gibbs’ Racing Engine!