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Checking and Setting Lifter Preload On the LS Engine
Categories: Engines & ComponentsThe LS is officially 20 years old now, yet it seems something new comes along almost daily with regard to performance-building these engines. On the traditional small-block Chevy.
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Clearing the Air on Bearing Clearances
Categories: Engines & ComponentsEngine connecting rod and main bearing clearances have tightened in recent years for many racing applications, but there are caveats to this trend that engine builders need to acknowledge before bending.
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Wet Sump Oiling
Categories: Engines & ComponentsFor the most part, OEM engines rely on internal wet sump oil systems. There are a few vehicles out there using dry sump systems at the OEM level, but these are the exception, not the rule.
An OEM cast oil pump can only take a particular application so far though, and that’s when it’s time to step up with a replacement high performance pump. This is typically done during an engine overhaul or new build, though it could, in theory, be done as an upgrade to an existing engine as well. Two major players in the oil system market are Moroso Performance Products and Peterson Fluid Systems, and they will be providing us advice on
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DEBATE: Dart SHP or Restored Stock Block?
Categories: Engines & ComponentsWhen it comes to building a Saturday night engine, the engine budget always seems like the story lines from the Clint Eastwood spaghetti western "Dollars" trilogy: "A Fistful of Dollars," "A Few Dollars More" and the finale, "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly."
Budget engine builds don’t have to be a the typical saga of the "man with no name" digging through the junkyard for battered good, bad and ugly engine parts to refurbish. You can actually rewrite the movie by providing a quality name and title it; "A Few Dollars Less."
DART Machinery's SHP blocks are often bypassed by the budget engine builder as being too pricey for a shoestring budget build. We wanted to know how much of a difference there was in "real" cost.
DART Machinery’s SHP (Special High Performance) engine blocks are often dis
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Know your SFI Harness Expiry Dates!
Categories: Engines & ComponentsAnything using an SFI certified racing harness that runs under 200mph. Valid for 5 years beyond the marked expiry date.
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Tips and Tricks For Filing Piston Rings
Categories: Engines & ComponentsThe ring gap allows the expansion of the piston rings in the bore – due to engine heat – without butting the ends up against each other.
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Let's Talk Engine Balancing With SCAT Crankshafts
Categories: Engines & ComponentsCrankshaft balancing is just that, a balancing act. When an engine is running, there are many different forces working against each other that need to work in harmony.
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Radial Revolution: M/T's New Artillery
Radial tyre racing has become a staple of competitive drag racing across the country and around the world, and it shows no signs of slowing down.
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How To Properly Clean Your Washable Air Filter.
Categories: Air Cleaners, Scoops & FiltersNow while it’s awesome to have a cool looking and sounding car, we can’t forget that we want our car to perform just as well as it looks.
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Short Ram Intakes vs Cold Air Intakes
Categories: Air Cleaners, Scoops & FiltersWhether it be a race car you’ve been building or your 17 and just got your first car, this question has crossed everybody’s mind at one point.