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By Randy Bolig October 30, 2015 Let’s create a scenario that could cause any car enthusiast to break out in a cold sweat. You are sitting in your ride at a crowded intersection and your foot is firmly holding the clutch…

        High oil consumption, excessive smoke through the exhaust, high blow-by, lower than expected power output and increased oil contamination are just some of the possible results of an improper engine break-in or run-in. While production engines…

Larry Carley,author Is it better to build an engine with tighter bearing clearances and run it on low viscosity synthetic motor oil, or is it better to build an engine with more traditional or even looser bearing clearances and use…

    golgo13 Thread Starter iTrader: (132)     Join Date: May 2007 Location: @ a track near you Posts: 3,599 Thanks: 15 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts   The OFFICIAL Oil Filter Testing and Results Thread (4G63T/4B11T)  …

  By Bob Morreale April 03, 2018 This article is the fifth and last of our Big Fuel Test series (Article 1: Introduction, Article 2: BOOSTane, Article 3: Meth Injection, Article 4: Race Fuels Fight Back), which spanned 13 different test fuels,…

By Jeff Smith April 09, 2018 The classic Hollywood line is you can’t be too rich or too thin. While full-figured starlets may now be finding favor in Tinseltown, the too-thin line is still in vogue when it comes to…

by John Baechtel Piston-to-wall clearance is a crucial measurement for any engine, and different applications can require wildly different specs. We explain the science of why.  Among the shiny objects that emerge from a new box of high-performance pistons, you are…

Like many other sports, there is safety equipment that is necessary for protection of the participants in racing. Look at the equipment that is standard for football players, or hockey players, among others. There is specific safety equipment that is…

Larry Carley,AUTHOR Good main bore alignment and geometry is just as important as the type of bearings used and oil clearances. Building a high performance engine is always an adventure. You never know how much horsepower and torque an engine…

  By Andrew Wolf For as long as connecting rod manufacturers the world over have been using blends of aluminum to create lightweight, high performance rods, said pieces have lived under constant scrutiny regarding their long-term durability and usefulness. Even…