Minimizing spark scatter in the Vintage race engine

Jul 29, 2015 | News, Top Stories | 0 comments

By Sam Logan Photography by Moore Good Ink & V&B Engines Often Vintage racing engines exhibit excessive spark scatter caused by torsional vibration in the distributor drive system. To correct it Virkler & Bartlett adds a miniature flywheel to the system....

Issue 41

Jul 15, 2015 | MGI News Briefs | 0 comments

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HydraMat: Why expectations in fuel delivery are about to change

Jul 9, 2015 | News | 0 comments

By Ben Mozart: Bowling Green, KY: Holley’s new patent-pending HydraMat fuel system is unique. It can deliver the last droplet of fuel in a tank or cell through the introduction of two clever principles: fluid wicking and surface tension. The term surface tension...

Of five major threats to a clutch system, what would you consider the most forbidding?

Jul 7, 2015 | Clutches, News | 0 comments

Archie Bosman: As you sit quietly reading these lines, a whirl of activity is taking place in the bell housing. Let’s imagine for a moment the clutch assembly could express its greatest anxiety, what might it be? Might it be the use of excessively harsh friction...

How to find a vacuum leak in a gasoline engine

Jul 5, 2015 | News | 1 comment

Ray Bohacz is a journalist in the automotive field and author of CarTech’s book “How to tune and win with Demon Carburetion”. He is also a monthly contributor to Hemming’s Muscle Machines magazine. Additionally, Ray writes short articles for the...