Dixon survived massive Top Fuel shunt
Larry Dixon’s recent spectacular crash during the NHRA Gator Nationals in Florida last month wasn’t his first encounter with a dragster falling apart. Though alarming he was fortunate his skyward wreck landed inside the track wall where it skidded to a halt and not in...
Big-Block Chevrolet: World Product’s Merlin III Adds Deck Height
World Products American-made Merlin III cast-iron big block is now available with an extra .050" of deck height. For the Chevrolet, this new feature allows greater versatility in selecting connecting rods and particularly in selecting pistons with additional...
CP-Carrillo: X-style pistons for power-adder engines
Irvine, CA: CP-Carrillo is introducing a new X-Style series of pistons for power-adder engines. Available for Top Alcohol Hemi applications with plus or minus 4.467in bores and Hemi canted valve for Pro Mod with plus-or-minus 5.000in bores, these pistons include...
Prudomme on the current state of racing
Don Prudomme confounded the drag racing world by establishing the best win record in NHRA history – winning over 250 Top Fuel rounds losing fewer than 30. He went on to conquer four NHRA Funny Car champion-ships and now compares current conditions to those that existed then.
New head gaskets for racing engines
By Titus Bloom: Two months ago, in February 2015, JE has announced a new range of multi-layer steel (MLS) cylinder head gaskets for high-performance and racing engines. They are called the JE Pro Series. Originating at the turn of the nineteen-nineties, the...
Magnetos: several things you should know
Today the remarkable electric Tesla accelerates from zero to 100mph in 8 seconds and runs 250 miles on a charge, such is the progress from industrialist Elon Musk’s unique car company. A century ago the magneto was the star at the rich core of our motive lives.
Cooling fix for power steering systems and automatic transmissions
Kennesaw, GA: KRC believes they have a new contender for fluid-cooling honors. Earlier this year they expanded their horizons when they introduced a promising new power steering fluid that withstands repeated high temperature usage. Now they are launching a new...
Ford of 1910: changes to make you ponder
Data loosely compiled by Martha Maglone, April 6, 2015: For this Ford of 1910 only 144 miles of paved roads existed in this country. In fact, only 8,000 cars existed in the entire nation, the maximum speed limit in most cities was 10mph and fuel was available from...
Fancy a quick lap of the Silverstone GP circuit?
As Radical’s latest RXC Spyder prototype drew closer to completion, track testing is imminent. Now spring and antiroll bar rates are settled and the damper settings, roll centers and Ackerman angles operating at their optimum, you'll enjoy sweeping through those...
New Edelbrock Rollin’ Thunder Camshaft For Small-Block Chevrolet Engines
TORRANCE, CA (April 2, 2015) – Edelbrock has introduced a new Rollin’ Thunder camshaft for small-block Chevrolet engines. Designed to improve horsepower and torque, it produces an evocative idle sound yet provides sufficient vacuum. Rollin’ Thunder camshafts feature...
Camshaft lobe separation angle: what does it mean?
By Freddie Heaney: The lobe separation angle of a camshaft is typically determined by the engine’s purpose, its displacement, and its compression ratio. A 350cu in oval track racing engine, for example, often runs on a narrow lobe separation angle of 106 degrees. In...
What can we learn from an intelligent belt-drive assembly?
Salina, Kansas: Innovators West has introduced two new belt-drive systems for Ford Windsor 302 or 351 engines. They serve wet- or dry-sump arrangements. One style is equipped with integral side brackets for serious track use, the other without. The side brackets are...