KING OF KLAMP
Ram’s single- and dual-disc assemblies for the Mustang 3.7 V6. By Ro McGonegal: It wasn’t that long ago (2008) when Ford’s 3-valve 4.6 Modular V8 produced 315 horsepower. Now, the 24-valve 3.7 liter V6 in the (2011-13) Mustang generates more than 305hp and 280 lb-ft...
Demon wants to tell you how to tune carburetors—in minutes!
Text by Sam Logan. Pictures by Moore Good Ink. Engines produce vacuum, and over the past 130 years engineers have contrived ingenious ways to advance the carburetor's powers to match engine developments. Aided by barometric pressure, ignition and compression, the...
How Clever Induction Systems Build Potency in World’s First Aftermarket Cleveland Crate Engine—The Titus
By Sam Logan, Photography by Moore Good Ink: The world’s first aftermarket Cleveland crate engine was unveiled recently by the Waldorf, Maryland, firm McKeown Motorsport & Engineering (MME). They call it Titus. Though MME’s Titus crate engine distinguishes itself...
How to keep your poise when installing a gearbox with an upgraded clutch
Installation Tips from Ram Clutches: Disengaging the quick-connect feed line when installing a new clutch system with an existing internal slave cylinder/bearing, ensures the bearing assembly remains partially filled with fluid. As a result the release bearing...
Rod stretch and rod bolt fatigue: Beerhorst talks boosted engines
Written by Moore Good Ink: When the crankshaft pulls the connecting rod downward on the induction stroke of a naturally aspirated engine, a stretching load is exerted on the con rod because the piston area is so much greater than the column of air being drawn into the...
Evil twins: first twin 625 Street Demon carbies on the first new 409 hotrod engine
Text by Sam Logan. Photography by Moore Good Ink. Download text and Hi-res images. In the dyno room, Lamar Walden’s first production road-going 409 fitted with twin 625 Street Demon carburetors revved with enthusiasm to 6,293rpm and generated 602.4 peak horsepower and...
Understanding Camshafts
An explanation of the basic terms and component relationships of the valve train. This story appeared in Hemmings Muscle Machines. To read the full story click here.
Beerhorst on boosted engines and how a Spintron finds power and detects trouble
Written by Moore Good Ink: HOT ROD magazine has been at our industry’s forefront longer than most of us have been around. Though they’ve been sustaining the momentum of hotrods since January 1948, often it’s to their big ideas they owe their supremacy. Reflect for a...
Why introduce metallic-sintered materials to a regular clutch assemblies?
Written by Moore Good Ink Columbia, SC: Launched in 2010, Ram’s Force 9.5 dual-disc units are not new. What is new, however, is by combining it with their 900 series friction disc, the clutch assembly’s capacity is increased from handling around 700hp to around 950hp....