Engine Fasteners 101: Keeping It All Together

The power potential of an engine platform increases as you increase the redline potential of the engine. However, one would assume that doubling the engine RPM doubles the load on all of the reciprocating components. In fact, the actual relationship between engine speed and load is as follows. The load […]

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Head Gasket 101: The Ultimate Matchmaker

Metal. liquid, or composite, the main function of any gasket is the same: seal the deal. Depending on the pressures to be contained, the flatness of the mating surfaces and the fluid being transferred there’s an ideal material and design for the gasket. Nearly all critical sealing surfaces on high-performance […]

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Rotating Assembly 101: Rods, Pistons, and Crank

Imagine accelerating from a dead stop up to a average velocity approaching 5,000 feet-per- minute and back down to a dead stop 125 times every second. Now, imagine doing this in an environment seeing combustion gasses in excess of 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit. Sounds like Hell and that’s exactly what each […]

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