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How Valves Are Born

By Fernando Curello If we could only tell a child that by simply joining an intake with an exhaust valve, we would get baby valves – ha, ha, ha! That would be a straightforward way to make them, but the…

The Internal Combustion Engine Will Never Die

By Dave Hagen UPDATE! The internal combustion engine (ICE) will never die! That’s a bold statement in today’s news world as most all you hear is “Go Green” and electric is the way to go. Well, I’m here to tell…

High-Performance Gaskets

What’s the Difference?By Brian Roberts Gaskets and seals as we all know are used to seal the engine. Looking at the high-performance world the gaskets and seals used are often designed differently to meet the demands of the increased HP…

The R Factor

By Chuck Lynch with Scott Hoffman When I joined the Marine Corps, I was bewildered by the fact that every process, team, group, bathroom activity had an acronym. JJDIDTIEBUCKLE was an acronym that was stencil onto the riser plate of…