In this issue, we focus on brake friction material, why combustion chamber volume is critical to know in calculating true mechanical compression ratio of an engine, why a supercharged engine doesn’t have to be difficult to tune, and,why setting up your differential properly is critical.
Mercedes-Benz has always been an innovator in the automotive industry, and its powertrain technology shows this clearly. But besides the great leaps in engines that have produced the wonderful performance and efficiency of today, has anybody ever given any thought to how those engines are mounted in the chassis? Yes, indeed, and to a larger extent than you probably suspect.
In This Issue: Performance Tool Box for Carbureted Engines The computer age has made tuning tools, formerly only used by factory engineers, now relatively affordable for virtually anyone with the need for speed and performance. Basics Series: Connecting Rods Our...
What you use in your day-to-day career, no matter how high-quality, is necessarily different from what you need for high-performance work, in this case engine building.
An uncontrolled combustion process that occurs when some part of the air/fuel mixture is compelled to burn at supersonic rates, detonation probably accounts for nearly 100% of racing engine failures.
In this issue of HOT ROD Professional, we’ll cover threaded fasteners, ignition timing, detonation, suspension tightening technology and more – including Chrysler OEM News, HOT ROD Pro-Files, and Information station.
