The intricacies of our first pollution control device, the lowly PCV valve and how critical it can be to making your hot rod happy, and we go back into part two of our installments on rocker systems and piston rings with a little more information and detail for you.
Piston Ring, part 1 covers bore finish and block preparation; Roller Rocker Systems looks at what really must understand before starting to build and engine; and, Renewing Engine Performance will cover backpressure.
We’ve tailor this content specifically for you, the professional automotive technician with a passion for high-performance. Read Part 2 of lifter subtleties, and the science of pushrods, timing a vintage engine for modern gasoline, which is more important than you might imagine.
Get ready for some interesting articles aimed at the technical skill level of our loyal Performance Technician readers. In this issue, our tech editor, Greg McConiga, gives us two in-depth, hands-on features: One on lifter subtleties, and another on the science of pushrods. Our professional super-tuner, Henry Olsen, gives us the best discussion we’ve even seen on what engine to choose for your vintage car/hot rod.
In the December 2014 issue of Performance Technician, you’ll find how to properly diagnose and repair vintage vehicle ignition and carburetor problems. How to make fabrication safe and profitable for your shop. The next step in restoration – applying the evaluation and numbers.
The October 2014 issue of Performance Technician opens a whole new area of coverage. Sure, we’re still giving you the kind of practical hands-on tech articles you won’t find elsewhere, but we’ll also be introducing you to the restoration business, which often includes high-performance aspects, and should be interesting to any car guy. To complement the main feature, we’re including a story about an incredible fabrication shop. I don’t know about you, but I enjoy this kind of work, maybe even more than making a good diagnosis.
You may have noticed that HOT ROD Professional has morphed into Performance Technician. It means a renewed commitment to a wider variety of performance-related topics of interest to you, our tech-savvy readers.
