by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2016 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
DOING THE LS CRANK STAND Since the new LS motors all have reluctor rings, my son and I figured out a relatively easy way to stabilize our cranks when we are installing the reluctor ring to the crank. We honed out a junk harmonic balancer to use as a stand for reluctor...
by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2016 | CAMSHAFTS & VALVE TRAIN
IN SHOP CAMSHAFT ANALYSIS Our shop has had a cam analyzer for over 28 years, so I had forgotten how we checked and identified cams in the past. Recently I was asked by another shop how to verify which of three customer supplied cams to install in the customer’s...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2016 | LUBRICATION & COOLING
CHOOSING THE RIGHT FILTER FOR BREAK-IN Using an oil filter designed for racing may not be what you want when breaking in a new engine or new camshaft. These filters are designed to move more GPM, or Gallons Per Minute than a stock oil filter. To obtain this outcome...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2016 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
AGGRESSIVE SOCKETS The easiest way to remove a protruding pipe plug, like rear cam galley plugs, is to use a stud remover socket of the appropriate size. These have a very aggressive, tapered left handed threaded inside that really digs into the outside of the plug...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2016 | OPERATIONS
DEATH OF A SALESMAN Death of a Salesman isn’t just a famous tragedy by Arthur Miller. It seems to be a sign of the times! Human contact is slowly being replaced by e-mails, e-blasts and e-carts. Record store salesman – gone; now you download one song at a time....
