CRP Industries, a manufacturer of automotive parts and industrial products, has appointed automotive industry veteran, PT Muldoon, as the company’s director of engineering. Muldoon will be responsible for all engineering activities and initiatives in the development of new automotive opportunities with OEMs and Tier-One suppliers, as well as the improvement and expansion of current products… Continue reading CRP Industries Names Industry Veteran Director of Engineering
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LS Fest East Registration Now Open
Registration for the Holley LS Fest East is now open, organizers announced. The event is set to be held Sept. 11-13 at Beech Bend Raceway in Holley’s hometown of Bowling Green, Kentucky. A full slate of events returns for the 2020 edition of the annual event, with autocross, drag racing, drifting, a burnout challenge, dyno… Continue reading LS Fest East Registration Now Open
Race Winning Brands Now Stocking Total Seal Piston Rings in Europe
Total Seal Piston Rings has announced that Race Winning Brands‘ piston companies – Diamond, JE and Wiseco – are now stocking Total Seal piston rings in Europe for upgrades to piston orders. “Now engine builders and enthusiasts in Europe can unlock greater performance by upgrading to Total Seal piston rings when they order pistons from… Continue reading Race Winning Brands Now Stocking Total Seal Piston Rings in Europe
Turn 14 Distribution Adds ROUSH Performance to Line Card
Turn 14 Distribution has added ROUSH Performance to its line card, the aftermarket performance parts distributors announced. “ROUSH Performance has an extensive and storied winning history in motorsports, performance parts engineering and manufacturing. Our customers have been requesting that we carry their products for many years,” said Mike Malloy, divisional purchasing manager, Turn 14 Distribution.… Continue reading Turn 14 Distribution Adds ROUSH Performance to Line Card
Borowski Race Engines Names New Shop Manager
Borowski Race Engines has promoted Tim Zapp from lead technician to shop manager, the engine builder announced. Zapp is an active drag racer and was a participant in Drag Week 2018. Zapp, who put together his first engine at the age of 14, has also completed both Holley’s complete EFI training program and advanced Rottler… Continue reading Borowski Race Engines Names New Shop Manager
King Engine Bearings Launches New Racing Website
King Engine Bearings, a manufacturer of high-performance engine bearings, is launching a new race bearings website featuring an overhauled design and attributes, the company announced. The new website, www.kingracebearings.com, contains technical information on King race bearing materials, special geometric features, technical articles and more. The site is mobile friendly, modern, and gives users quicker and… Continue reading King Engine Bearings Launches New Racing Website
JE Pistons Postpones Masters of Motors Dyno Competition
JE Pistons has postponed the Masters of Motors Dyno Competition until 2021, the company announced, citing health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We recognize this is an unsettling time as the coronavirus situation is continuing to evolve around the globe. We have closely monitored for months the developments related to the spread of the… Continue reading JE Pistons Postpones Masters of Motors Dyno Competition
Universal Technical Institute Distributing Emergency Relief Grants to Students
Universal Technical Institute, a provider of transportation technician training, has begun distributing $17.6 million in Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) CARES Act stimulus grants to more than 10,000 students training for careers as transportation technicians, welders and computer numerical control (CNC) machinists. The cash grants will help students impacted by the pandemic with expenses… Continue reading Universal Technical Institute Distributing Emergency Relief Grants to Students
Industry Updates: Aftermarket Responds to COVID-19
Aftermarket companies provide updates amid the COVID-19 pandemic…
Turn 14 Distribution Reaches Agreement to Acquire Motovicity
High-performance automotive parts and accessories distributor Turn 14 Distribution has reached an agreement to acquire Motovicity Distribution, a distributor of high-performance automotive parts and accessories based in Madison Heights, Michigan. According to a statement announcing the deal, Motovicity has signed a definitive agreement under which Turn 14 Distribution will acquire substantially all of Motovicity’s assets… Continue reading Turn 14 Distribution Reaches Agreement to Acquire Motovicity
mountune Outlines Steps for Reopening
mountune is beginning to implement steps to re-open certain aspects of its workshop services, the Britain and California-based engine builder and performance parts manufacturer announced. As of May 11, mountune began re-instating a limited level of workshop support, beginning with any work already scheduled, before all servicing work for vehicles previously supported by mountune –… Continue reading mountune Outlines Steps for Reopening
AERA Hosting Engine Professional Webinar
The Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association (AERA) has announced it will be hosting a webinar featuring industry engine experts in place of its cancelled and postponed AERA Tech and Skills Conferences. Four panelists, Lake Speed Jr. of Total Seal Piston Rings, Billy Godbold of Comp Cams, Ben Strader of EFI University and Keith Jones of Total… Continue reading AERA Hosting Engine Professional Webinar
DEI Celebrating 25th Anniversary
Design Engineering, Inc., a manufacturer of heat and sound control products, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2020. Founded in 1995 by performance industry veteran Dale Markley and his wife Nancy, DEI quickly earned a reputation in the Cleveland area and beyond for its dynamic, pioneering solutions to combat power-robbing under-hood heat issues. Over the… Continue reading DEI Celebrating 25th Anniversary
Cloyes Adds Engine Test System
Cloyes, a manufacturer of timing drive systems and components, has purchased, installed and is operating an RMC-ETS100 dynamic engine test system, the company announced. The system has been customized for the purpose of higher revolutions-per-minute (RPM) dynamic and durability tests as well as the use of pulse width modulation to test variable valve timing (VVT)… Continue reading Cloyes Adds Engine Test System
Roush Yates Collaborating on Ventilator Development
Roush Yates Manufacturing Solutions, a division of Roush Yates Engines, is currently working in collaboration with BioMedInnovations and their partners Equilibar on the development and production of specialized ventilators to help address the mounting need for life-saving health care equipment. BioMedInnovations (BMI) was founded in 2005 to commercialize a highly controllable, low flow, low pressure… Continue reading Roush Yates Collaborating on Ventilator Development