Technology typically used by the world’s top sport stars to raise their game or ensure their signature skills are accurately replicated in videogames is now being used on an auto assembly line. Employees at Ford’s Valencia Engine Assembly Plant in Spain have experimented with a special suit equipped with advanced body-tracking technology. The pilot system,… Continue reading How Body Tracking Improves Ford’s Engine Manufacturing
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FCA Creates New Aluminum Alloy for Engines
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article was originally published by FCA’s Objects in the Mirror blog. The next time you shop for a new FCA vehicle, don’t be surprised if there’s a turbocharged four-cylinder engine under the hood. There won’t be any disappointment, though, as the turbo four matches some larger engines for power while also… Continue reading FCA Creates New Aluminum Alloy for Engines
Roush Yates Engines Extends Key Performance Partnership
Roush Yates Engines has reached a multi-year partnership extension agreement with Convergent Science….
Inside Look at Building an LSX Engine for Krew Kut Dually Truck
Inside Look at Building an LSX Engine for Krew Kut Dually Truck
ARP Marks 50 Years
Bolts & studs company reaches important milestone…
H&H Flatheads Celebrates 15 Years in Business
H&H Flatheads this year marks its 15-year anniversary as a specialist in rebuilding, hot rodding and supplying parts for the flathead Ford V-8 engines…
HROT Halfway Point Reveals 26 Championship Contenders
With the seventh event of the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge season over, the program now finds itself halfway through the season…
Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Holds First STEM Day
Engine challenge opens the eyes of 94 fifth graders…
Pennsylvania Technology School Hosts Sixth HROT Competition
Four schools from Pennsylvania and Virginia fielded six teams at Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge’s sixth event of the season April 7 at…
Fel-Pro Gaskets Brand Turning 100 in July
Fel-Pro Gaskets is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Fel-Pro is a brand of Federal-Mogul Motorparts…
Texas and Oklahoma Students Make a Statement at HROT Competition
A total of seven schools from Texas and Oklahoma, fielding nine teams, competed in the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge’s fourth event of the season…
The EPA is About to Reject Obama-Era Fuel-Efficiency Regulations
The EPA is expected to use a Virginia car dealership on Tuesday (April 3) as the setting to tout its rejection of the Obama administration’s landmark vehicle fuel efficiency rules…
Three HROT Teams Emerge at Summit Piston Powered Auto-Rama
Three teams qualified for the Dual National Championship during the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow (HROT) Engine Challenge’s third event of the season…
Engine Parts Group Mourns Loss of Donald E. Weber
Donald Weber, president of Engine Parts Group Inc. (EPGI) and a well-respected aftermarket industry executive, passed away on March 4…
The Cadillac Twin-Turbo V-8 has Arrived
Cadillac has introduced its first-ever twin-turbo V-8 engine. It is the centerpiece of the new CT6 V-Sport, a sports sedan infused with DNA of Cadillac’s world-renowned motorsports program. Developed as a small-displacement V-8 in the classic vein and offering exceptional power density of 131 horsepower per liter, this new Cadillac-exclusive 4.2L twin turbo V-8-GM estimated… Continue reading The Cadillac Twin-Turbo V-8 has Arrived