While you might’ve had the time of your life rocking out at an AC/DC concert, your engine won’t be having the time of its life if its pistons are rocking excessively. While all pistons exhibit some amount of “rock,” modified engines are more likely to have a more significant “rocking” […]
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Rotary vs Piston
The Wankel Rotary engine: Mazda’s most prized offering is also the source of hundreds of hilarious internet memes. During a time where internal combustion piston engines were the primary technology used in vehicles, Mazda decided to develop a competing technology. In the early ‘70s, the Rotary engine powered nearly every […]
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Subaru EJ257 Bottom-end Breakdown
When Magnus Ohlaker (head machinist and engine assembler at Club DSPORT’s Engine Development Facility) was asked “what is your favorite aftermarket engine?”, we never expected Magnus to say the Subaru EJ257. Later, we learned it was because Magnus had assembled over 400 of these engines while working at Cosworth Engineering. […]
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Benefits of Electroless Nickel Plating [VIDEO]
DSPORT publisher Michael Ferrara goes over the benefits of electroless nickel plating for high performance pistons.
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Engine Tech 201: Bottom End | Pistons, Rods, Cranks, Bearings and Sleeves
It’s been said that “You have to start from the bottom, if you want to get to the top.” The same can be said about building a top-performing engine. One needs to start building up the bottom end if they wish to realize top-level performance. Whereas turbochargers, superchargers, camshafts and […]
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How To: Five Ways to Build a Bulletproof Engine Block
What is bulletproofing? In terms of high-performance engines, bulletproofing refers to increasing the power handling capacity of an engine beyond the desired power level. Depending on the design of the engine and the magnitude of the power handling increase desired, the bulletproofing process will vary. The parts and processes needed […]
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Rotating Assembly 101: Rods, Pistons, and Crank
Imagine accelerating from a dead stop up to a average velocity approaching 5,000 feet-per- minute and back down to a dead stop 125 times every second. Now, imagine doing this in an environment seeing combustion gasses in excess of 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit. Sounds like Hell and that’s exactly what each […]
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CP-Carrillo now offers its new HD series of Forged Pistons
Bulletproof Slugs While the R35 GT-R is known for producing power in excess of 2,000 WHP, the factory engine internals simply aren’t made to handle significant increases in cylinder pressure. For tuners looking to extract the most power from the VR38 engine, CP-Carrillo now offers its new HD series of […]
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Camshaft Showcase: 4G63 EVO Build
Mitsubishi’s 4G63 engine is arguably one of the best four-cylinder engines ever built. While the early variants set records powering DSMs, later versions of the engine propelled the EVO VIII and EVO IX. In terms of strength, power potential and ease of service, the 4G63 engine simply has no equal. […]
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MAHLE PowerPak pistons
ECOBOOST SLUGS UNDER INCREASED BOOST AND CYLINDER PRESSURES, EVEN THE SLIGHTEST CYLINDER LEAN condition can cause a melted hole in any factory piston. To help alleviate this stress, MAHLE developed its PowerPak Plus pistons for the Ford EcoBoost 2.0-liter. These pistons are machined from MAHLE M142 alloy, slipper skirt forgings and feature 3D-shaped […]
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