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Engine Component
Failure Analysis
Reference Manual
increments to 999 lbs and in 1 lb
increments from 1,000 to 1,500 lbs and a
digital travel indicator is standard.
This bench top tester is machined from
solid 6061-T6 Billet Aluminum and offers
5 inches of travel capacity and a 3.5 inch
diameter spring pad. Billet Adjustable
Stops allow for various predetermined
spring height settings on the fly, and
handle length adjustments are also
available. The unit is fully anodized in a
“hard anodized” black finish and features
a comfort grip, ball handle, for improved
accuracy and ease-of-use. For more
information, contact Intercomp at 800328-3336. E-mail: highperf@intercomp
company.com or on the web at
www.intercompracing.com.
Designed to help machine shop owners
and their customers identify the cause of
engine failures. This user-friendly manual
features full-color photos from real-life
failures. Four sections of the manual
cover (1) pistons, rings, locks and pins;
(2) engine bearings; (3) gaskets; (4) valve
train and related components. 88 pages.
To order, call AERA 888-326-2372 and
request item #20400000. AERA member
price: $39. (Non-member price: $78.)
Combo Small Block
Chevy and LS1
Flow Testing Plate
New Digital Bench Top
Arbor Valve Spring
Pressure Tester
Intercomp’s new Digital Bench Top Arbor
Valve Spring Pressure Tester measures
spring pressures up to 1,500 lbs/700 kg.
The user configurable, digital readout
displays spring pressures in 0.2 lb
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Brzezinski Racing Products, Inc. has
introduced a combination fixture that will
flow test both the traditional Small Block
Chevy and the LS1-style cylinder heads.
This aluminum fixture will fit the popular
Brzezinski Flow Testing Stand, allowing
you to flow test quickly with more
accuracy. You get two fixtures for the
price of one! The Small Block Chevy /
LS1 combination slider comes anodized –
steel thread inserts are installed and head
location dowel pins are supplied.
Brzezinski has a complete line of valve
opening fixtures, flow stands and sliding
head adapters that make flow testing fast
and accurate. For more information,
call Brzezinski Racing Products, Inc.,
262-246-8577 or visit their website:
www.CastHeads.com.
Hughes Engines
FI AirGap Magnum
Intake Manifold
Hughes Engines, the leader in innovation
and design for your Mopar, is proud to
announce the addition of the FI AirGap,
Magnum intake manifold (#5409) to their
line of exclusive Mopar products. This
intake, designed by Hughes Engines and
manufactured by Edelbrock, is the best
intake available for your Dodge Magnum
engine. Not only will it increase your
horsepower it will also improve your fuel
mileage (if you're able to keep your foot
out of it!). Maintain all of the low end
torque of the stock factory barrel style
intake while enjoying the increased higher
RPM horsepower you've been missing.
Direct replacement for all OBDII
equipped Magnum trucks (Most 1996
and newer). NOTE: May require some
modifications for earlier model, OBD1
equipped vehicles, and would
be for off-road use only. For more
information, call Hughes Engines,
309-745-9558 or visit their website:
www.HughesEngines.com.
Magna Charger’s
MP1900 TVS
Superchargers for GM
Magna Charger’s MP1900 TVS
supercharger kits for GM’s newest ’07-’09
Vortec Max engines have been a huge
success. The new MP 1900 TVS uses the
same advanced Eaton® rotor technology
found in the new LS9 Corvette and ’09
Cadillac CTS-V. Its four-lobe, high-helix
design is more efficient requiring less
power to drive, has cooler discharge
temperatures for increased power, and is
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much quieter than previous models. Magna
Charger is now introducing its “Radix Retro”
MP 1900 TVS supercharger systems for ’03’09 4.8L, 5.3L and 6.0L engines found in
1500 and 2500 Series Silverado, Sierra,
Suburban, Avalanche and Yukon XLs
including Flex-Fuel models. The system comes
complete with everything you need for
installation. For more information call Magna
Charger, 866-534-6417, or visit their website:
www.magnacharger.com.
Consistency with
Quick Fuel’s E85 Checker
E85 offers many benefits to
performance enthusiasts and
racers with its 105-octane
rating, cooler engine
temperatures and cleaner
emissions. The variations from
pump-to-pump for street
driving are negligible, but to the
racer, even a small percentage
change of ethanol can determine
the outcome of a race if nothing
is done to compensate.
Consistency is especially
important for The QFT
E-Checker can help the racer
calibrate their air/fuel mixture.
Using the E-Checker takes only
a few moments and is simple to
use. The glass E-Checker comes
with its own case to keep it safe
in any toolbox. For more
information, call Quick Fuel
Technology, 270-793-0900.
Or visit their website:
www.quickfueltechnology.com.
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releases to Engine Professional
Technical Editor Dave Hagen.
E-mail: dave@aera.org or
fax AERA toll-free 888-329-2372.
ABS Products .............................................................................51
ACL ......................................................................................19, 27
AERA.....................................................................................64-65
Axe Equipment ...........................................................................63
Brush Research ..........................................................................20
CWT Industries......................................................................34-35
DHPS .........................................................................................31
Elgin..............................................................................................3
Endurance Power Products ........................................................43
Enginequest................................................................................41
Esco ...........................................................................................56
Farris Equipment Sales ...............................................................62
Fluidampr / Vibratech..................................................................55
Fowler Sales & Service ...............................................................32
Goodson.....................................................................................11
Hastings ...........................................................inside front cover, 1
Hughes Engines Inc ....................................................................42
Interchem....................................................................................39
Joe Baker Equipment Sales........................................................46
L.A.Sleeve...................................................................................38
Mahle............................................................................................5
Maxiforce ....................................................................................38
PEP / Precision Engine Parts ......................................................21
Performance Racing Industry........................................................7
Quality Cutter Grinding................................................................30
Quality Power Products ..............................................................57
Regis ..........................................................................................33
Rock Products ..................................................outside back cover
Safety Auto Parts.................................................inside back cover
S.B. International ........................................................................26
Tech & Skills Conferences...........................................................45
Topline ........................................................................................48
Tracto .........................................................................................47
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