For a VETTE Magazine project car to be true to the name, it has to perform-and no piece of the puzzle is more critical to performance than the powerplant. If you've been following our project, then ...
Ensuring capacity for engine shop visits has not been a challenge during most of the pandemic, but engine work is picking up with the recovery, and labor and part supplies are always potential ...
Chromalloy opened a new specialty-machining center for finishing gas-turbine engine parts in Guaymas, Mexico. It has been operating at an adjacent location since 2009, but it broke ground in June for ...
There are countless reasons for rebuilding an engine, and countless more directions to take the build once you’ve started, but for us the reasoning was simple. In short, our little small-block 302 was ...
WALDO — Drag racing pioneer and prolific National Hot Rod Association record-setter Dan Dvorak continues to make motor magic at Dvorak Machine Shop, a fixture since 1986 on U.S. Highway 301 near Waldo ...
“It all started with a ‘55 Chevy,” John Gerlach said. The year was 1969 and he was rebuilding the engine of his drag racer in his parent’s garage on Vichy Avenue. After working on a few more engines, ...
It’s sometimes hard to believe how stuff was made over a hundred years ago when electricity wasn’t widely available. One of the most common ways of powering tools was via belt drive — powered by a ...