Hot rodders played with blocks as kids, and still play with them as adults. This vast level of experience notwithstanding, enthusiasts often insist on monkeying around with production blocks. They ...

However, that is a fact you might not want to tell Indiana’s Alan Whitaker—after all, he will have a rebuttal in the form of ...

The "gearhead" aftermarket gets a great deal of its business from the DIY crowd. Lots of guys (and girls) spend a lot of their hard earned money and a lot of their free time tinkering on a favorite ...

For a business to thrive, it must have the means and strategies to negotiate economic peaks and valleys. A custom manufacturer of engine blocks for racing and high-performance vehicles — and also ...

Let’s talk rotary engines. Also known as Wankel engines, these unique power plants can be finicky at best, but when they work, they are absolutely wondrous. Well-known car builder Rob Dahm has been ...

Quality engine components are expensive. Especially the trick "hi-po" parts that are usually found reciprocating in a hot rod engine. That's why it's critical when assembling your engine that you get ...

It is widely recognized that cast, machined metal parts tend to have memory created from internal stresses. In the presence of temperature changes, these stresses often cause dimensional and ...