Setting Ignition Timing
Posted by Tom Cole on 8th Oct 2014
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2003
Setting Ignition TimingBy Tom ColeAlmost every day someone calls or emails us asking how to set the ignition timing on their engine. It is an important topic because as little as one degree can be the difference between an engine that runs up front and an engine that sputters and pops its way to last place. In this article, I am going to describe what I believe to be the most accurate and reliable method to set the timing o
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Oil Clearance Is Not A Myth It Is A Calculation
Posted by Carl Amundsen on 8th Oct 2014
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2000
OIL CLEARANCE IS NOT A MYTH IT IS A CALCULATIONBy: Carl Amundsen Date:2/8/2000Over the years I have had many opportunities to discuss oil clearance with engine builders. Some are building for their own use, some are small shops while some are large. In any event when the question is posed "HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR OIL CLEARANCE IS?" the responses vary. Some can give a good mathematical response, some don't have a clue.
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Does It Matter
Posted by Carl Amundsen on 8th Oct 2014
Does It Matter? A common sense approach to engine building.Historically, human nature has taught us two basic things about the question "Does It Matter ?"1 - If a problem exists, and we have the capability to correct it, we tell the world "It Does Matter".2 - If we don't have any interest or desire to correct a problem, we either keep our mouths shut or simply say "It just doesn't matter".PREFACEThis article could have been greatly expanded into
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Probable Cause of Most Rod Failures
8th Oct 2014
TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1999
Probable Cause of Most Rod FailuresTo help prevent engine failure, here's a few tips:For the most part, a quality billet connecting rod doesn't just break. There are several things that can really shorten the life of a rod of which bearing clearance is probably the most important and too much is worse than not enough.Visual inspection (or eye balling) is not good enough. The only way to check a crankshaft, rod or bearing is
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Dual Plane Balancing
8th Oct 2014
Dual Plane BalancingWe receive lots of calls about balancing and one of the first questions is always, "What is DUAL PLANE BALANCING".If you read the book on it, and you had a background in engineering and physics, you could get a good understanding of it. The two terms that are used in the explanation are Force and Couple balancing. What we are going to attempt to do is reduce all of this down to a non-technical explanation.Lets go back many yea
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