Mustang News

Harland Sharp is in there 50th year of business and they are keeping the doors open with new ideas like the all new Billet Shaft Mount Rocker Arm Line. Right now these are out for the GM LS1, LS2 and LS3 engines. But don’t worry, SBC, BBC, SBF and BBF are all in the works and soon will be rolling out the pipe line. These 7075 billet rocker arms are designed to be stronger and resist breakage for applications pushing the limits. Look for these to be hitting your favorite speed shop soon.

• Billet Aluminum
• Heat Treated Steel Shafts
• Aluminum or Steel Stand Depending on Application

For more info on Harland Sharp head on over to www.harlandsharp.com.

When it comes to performance oil pans, Canton is a name that comes to mind. When we visited them at this year’s PRI show, they showed why their name is associated with performance no matter what you drive. But did you know that Canton makes performance parts for just about the entire oiling system? We did, and we have proof.

One thing that we were sure to check out was Canton’s CM spin on oil filter. If you are putting the money into your engine, this is a great investment toward protecting all of those dollars. The billet aluminum case holds an 8 micron filter element that is completely replaceable. This filter is not effected by moisture and is encased in a steel inner and outer cage to prevent media wear and rupture during oil pressure surges.

• Under 3-1/2” Tall
• Ribbed Billet Aluminum Finish
• Filters Feature A Reusable Billet Aluminum Housing
• Replaceable 8 Micron Filter
• Designed To Outflow Your Engine’s Oil System

Check out www.cantonracingproducts.com for more information.

When visiting PRI, one booth we were sure not to miss was Scorpion Racing Products. Complete with robots and plenty of anodized parts, the booth was full of Scorpion’s products that cover the entire valvetrain system for your engine. We saw their full line of lifters and valve springs for many popular engines, but what really caught our eye was their Endurance Rocker Arms and Extreme Duty Racing Valves.

The Endurance Series Rocker Arms were designed for engines that are under long periods of stress or use. Available in many different ratios, these are available for just about any Ford or Chevy V8 both big and small blocks. They feature a lightweight design with short polylocks. Best of all, they are designed to fit under stock height valve covers, so there is no need to replace the ones already on your engine.

• Available in many ratios
• For high endurance racing engines including offshore powerboat racing engines
• Designed to fit under stock height valve covers with no interference
• Lightweight design with short polylocks

Also on display was Scorpion’s Extreme Duty Racing Valves. They make these valves in both Intake and Exhaust versions for BBC, SBC, LSX and 2V/4V Modular Engines. There are so many features for these valves, but check out the highlights.

INTAKE VALVES:
• Non-magnetic Stainless Steel 21-4N intake material
• One-piece forging
• Hardened tip
• Hard chromium with stem superfinishing for much lower surface roughness
• Double swirl polish with finer finishing
• Back-cut for important flow improvement
• Lightweight design with undercut stems to reduce weight and improve flow figures
• Very tight tolerances to allow smaller guide clearances reducing oil consumption through the guides

EXHAUST VALVES:
• Non-magnetic Stainless Steel 23-8N exhaust material – a superior alloy for higher temperatures and closer to Inconel than any other valve steel
• Hard chromium with stem superfinishing for much lower surface roughness
• Heat-treated hard tip with 54 HRC minimum
• Double swirl polish with finer finishing
• Back-cut for important flow improvement
• Lightweight design with undercut stems to reduce weight and improve flow figures
• Tapered exhaust undercuts to increase strength at high temperatures
• Very tight tolerances to allow smaller guide clearances reducing oil consumption through the guides

For more information, check out the brand new www.scorpionracingproducts.com


With the growing popularity of aftermarket turbo kits, STS Turbo had applications for several new cars at PRI. STS Turbo has pioneered the rear mount turbo design and they report that the unique location make the turbo run cooler and deliver more boost than front mount systems. Horsepower gains are in the 150 to 250 hp range depending on engine application.

STS’s latest kit at PRI is for the popular 2010 Camaro SS. They offer a twin-turbo bolt-on kit that makes 540 rear wheel horsepower. The unit comes complete with all parts needed and includes a tuner to recalibrate the factory ECU. STS Turbo’s Shawn Raines said that STS Turbo kits can be installed by the do-it-youself enthusiast and no special tools are required for the application specific remote mount kits.

For 2010 Camaro owners that want to do simple mods, STS Turbo has a new cold air intake for the V8 model Camaro. STS reports 24 more horsepower with the installation of the intake. The unit comes complete with a high flow air filter and retails for just under $300.00.

The display car in the STS Turbo booth was Doug Van Den Brink 2004 Mustang GT with an STS universal rear mount turbo. We had the opportunity to see this car at a drifting demo during the Mustang’s 45th Anniversary and were impressed considering it’s powered by a 4.6-liter Ford. The STS Turbo kit on Van Den Brink’s car is a rear mount single 76 mm unit with rear mount intercooler. According to STS, the drift mustang has 720 horsepower at the rear wheels.

For more information on STS Turbo’s remote mount systems and vehicle applications, visit their website.

A “tuned” diesel trunk on a chassis dyno or drag strip is impressive and anyone pulling a trailer would always like more power. DR. Performance is a pioneer of Dodge, Ford and GM diesel aftermarket performance and they race a diesel powered Pro Stock Truck to prove the potential of their parts.

At PRI DR. Performance had a complete line of diesel performance modules on display. The DR. Performance Module reprograms the factory PCM and increases the overall performance of the engine while cruising or under load. Engine performance is optimized by changing the fuel plume in the air/fuel mixture. This change allows microscopic fuel particles to be mixed with higher levels of oxygen, causing greater volumes of energy to be released during combustion. DR. Performance’s Alex Laughlin told our reporter that fuel economy is increased by 1-2 mpg and horsepower gains are in the 50 – 120 range depending on application. According to DR. Performance, the module does not affect the factory warranty and can be easily removed.

To keep a diesel engine running clean, DR. Performance has fuel and air filtration systems for most popular applications. Their Kleen Fuel fuel filter has a 2 micron filter that offers better filtration than most OE units.

For the hardcore diesel performance engine builder, DR. Performance also sells racing cams, engine girdles, electric water pumps and wastegate adapters. All the parts are race proven in their Pro Stock Truck program.

For more information on other DR. Performance diesel parts, check out their website.

Improving your cam timing has never been easier than Cloyes Performance Products’ Hex-a-just. This patented system allows for a quick adjustment of any custom cam spec that is required to maximize your engines performance. The Hex-A-Just Ford 4.6L comes in four different kits: the 2V full kits, 2V upgraded short kit, 2V sprocket kit and the 4V upgraded short kit.

• Heat Treated, Billet Steel Cam, Crank and Secondary Sprockets vs. OE powdered Metal
• Precision machined tooth profile vs. OE pressed profile
• HEX-A-JUST infinite timing adjustment vs. non-adjustable OE

More applications and information available at www.cloyes.com

One of the worst problems that come with going with larger aftermarket wheels is the weight problems associated. Then when you spend the money for a lightweight wheel, they can be too soft and damage easy. Forgeline has made a name for themselves by making a wheel that is extremely rigid and still being light weight. An example is a 20×10.5” Forgeline only weighs in at 25 pounds!

To start it off with my most favorite, is their new brushed nickel lip option. The whole lip is nickel plated and then they use their polishing machine affixed with an abrasive material to give the lip a really unique look. The lip coupled with the flat black center made for one good looking wheel!

Forgeline is also debuting their new wheel design called the DE3P. It is a mesh wheel design with less spoke count and more gap between the spokes. Also the DE3P only shows 16 bolts on this design. As with the other wheel options, the DE3P can be processed with any surface treatment as other Forgeline wheels.

Last is their hidden bolt option. Not everyone likes the look of a 2 or 3 piece wheel that shows the bolts (though I don’t know you can’t) around the perimeter wheel and want something clean. The blind bolt wheels are all mounted through the back of the center section with a stud and bolt.

Check out more at www.forgeline.com

No matter what type of engine you are running, or what head brand you are looking for, Livernois Motorsports has CNC ported heads for many popular engine choices such as SBC, BBC, SBF, BBF, LS and Modular engines. They have the ability to do everything from port a set of heads for your Street/Strip machine to do a full production run depending on what you want. If you are a head porter, you can send them a head with your port job on it. They can translate that into a CNC program and do as many as you like.

Livernois can even cut the name of your race team or company on the the heads for you. While we were there we saw the brand new HEMI heads – just another engine to add to Livernois’ already stellar supported engine list.

• Dyno Proven CNC Porting
• Many Popular Engines Supported
• Many Popular Heads Supported
• Quantity Can Range From 1-100+ Heads

Check out www.livernoismotorsports.com for more information on this program.

GRP is the rod of choice for many top drag racers and engine builders. They claim that their products’ success depends on the consumer both installing and maintaining the rods properly. One mistake that people commonly make when building their high performance engine is improperly torquing the rod bolts. Sure a torque wrench is a great tool to use to torque down the bolt, but how are you checking that the torque wrench is torquing the bolts to the proper spec?

Many engine builders know that bolt stretch is a great way to check the rod bolts to make sure the will do their job correctly. GRP came up with a way to accurately measure bolt stretch with their new Bolt Stretch Gauge. It takes no time to use and understanding it couldn’t be easier. All you have to do it measure the bolt before installing it, then again after the bolt is torqued. The difference between the two numbers is your bolt stretch. Compare that to the specs listed from the bolt maker and replace if necessary.

• Lightweight and Easy To Use
• Easy To Read Gauge

For more on GRP, visit www.grpconrods.com.

At the Orlando PRI Show, the Comp Cams booth was a busy place with all the new race products manufactured under the COMP Cams umbrella. New to their expanding line of performance lifters, Comp had a Elite Race roller lifter and a tool steel flat tappet lifter on display. The Elite Race roller lifter has an 8620 rim polished body and according to Comp Cams, the polished finishing treatment makes the lifter a lot harder and durable. The Elite Race roller has a unique oiling system and roller bearing design that trumps all other race roller lifters on the market.

For racers on a budget, Comp Cams tool steel lifters are made from a durable tool steel and designed for two different cam applications, cast iron camshafts or steel camshafts. The tool steel lifters offer increased durability and are able to stand up to the punishment any cam can dish out.

Custom Cam Grinds for Anyone

Comp Cams also had information on their custom cam core development and CNC Cam program. With more and more customers requesting one-off custom cams, it’s impossible to have the correct core on the shelf for every application. Comp Cams has developed an inventory of custom cores that have the lobes rough-milled and heat-treated. The cores are also clocked and positioned so that the lifters track true and the barrel size is maximized for optimal stiffness. With this core design any final provisions needed for a given application can be made to suit the customer. They also have a custom CNC machine in house where they can machine any cam profile per customer request.

New Black Valve Covers

For outside the engine, Black is back and COMP Cams had there new die cast valve covers for SBC, BBC and SBF engines finished in a black-wrinkle powder coat. Comp also finished off the cover with a polished COMP laser etched logo. These valve covers feature perimeter bolt holes and are designed tall enough to provide necessary clearance to accommodate aftermarket valvetrains.

For more information visit Comp Cams website.

Dynotech Engineering is a leading driveshaft manufacturer for teams competing in NASCAR, NHRA, IHRA, NMRA and SCORE. Dynotech can build a driveshaft for any automotive application and had two of their new custom built driveshafts on display at PRI, one for street and one for serious strip action.

Their 3.5 inch driveshaft is made from 6061-T6 aluminum and is good to 900-1000 horsepower. The unit is perfect for all classes of racing and it’s a great alternative to steel or weak OEM units. The aluminum one piece driveshaft is a great way to improve drivetrain strength and reduce rotating weight.

For the Big Dogs, Dynotech’s displayed a 3-3.5″ chromemoly pro mod driveshaft rated to 2500-3000 horsepower. The chromemoly units are made heat treated and built using automated tube welders at Dynotech’s Troy, Michigan production facility. All Dynotech driveshafts are balanced to less than 0.20 oz-in and the have they have the capability to balance a shaft up to 8,000 RPMs.

For more information on Dynotech Engineering Driveshafts check out their website.

The long awaited oil pump from Peterson Fluid Systems is finally here and we got to see it at the 2009 PRI Tradeshow in Orlando. We talked with Mike Morten of Peterson Fluid System and he explained that the R4 oil pump was the most advanced pump offered from Peterson Fluid Systems

Watch the PRI video on Peterson’s R4 Oil Pump:

Featuring a four lobe aluminum rotor design that provides excellent flow and “rock steady” pressure, even at very high temperatures. Morten also told us that the R4 Pump “is not only advanced but also is affordable”.

Features of the Peterson Fluid Systems R4 Pump:

• Lightweight design (stage 6 pump is only 10 pounds).
• Modular mount system. Allows for a variety of mounts for the same pump.
• Rear Drive available.
• 4 lobe rotor design.
• Made in the USA.

The R4 pump can be used in virtually any class of racing and with the modular mounts and variety of fittings, the R4 will mount on practically any engine.

For more information on Peterson Fluid System’s R4 pump, visit their website at www.petersonfluidsys.com

If you are looking for a more sophisticated way to time your nitrous activation, then look no further than Spaghetti Menders. While being well known for their simple yet functional race car wiring systems, they have also produced nitrous timers. This is their new upgrade over the Digi-Set version (though they still do offer those).

The timers are offered in 1 stage, 2 stage (with 2+1), three stage, four stage, and a monstrous eight stage. The stages can be adjusted in 1/100th, 1/10th, and one second intervals. While the majority will switch stages between the selected time, the 2+1 stage kit will allow you to first activate the first stage, the second, and then the first stage again together with the first. Therefor you could run a 100 shot first stage, 200 shot second stage, and your third stage would be a combination of both at a 300 shot.

Depending on what system you get, there is a combination of line and motor purges throughout. There are also two options for pedaling the car: first the timer will restart from the same spot before you lifted and the second is a hold function that will stop the nitrous activation completely if you lift and get back into the throttle.

Check out more on their systems at www.racewiring.com

ARP is a one stop shop for fasteners when building a race engine, racecar or any project that requires high grade fasteners. From head bolts to wheel studs, ARP manufactures a wide range of fasteners here in the USA.

ARP had their new Ultra-Torque Fastener Lubricant on display at PRI to compliment the hundreds of new fasteners in their booth. High performance fastener assembly lube allows engine builders to torque fasteners to their required preload on the first pull. According to ARP, the fastener lubricant remains consistent through all engine build steps, from race-prep machining through final engine assembly.

For new fastener applications, ARP had new part numbers and applications for GM Performance Parts LSX engine, Ford’s 4.6 and 5.4-Liter Modular motors and several Sport Compact engines. ARP fasteners come in a variety of materials depending on application and torque requirements. ARP uses 8740 chromemoly or a stainless material that is stronger than a standard grade 8 bolt. ARP’s stainless fasteners are tested to 180,000 psi strength.

One ARP engine display that drew a lot of attention was an GM LSX engine converted to Arias Hemispherical heads. ARP worked with Arias on all the fasteners on the unique engine build. Sitting right behind the Hemi-headed LSX was a Richard Childress Racing built NASCAR R09 small block, proof that ARP can handle any race engine fastener application.

For the complete ARP product line check out the catalog on their website.

Trick Flow had several new heads on display at PRI. It’s apparent that they have stepped up their race head offering for Ford and Chevy applications and at PRI they stressed their custom LSX and billet CNC Ford program to our editors.

Trick Flow Billet CNC Small Block Ford Head

For serious Ford small block builders, Trick Flow displayed their custom built billet SBF head. The billet head design starts as a 9 degree head that offers the straightest shot possible for the combustion mixture to reach the chamber. The heads are custom built to order and take a few weeks to produce. Intake port volume is offered as a huge 290, 295, or 300 cc port, large enough to support 1000hp naturally aspirated builds.

Trick Flow’s Billet CNC Small Block Ford Head shows Ford racers that they are serious about drag racing.

Intake valve options are 2.200” or 2.250” sized valves. Combustion chamber size is standard at 52cc with an option to go larger. Exhaust gasses exit through optional 1.590”, 1.600”, or 1.625” exhaust valves. Valve seats are offered in Beryllium copper or ductile iron, while the guides are Manganese bronze. The exhaust ports are standard at 150cc and are cut on Trick Flow’s CNC machine.

For the valvetrain, these heads can be ordered bare or with Trick Flow’s valvetrain components. Valve Springs are offered from 1.550” dual to 1.650” triple. Retainers are titanium and are held to the spring by either chrome moly steel or titanium locks. Custom offset rockers that are designed for this head are offered through T&D Machine and Jesel. The SBF billet head features a water jacket to keep the head as cool as possible during the run.

For more information on all the new Trick Flow head designs and other applications visit their website.

Back at SEMA just a few short weeks ago, we visited Billet Specialties and saw their new Comp 5 Drag Racing Wheels. Complete with SFI 15.2 and 15.1 ratings for legal Pro Level racing, the Comp 5 race only wheel is made from a 6061 T6 Aluminum center for strength and spun aluminum rim half for a true, even runout. There are options for both spindle mount and bolt on, so everyone is sure to find a wheel for their car. Now In addition to the polished look, you have the option for black finish.

Same goes for the rear, you get a double bead lock wheel that can really help hold the rubber where you want it – also in a black finish. Sizing remains in the 15 and 16 inch diameter range.

- For use with mag shank lugs & 5/8″ race studs
- Spun aluminum rim halves
- Superior lateral & radial run out
- 6061-T6 forged aluminum centers
- Grade 8 hardware
- 5×4.5, 5×4.75 & 5×5 bolt patterns only
- Billet aluminum beadlocks
- Includes 1 polished & 1 black ring per wheel
- SFI 15.1 certified fronts, 15.2 rear
- Sizes: 15×10, 15×12, 15×14, 15×15, 16×16

For more info visit www.billetspecialties.com.

If you are in the performance aftermarket world and you haven’t heard of Dart’s SHP line, then you might have been living under a rock for the last two years. But don’t feel bad, we are about to give you an overview of what to expect from Dart.

SHP stands for Specialty High Performance, or what I would like to call, a great bang for your buck. The SHP line started with their small block Chevy iron engine block that offers a lot of their high-end race options in a budget block. With the overwhelming popularity that steamed from the Chevy version, Dart launched a Ford short and and tall deck version of the SHP. The Ford SHP block also uses a lot of the premium features found in their high end blocks.

Dart also offers these blocks in short block form. The budget assemblies found through cast components can all be upgraded to forged as well. The small block Chevy SHP short blocks are offered in 372 and 400ci, while the Fords are offered in 347 and 363ci on a 8.200 (302 base) block – their 9.500” will be offered soon. Then by popular demand, a 454ci big block Chevy short block assembly is available with a Little M block, though a big block SHP version is rumored to be in process. All of these short blocks are built in house with the same staff that assembles their Pro Stock engines. So even though these prices might be cheap, the assembly is treated same as all their engines.

Topping off their short blocks is an array of top end kit options. Each top end kit comes with either single or dual plane intake manifold, heads that are iron or aluminum in a variety of intake port sizes, valve covers, spark plugs, head bolts and associated gaskets.

Check out more of the SHP line at www.dartshp.com