Oil Pans 101: Comparing Steel vs. Aluminum Oil Pans
Editor’s Note: Author Jeff Behuniak is with Canton Racing Products, a company that specializes in manufacturing oiling and cooling products for racing applications, including oil pans. … A lot of people […]
Video: Motor Oil Viscosity Explained
What’s the most-important property of a lubricant? Viscosity. Learn the difference between viscosity grade and viscosity index. Learn what all of those viscosity numbers and letters mean by listening to […]
Video: An Introduction to Electric Fans
Learn some of the basics of electric fans, and why installing a pusher fan, puller fan, or reversible electric fan might help you achieve the engine performance you seek. In […]
How to Diagnose Common Fastener Failures
Your metal automotive fasteners can fail one of six ways. And, according to our friends ARP—an industry leader in fastener technology—each type of metallurgical failure has a unique, identifiable characteristic. […]
Video: A Closer Look at Flexplates
Watch this video from our friends at TCI Auto to better understand a flexplate’s role in automatic transmission operation. You learn how the flexplate connects the torque converter to the engine’s crankshaft, functioning […]