Italy and Japan hold equal shares in this week’s edition of Speed Read. We kick off with a custom Honda CB500X from Ellaspede, and finish off with a Honda CB400 Four from MotoRelic. We… Read More

Ported and Polished refers to the process of modifying an engine’s cylinder heads and intake manifold. This process involves enlarging, reshaping and smoothing out ports in both compon… Read More

Mods, Modifications. Another reason to love motorcycling. Isn’t it an exciting and visceral experience to own the motorcycle that you want and to be able to modify it? I hear you say y… Read More

Alex Winkler wears many hats. By day he’s an industrial mechanic—but by night, he puts those skills to work in his home garage, restoring and rebuilding vintage bikes. When the w… Read More

Cylinder heads are a major contributing factor to power production on the 4.6L modular motor. Since the 2-valve heads flow nowhere near as well as the 4-valve Cobras, it’s not surprisi… Read More

The first model, the A3 8L Hatchback, was unveiled by Audi in 1996. Three years later, a five-door version hit the market, and sales of the “charged” variation of the S3 started… Read More

A New Jeep JLU Beginning Vehicle: Jeep Wrangler JLU Tires: Milestar Patagonia M/T 40×13.50R17LTGuess who’s back? Back again. It’s Brian Jacobson and this time he’s cr… Read More

Although it sounds quite complicated, gas flowing and cylinder head porting are actually quite simple. The main aim of both gas flowing and cylinder head porting is to improve the air-flow… Read More

Big-block Ford valvetrain systems cover the gamut from shaft-mounted adjustable and non-adjustable rocker arms on the FE Series, MEL, and Boss 429 to adjustable stud and bolt-fulcrum non-adj… Read More

HD Performance 101 We all love to get as much performance as possible out of our motorcycles and own… Read More

Unless you can identify a motorcycle just by its engine, you’ll have a hard time pinning down the exact year and model of this muscular Honda four. We’ll clue you in: it’s… Read More

Building a custom bike for a motorcycle racer is a tall order. And the stakes are even higher when your customer is one of the fastest riders in the world. Dani Pedrosa hung up his MotoGP le… Read More

The small-block Ford has never been blessed with particularly good cylinder heads in its half-century service life. Even the Boss 302 and 5.0L GT-40 were never impressive in the cylinder hea… Read More

The US show circuit is booming. The One Show, the Outlier’s Guild show, Mama Tried and the Handbuilt show all happen within a couple of months of each other. And each one is curated wi… Read More

The two important aspects of a camshaft, in terms of engine performance, are camshaft duration, or cam duration, and valve lift. Both cam duration and valve lift are determined by the camsha… Read More

Convention Center P. R Nov 15-16 2011: Company Profile! What We Do! Services including: engine block boring and honing, crankshaft welding and grinding, connecting rod reconditioning, cylin… Read More