Excursion turns 100k
October 19, 2009 – 2:01 pm | No Comment

Well it seems the my 2003 Ford Excursion Aka the Jolly Green Giant has clicked past the magical 100,000 mile mark. While I don’t want to jinx my luck the TUV (Truck Utility Vehicle) has …

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Roller Cam Madness
October 28, 2008 – 11:17 am | 3 Comments
Roller Cam Madness

Well My initial thought was to use a smaller mechanical roller vs a LARGER roller. After hours of playing with Desktop Dyno and messing with the various configuratins to make it the best guess of …

Carburetor CFM Calculator with Graphing
October 17, 2008 – 9:29 am | One Comment
Carburetor CFM Calculator with Graphing

Well I have added another tool to the suite of simple and handy Automotive Calculator. This is the more common Carburetor CFM calculator. It has options for the carburetor type (Racing/Stockish) as well as supporting …

Fuel Injector Size Calculator and a Whole Lot More
October 13, 2008 – 6:00 pm | 2 Comments
Fuel Injector Size Calculator and a Whole Lot More

Well onto the next project for the GTSparkplugs.com site. I just started working on a bunch of tools for Fuel Injector Calculations. Mostly for sizing the injectors, converting to different measurments, and related pressure changes …

GM and Chrysler Explore Merger – The Sky is Falling
October 13, 2008 – 9:26 am | No Comment

A quote from NPR -
Detroit automakers have been suffering. There are worries that GM, Ford and Chrysler might not have enough money to make it through the downturn. And over the weekend, there were reports …

Synthetic, Regular, Additives… More about motor oil then you will want to know!
October 13, 2008 – 8:47 am | One Comment
Synthetic, Regular, Additives… More about motor oil then you will want to know!

I have found this site a couple of years ago and always seems to come back to it when I have questions on motor oil. A while back the question was raised is is Synthetic …

Sunbeam Tiger Top Loader Page
October 12, 2008 – 6:48 pm | No Comment
Sunbeam Tiger Top Loader Page

I just started working on getting the drivetrain page up on the main site. I just put up some images of the Tilton Hydraulic Release bearing and retainer plate for the Tiger’s toploader. The transmission …