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Next Level: MAHLE Motorsport Promotes Custom Piston Program for Gasoline and Diesel Engine Applications

There’s just something about getting custom made parts that’s really cool, right? There’s also just something about getting the perfect pistons for your engine build that’s really cool as well. MAHLE Motorsport, as they are want to do, has changed the game on the custom piston side of things with this new program for gasoline and diesel engines.

Why? You get to pick the alloy, the coatings, there’s a step by step approval process, and the list goes on and on. Other than standing there and looking over the machinist’s shoulder when the pistons are made, you’ll be insanely involved in the process.

Her’s the full story from MAHLE Motorsport. This is cool.

MAHLE Motorsport Promotes Custom Piston Program for Gasoline and Diesel Engine Applications

Fletcher, NC  – MAHLE Motorsport, well known for their popular shelf stock PowerPak and PowerPak Plus piston assemblies, announces availability of a custom piston program for engine builders and professional race teams. Custom pistons for street, off-road or race applications can be developed at the company’s manufacturing facility in Fletcher, NC for both gasoline and diesel engines.

The custom piston program provides a choice of alloy options: 2618, 4032, M124 and M142P, or billet and numerous coatings with special protective properties including GRAFAL, Phosphate and Thermal Barrier Coating. GRAFAL®, only available through MAHLE Motorsport, provides a unique cushioning property to absorb harsh contact between the piston skirt and the cylinder bore.  Phosphate dry lubricant coating provides a layer of film in the pin bores and ring grooves for additional sealing until the oiling system of the engine reaches full operating temperature. MAHLE’s Thermal Barrier Coating is a ceramic coating applied to the piston crown that is durable and resistant to thermal shock. This new coating insulates the crown and reduces heat transfer to increase performance. Various high performance file fit ring options are also available specific to each piston’s application.

MAHLE Motorsport’s custom piston program allows customers to work one-on-one with the design engineering team for a truly custom-design experience. The process includes first filling out a Data Sheet which will be used to create the initial CAD drawing. At every step in the design process, there is an approval process until details are finalized for manufacturing. All pistons are manufactured in MAHLE’s race centered Motorsport division and held to the highest standards in the industry with the support of technological advancements MAHLE has developed over the last 100 years.

For more information about MAHLE Motorsport’s custom piston program visit www.mahlemotorsports.com, or call MAHLE Motorsport toll free at 888-255-1942.  To download the 2020 application guide click here. To keep up with the latest on MAHLE Motorsport in social media, visit Facebook or Instagram or follow #mahlemotorsports.

Meziere Enterprises Safety Lock Radiator Cap Should Be Mandatory Equipment On Every Race Car

In racing we always talk about the big stuff. We talk about big tires, big horsepower, big numbers, and big performances but the reality is that the little things are what not only win you races but keep you safe. Take the Meziere Enterprises Safety Lock radiator cap. This device is a real world solution to a real world problem. I can give you at least a dozen examples of wrecks I have seen on the track due to people’s radiator caps failing, coming off, or otherwise letting them down. With the unique and awesome Safety Lock design, these problems are quite literally eliminated.

Made from billet aluminum and available in multiple pressures, the cap utilizes a roller pin design to contact and secure itself to the filler neck and then there’s the locking shell which is quite literally the lynch pin of the system. Once the shell is installed and the safety pin is inserted, that thing cannot come off.

There’s nothing worse than wrecking your stuff because of something like a radiator cap. Actually there is. There’s wrecking the track for your fellow competitors and potentially wrecking someone else’s car if they get caught up in your mess. This is a great solution to a problem that exists in the world and can be solved. We think every race car in the country needs one!

Press play below to see a great video on the Meziere locking safety radiator cap –

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Taking Stock On Shocks: Do You Need Racing Shocks On Your Car? Consider Your Options In This Video

One of the most amazing things about the high performance aftermarket in the year 2020 is the level of choice presented to customers. You have choices in manufactures for virtually every product. Within those manufacturers you have options as to what you need, how hardcore you want to go, and what’s best for your car. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the suspension segment of the marketplace. Great companies making great products all have options but there are a select few that rise above the rest. Ridetech is one of them.

This video centers around one question. Do you need racing shocks on your car? What you are going to get is not a yes or no answer, but a presentation of the things that you should be considering when making a shock decision. You do not always need to order from the bottom of the page or from the back page of the catalog where the really gnarly stuff is.

Be educated, make the right choices, and spend wisely. Here’s the video –

Press play below to see this cool video from RideTech about shocks!

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