I'm guessing this is an easy one for most in this area but I've been out of school for too long to remember how to do this correctly so I'm looking for some help. I have a donut shaped part with a high tolerance hole in it in 380 aluminum. The part is about 5" OD and the ID is 1.5". Using...
I produce a part that has a tapped hole and is then plated as the last op. I thought I might be able to get by with using a standard tap since it is a small hole but we are getting plating build up in the hole and the threads are coming in undersized. Does anyone out there have a contact that...
I am building a motor starting with the heads. I have a set of Brodix BB2-plus heads and would like to run 540 cubes or more. Brodix says that these heads are good up to 522 cubes if ported and flow about 370 CFM @ 28". The BB3 heads flow the same but have a larger intake runner volume so...
Does anyone have any experience with these products and good/bad opinions on either. I have a couple rust bubbles starting to form that I wanted to sand down and treat before winter on the car. Any suggestions or opinions would be helpful. Thank You.
Michael
I live in the midwest (salt belt) and was wondering what steps I should take to protect and take care of a new vehicle. Is what they do at the factory good enough? Should I take it somewhere and have rust proofing stuff applied? I am looking for what others know, or have done and such. Thank...
Everything that I have been taught and had proven to me shows that using the offsets in a machine is bad. Here's the way I have come to look at it. If it has been proven that the process is capable than there should be no reason to edit with the offset for production purposes. If parts are...
