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Portable Honing with Master Tool Supports

Portable Honing with Master Tool Supports

In our last episode of Tech Lab Tuesday, Dave Monyhan (retired) gave an overview of portable cylinder hone mandrels and stones. In this episode, he continues the discussion by demonstrating how to set up the Sunnen Master Holder and Stone Supports. With these tools, you can expand your hone to work on cylinders up to 15" in diameter.

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Portable Hone Mandrels | Tech Lab Tuesday

Portable Hone Mandrels | Tech Lab Tuesday

Some of our most common questions on the Goodson tech desk relate to cylinder honing. In this episode of Tech Lab Tuesday, Dave Monyhan (retired), gives an overview of portable honing mandrels and stones. He also gives tips for troubleshooting honing problems.


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David Vizard's Power Tec 10 Series Pilot

We're going back to the beginning with this week's Tech Lab Tuesday. In this pilot episode for David' Vizard's Power Tec 10 YouTube series, David and guests talk about tunnel rams performance engine building. 

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Big Block Air Flow From Small Block Heads

For this episode of Tech Lab Tuesday, we're tapping our guest presenter, David Vizard again. This video is a demonstration of how to take a stock head and get more power. 

 

Thanks again to David Vizard for allowing us to share his expertise with our visitors.

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Block Selection & Machining Considerations | Tech Lab Tuesday

This week's episode of Tech Lab Tuesday features the premier episode of the Engine Performance Expo

Hosts Joe Castello and Lake Speed, Jr. welcome Andy Rottler and the viewing audience to the first Engine Performance Expo. Topics include a visit to Dart Machinery’s manufacturing facility, a live Q&A on block selection with David Lewis and Robert Lewis of Roush-Yates Engines, and discussion on cylinder bore coating and sleeving with Jake Raby of Raby’s Aircooled Technology.

There's a lot of information in this episode so sit back and enjoy.

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Goodson is a proud sponsor of the Engine Performance Expo. 

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Flat Tappet Lifters & Roller Lifters | Tech Lab Tuesday

For this week's Tech Lab Tuesday we're dipping into the David Vizard vault again to get his take on lifters. 

David Vizard's PowerTec 10 EP 15 When Flat Tappet Lifters Reign Over Roller Lifters talks about times when Hydraulic lifters are the better choice. Sure roller lifters sound better because others you know chose the roller tappet path but what makes you so sure its right for your application. So yes there are times when a flat tappet lifter cam can, for the same or less money, out perform a roller lift cam.

Thanks again to David Vizard for allowing Goodson to share his wisdom and experience with our readers. 

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Avoiding Timing Chain Power Losses | Tech Lab Tuesday

In today's episode of Tech Lab Tuesday, guest instructor, David Vizard discusses how to avoid undue power losses between the crankshaft and camshaft. These are moves rarely discussed so your SBC or Ford could be up by as much as 11 HP over your competitor's.

Thanks again to David Vizard for allowing Goodson to share his wisdom with our viewers. 

If you have questions about this or any other tech topic, contact the Goodson Techxperts™ at 1-800-533-8010 or drop us an email

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Tech Lab Tuesday | Power Adding Crank Balancing

We're stepping away from Cylinder Head Porting this week to focus on crank balancing. As we have the last few episodes of Tech Lab Tuesday, we're sharing a video from industry legend, David Vizard.

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Black Diamond Valve Guide Honing System | Tech Lab Tuesday

Goodson originally introduced the Hyper-Finish Valve Guide Honing System back in 2010. We introduced the Black Diamond Hyper-Finish Valve Guide Honing System in 2020. This episode of Tech Lab Tuesday explains the reasons behind the changes and a short demonstration of how easy it is to use.

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Using the Pneumatic Valve Spring Bench, Part 2 | Tech Lab Tuesday

This episode of Tech Lab Tuesday picks up where the previous Pneumatic Spring Bench video left off. The machine is fully assembled and now we're ready to show how to use it to remove and install valve keepers. 

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