Articles by Gregory

May
11
2015

Titanium valves, lash caps and pressed-in hard tips: Trying to find supremacy in the racing valve train

Lash caps increase the diameter of slender valve tips. On race engines running skinny 6 or 7mm valves, lash caps allow the nose roller of the rocker arm a greater footprint on which to operate....

May
11
2015

Beerhorst on boosted engines and how a Spintron finds power and detects trouble

Hot Rod magazine has been at our industry’s forefront longer than most of us have been around. Though they’ve been sustaining the momentum of hotrods since January 1948, often it’s to their...

May
11
2015

Why pushrods fail

Today theMichiganfirm Trend Performance is the largest manufacturer and supplier of pushrods in racing and in the performance after market. But in 1988 when Bob Fox founded his pushrod company,...

May
11
2015

How the Modern Racing Pushrod was Invented

The most revealing sign of a pushrod’s capability is its resistance to undue deflection—its column stiffness. Until 1993, meaningful research into valve train testing had not been possible. It...

Jun
3
2014

How to Achieve Valvetrain Supremacy

What you need to know about titanium valves, lash caps, and pressed-in hard tips. Written by Moore Good Ink, Compliments of Speedway Illustrated: Read about this story in the June 2014...

Jul
23
2013

Production of valve locks and lash caps begins at Trend Performance’s new Asheville NC plant

Producing valve locks and lash caps is a tricky business—one that has brought pandemonium to many a machine shop in the past. Even when they master the techniques and can produce these...

Jul
23
2013

Lash caps and hollow valve stems

Race Tech Magazine, July 23, 2013 Life is never easy for the valves in a racing engine. The pounding they received from the rocker arms is merciless, particularly in high revving...

May
20
2013

Spin it up!

Extreme Action, Issue 106: The final frontier in engine testing Jesel, one of the best competition valve train specialists to emerge in the past thirty years, owes much of its supremacy...

Jun
1
2015

Todd Okuhara, Schumacher Racing

“Eight years ago, I started with Schumacher Racing; five years ago when we encountered excessive pushrod deflection I switched to Trend Performance. We’ve been with Trend since.” Todd...

May
1
2013

New thick-wall, 7/16in diameter, one-piece, direct replacement pushrods for high performance diesels operating under stress

Some of today’s high-performance diesel engines are reputedly running 200lbs of boost, 18:1 compression ratio, 30-degrees advance, and 100% over-injectors for double fuel delivery. To...

Jan
9
2013

Trend releases new pushrod series for Cummins, Powerstroke and Duramax diesel engines

Trend Performance has announced three new series of shelf-stocking pushrods for high performance Cummins, Ford Powerstroke, and GM Duramax diesel engines. Displaying robust forged cup...

Nov
14
2012

Trend announces new 5/8in pushrod for extreme duty race engines

Trend Performance has announced a new series of 5/8in pushrods for competition engines operating under extreme pressures. These include Mountain motors, Pro Mod, Pro Nitrous, Top Sportsman,...

Sep
12
2012

Trend Setter

Drag Racing Online, September 2012: Why Tool Steel Flat Tappets Run Forever Despite the popularity of the roller tappet both in a mechanical as well as hydraulic setting, typical flat...

Aug
31
2012

Trend Performance acquires new manufacturing facility in North Carolina

Andy Anderson Chuck Jones Asheville, NC: Ambitions at Trend Performance for the acquisition of a southeastern manufacturing base and a desire to be in early...

Jul
30
2012

A Slick Tip

Trend Performance’s hard-tip self-lubricating pushrods solve a galling problem for short-trackers

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Jul
29
2012

Trend Performance seeks new manufacturing facility in North Carolina

Andy Anderson Chuck Jones Pushrod, piston pin, and tool steel flat tappet maker Trend Performance is seeking to extend its manufacturing operation in North Carolina....

May
9
2012

Piston Pins- When They Break All Hell Breaks Loose!

Drag Racer, July 2012: Piston Pins—When They Break All Hell Breaks Loose! Protect Your Engine And Check Book “It was a catastrophic engine failure. It cracked my cylinder block,...

Apr
30
2012

Trend Performance unveils world’s first hard-tip self-lubricating pushrod

At the Lion’s Drag Strip near Long Beach, California circa 1966, engine builder 35-year-old Ed Pink is pictured behind driver Tom “Mongoose” McEwen in Don “The...

Apr
6
2012

Trend unveils hardest and toughest piston pin yet: Costs less and lasts longer

Trend Performance has unveiled its hardest and toughest piston pin to date. Code named TP1 during its development, this new piston pin is not only exceedingly hard and extremely tough but...

Mar
5
2012

Tool Steel Flat Tappets Are Making A Difference

Tool Steel flat tappets are replacing the standard cast iron tappet as the product of choice for the discerning racer. Their use eliminates exceptional wear due in part to the lubricating...

Feb
27
2012

The PINnacle of performance

Drag Racing Action, March 2012: Piston Pin Theory, Design And Proper Application. If an engine has a crankshaft it uses a piston pin (or wrist pin) to attach the piston to the connecting...

Jan
16
2012

National Dragster October 7, 2011: Sponsor Spotlight

National Dragster, October 7, 2011: Sponsor Spotlight In the world of racing engine components, Michigan native Bob Fox has had several memorable moments. His pioneering efforts include...

Jan
6
2012

Speedway Illustrated: Power Company

Speedway Illustrated, January 2012: Power Company. In the final installment of the series on KS Engineering’s winning modified engines, Kevin Stoa buttons things up, then concludes with...