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(MIKE)>> TODAY ON ENGINE POWER PAT AND I ARE FINISHING UP GREY HAIR, WHITE KNUCKLE, WHICH IS OUR '93 IN HOUSE CAPRICE PROJECT. NOW THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT TO DO TO GET IT TO PAYOFF STATUS.

(PAT)>> BUT FIRST WE WANT TO TAKE YOU ALL TO NORTHWESTERN OHIO, WHERE WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU A PLACE WHERE YOUR START

IN THE AUTOMOTIVE PROFESSION CAN BEGIN, WHETHER IT'S AGRICULTURE, BIG RIGS, OR EVEN RACING THAT PEAKS YOUR INTEREST. THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO IN LIMA, IS A COLLEGE WITH A MODERN 200 ACRE CAMPUS, A COED SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT FOR 4,500 STUDENTS WITH COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC TEAMS AND INTERMURAL

SPORTS, CAMPUS DORMS, MODERN TRAINING FACILITIES, AND A

FIRST CLASS FACULTY TO HELP YOU EARN YOUR DEGREE, BUT THERE IS A LOT MORE HERE.

UNOH IS ALSO THE COUNTRY'S ONLY NOT FOR PROFIT UNIVERSITY

WITH A COLLEGE FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES WHERE THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS CAN EARN DEGREES IN AUTOMOTIVE AND DIESEL TECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT, ROBOTICS, AND AUTOMATION, AND OF COURSE OUR FAVORITE, HIGH PERFORMANCE MOTOR SPORTS.

YOU CAN NOT ONLY EARN A DEGREE IN HIGH PERFORMANCE MOTORSPORTS, BUT THANKS TO PRESIDENT JEFF JARVIS HERE RACING IS A FULL FLEDGED COLLEGE SPORT.

(JEFF)>> THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN COULD WIN SCHOLARSHIPS

JUST LIKE A BASKETBALL OR BASEBALL PLAYER TO BE ON OUR MOTORSPORTS TEAM, TO DRIVE IN CIRCLE TRACK RACING WITH OUR

STOCK CARS, WITH OUR MODIFIEDS, TO DRIVE STRAIGHT LINE DOWN THE DRAG STRIP IN OUR FUEL CARS AND THE RAILS, AND IT'S THE FIRST OF ITS KIND. IT'S UNIQUE, BUT IT ALLOWS THESE STUDENTS TO GET HANDS ON ABILITY TO MOVE ON INTO THE INDUSTRY.

(PAT)>> WHETHER YOU ENROLL IN THE AG PROGRAM TO WORK ON COMBINES, OR THE DIESEL PROGRAM TO REBUILD OVER THE ROAD RIGS, LIKE JOEL ORTBERG DOES, OR GET YOUR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE LIKE KAYLEN SIMMONS. MAKING THE UNOH RACE TEAM IS A PATH TO A CAREER IN THE SPORT.

(JOEL)>> I KNEW AT A VERY YOUNG AGE THAT RACING WAS SOMETHING I'VE GROWN UP AROUND THAT I'VE LOVED THAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A PART OF, AND HONESTLY WANTED TO HAVE A CAREER IN.

(PAT)>> LIKE JOEL AND KAYLEN, UNOH GIVES THE CAREER TOOLS FOR SUCCESS.

ALL THE LEARNING STARTS HERE, WHERE INSTRUCTORS WORK WITH SMALL GROUPS, NO MORE THAN 20 STUDENTS, TEACHING MACHINING PROCEDURES AND USING THE LATEST EQUIPMENT. IT'S ALL ABOUT HOW TO SETUP AND RUN BORING BARS, HOW TO CLEARANCE CYLINDERS, RESIZE CONNECTING RODS, ALIGN HONE BLOCKS, AND MACHINE AND REBUILD CYLINDER HEADS. AND PERFORMANCE ENGINES INCLUDE HOW TO BALANCE ROTATING ASSEMBLIES, CC COMBUSTION CHAMBERS, DEGREE CAM SHAFTS, AND FINAL ENGINE ASSEMBLY. STUDENTS THEN TUNE THOSE ENGINES IN THE

CAMPUS DYNO COMPLEX. A FIRST CLASS FACILITY THAT HAS HOSTED THE PRESTIGIOUS ENGINE MASTERS CHALLENGE FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS. WHILE STUDENTS LEARN THEORY IN CLASSROOMS, 70 PERCENT IS HANDS ON IN THE SHOPS DEDICATED TO EVERYTHING FROM ADVANCE WELDING TECHNIQUES ON EXOTIC MATERIALS, TO WORKING WITH FULLY EQUIPPED CHASSIS FAB SHOPS.

ANOTHER REALLY COOL SHOP IS THE 8,000 SQUARE FOOT ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION CENTER. HERE FUTURE TECHNICIANS LEARN HOW TO CUSTOMIZE, MAINTAIN, AND REPAIR ROBOTS, PREPARING THEMSELVES TO PROVIDE EXPERT

SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE LIFT OF A ROBOT, INCREASING ITS EFFICIENCY AND PROLONGING ITS USE IN THE AUTOMATED WORK PLACE. IN FACT, NOW UNOH EVEN OFFERS AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN ROBOTICS.

(JOSEPH)>> ORIGINALLY I WANTED TO BE AN ENGINEER AND THEN I JUST KINDA BACK TRACKED FROM THAT A LITTLE BIT AND DECIDED JUST WORK IN THE TECHNICAL FIELD, MORE THAN ENGINEERING.

AND YEAH, IT'S JUST THE FUTURE. SO THE JOB SECURITY IS THERE, AND THE DEMAND FOR ROBOTS IS

WAY HIGHER THAN IT WAS WHEN I WAS A KID AND IT JUST KEEPS GROWING.

(PAT)>> AND ONE REALLY COOL ASPECT IS YOU WON'T BE STUCK IN A CLASSROOM ALL DAY BECAUSE, JUST LIKE THE AUTOMOTIVE SIDE, 70 PERCENT OF THIS COURSE IS

HANDS ON TRAINING TOO.

(SHAUN)>> THE HANDS ON COMPONENTS OF THE COURSE, I THINK, ARE INVALUABLE BECAUSE IT GOES BEYOND JUST THE THEORY

ABOUT READING ABOUT IT IN A BOOK AND BEING ABLE TO ACTUALLY APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED IN THE CLASSROOM. BEING ABLE TO LEVERAGE CRITICAL THINKING AND GO BEYOND JUST WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, AND START FINDING YOUR OWN IDEAS, AND YOU KNOW, NEW SOLUTIONS.

(PAT)>> AND WHERE ELSE BUT UNOH CAN YOU FIND CLUBS ON CAMPUS THAT INCLUDE THE AUTOCROSS CLUB, DIESEL PULLING CLUB, THE FOUR BY FOUR CLUB, AND THE OVER THE WALL CLUB THAT PRACTICES PIT STOPS TO COMPETE IN ARCA EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT'S A NO PRETENSES PLACE WHERE STUDENTS AND FACULTY ARE ON THE SAME PAGE.

(CHRISTIAN)>> YOU KNOW WE'RE PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD. WE TURN WRENCHES, WE BUILD RACE CARS, WE FIX BROKEN THINGS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, AND WE HAVE FUN DOING IT. AND YOU'RE AROUND A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BE HERE. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT HERE BECAUSE THEIR PARENTS TOLD THEM TO.

I DEFINITELY WOULD BE KICKING MYSELF IN THE BUTT FOR A

LIFETIME IF I HADN'T COME HERE, FOR SURE. I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT, YEAH.

(ANNOUNCER)>> SO YOU THINK YOU'VE SEE ALL UNOH HAS TO OFFER? NOT YET, STAY WITH US.

(PAT)>> AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO ALL THE TECH DNA LEARNED FROM MACHINING, TESTING, AND FABRICATING COMES TOGETHER HERE AT THE SCHOOL'S RACE COMPLEX. THIS SPOTLESS 14,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IS HOME BASE FOR THE SCHOOL'S ELITE 75 MEMBER COLLEGE RACE TEAM.

HEAD COACH PAUL HIGGINS OVERSEES STUDENT PREPPING, CREWING, AND RACING A DOZEN MACHINES, LIKE THIS COUGAR DRAG CAR, ALL TO BUILD REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE FOR JOBS

IN PROFESSIONAL RACING.

(PAUL)>> WE'VE GOT GUYS IN THE TOP ECHELON OF ALL MAJOR MOTORSPORTS THAT ARE OUT THERE. NHRA TOP FUEL CARS, GOT GUYS IN NASCAR, ANYWHERE FROM THE ARCA CARS ALL THE WAY UP TO THE SPRINT CUP TEAMS. WE'VE GOT GUYS IN INDY CAR, DIRT RACING, YOU NAME IT WE'VE GOT UNOH GRADUATES AND ALUMNI ALL OVER THE PLACE, ITS' GREAT.

(PAT)>> ONE SPORT GRADUATES ARE FINDING A LIFE IN THE FAST LANE IS THE NHRA DRAG RACING. EVEN THOUGH THESE TOP FUEL MONSTERS MAKE OVER 10,000

HORSEPOWER, THE BASIC AUTOMOTIVE PRINCIPALS LEARNED AT THE SCHOOL ARE IN USE HERE. SO THESE GRADS ARE FITTING IN RIGHT AWAY WITH HIGHLY TRAINED

VETERANS OF THE SPORT.

(CLAY)>> WE HAVE TWO GUYS WORKING ON THIS CAR THAT CAME FROM UNOH, AND JUST BY WATCHING THOSE TWO GUYS I KNOW

THAT WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING IS ABSOLUTELY THE

BEST THEY COULD LEARN. WE DON'T HAVE TO GO BEHIND THEM AND CHECK ON THEM. THEY GOT A GREAT EDUCATION PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

(MATT)>> THESE ARE THE FASTEST ACCELERATING VEHICLES ON EARTH. YOU KNOW, NOBODY ELSE DOES THIS.

(NICK)>> IT'S MIND BLOWING COMPARED TO WHAT YOU COME FROM, THE NORMAL AUTOMOTIVE OR DIESEL. HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS OF WORK JUST TO SEE THAT CAR GO DOWN THE TRACK FOR FOUR SECONDS AT A TIME.

(RYAN)>> THIS SCHOOL, WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT COURSE, OBVIOUSLY THEY TOUCH ON EVERYTHING, AND THEY GIVE YOU A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MOVING INTO IT, AND THAT'S WHAT HELPED ME MOVING INTO THIS INDUSTRY KNOWING NOTHING OF DRAG RACING. SO COMING INTO IT IT WAS EASIER FOR ME.

(CLAY)>> IF SOMEONE ASKED ME, SOME KID, AND GET IT A LOT, I WANT TO BECOME PART OF THIS RACING WORLD, WHAT DO I GOT TO DO? AND THAT'S WHAT I TELL THEM, GO TO UNOH BECAUSE THERE'S GRADUATES OUT HERE EVERYWHERE.

(PAT)>> AND THEY COME FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE TOO, LIKE ENGINE MANAGER PATRICK DAHLSTROM FROM SWEDEN.

(PATRICK)>> SO I GOOGLED UNOH, AND LOOKED AMAZING ON THE INTERNET. I TOOK A FRIDAY OFF FROM MY DAILY WORK BACK HOME IN STOCKHOLM, FLEW OVER HERE, LOOKED AT THE SCHOOL ON SATURDAY, FLEW BACK HOME TO SWEDEN ON SUNDAY, AND DECIDED I WANTED TO GO HERE.

(PAT)>> TODAY HE AND HIS TEAMMATES GIVE THEIR SHORT TRACK CARS FINAL PREP BEFORE LOADING THEM INTO THE TEAM'S FOUR RACE HAULERS TO COMPETE AT A PREMIERE LOCAL DIRT TRACK OWNED BY UNOH. FOR 82 YEARS LIMALAND MOTORSPORTS PARK HAS BEEN ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S TOP QUARTER MILE DIRT OVALS AND A FAN FAVORITE NASCAR HOME TRACK FOR THE WHELEN ALL AMERICAN SERIES. IN THE PITS, IT'S ALL BUSINESS AS THESE CARS GET UNLOADED AND READY TO RACE. ( )>> HE'S A RACING FAN.

( )>> MY SECOND SPRINT SERVED, AND THE TRUCKS WILL RUN LAST. ( )>> RACE FANS, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO LIMALAND MOTORSPORTS PARK, THE BEST QUARTER MILE RACE

TRACK IN THE NATION.

(PAT)>> FIRST THE STOCKS IN QUALIFYING.

BUMP THEM IN FOR POSITION AND CHARGING OUT IN EIGHT LAP HEATS, FOLLOWED BY THE FASTER MODIFIEDS, WITH DRIVERS TAKING EACH OTHER TO SCHOOL AND BUZZING THEIR SMALL BLOCKS TO 8,000, AND CLOCKING 15 SECOND LAP TIMES AT SPEEDS APPROACHING 100 MILES PER HOUR, A TRUE TEST BED

FOR THE STUDENT RACING.

(TREY)>> THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO LEARN THAN BEING OUT HERE, HANDS ON, GETTING DIRTY, YOU KNOW BEATING ON THE CARS, FIXING THINGS, AND KEEPING THEM IN TIP TOP CONDITION TO BE RACE READY. SO YOU TAKE WHAT YOU LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM AND YOU COME OUT HERE AND REALLY GET TO PUT IT TO USE.

(PAT)>> WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDING THEM, DRIVING THEM, AND CREWING THEM, WIN, LOSE, OR DRAW, THIS IS HOW YOU TEACH, EMPOWER, AND REWARD AMERICA'S NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIANS.

(PAUL)>> GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE ON AN ACTUAL RACE TEAM THAT COMPETES GIVES THEM AN IDEA OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET INTO WHEN THEY GET OUT IN THE REAL WORLD AND SEEK IT AS A CAREER.

(ERICA)>> I THINK WHAT THEY TEACH THE KIDS IS NOT ONLY STATE OF THE ART, BUT IT'S PRETTY AWESOME THAT YOU CAN GO TO A SCHOOL, GRADUATE, AND UPON GRADUATION GO STRAIGHT TO WORK FOR A PROFESSIONAL DRAG RACING TEAM.

(KENNY)>> EVERY STUDENT THAT I TALK TO THAT GOES TO UNOH, THEY'RE THRILLED THAT THEY CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THEY GET TO ACTUALLY GO TO THE RACE TRACK, WORK ON THE CARS, AND HAVE ROOM TO MOVE UP AND EVEN MAKE IT TO NASCAR OR

WHATEVER SPORT THEY CHOOSE. SO THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT THEY CAN GO TO THE PREMIERE MOTORSPORTS COLLEGE, AND THAT'S OUT OF MY WORDS. IT'S THE BEST.

(PAT)>> WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGH EARNING A TECH DEGREE COULD BE THIS FUN? ( )>> RACERS!

(ANNOUNCER)>> UP NEXT WE COMPLETE PROJECT GRAY HAIR, WHITE KNUCKLE, A LUXURY CAPRICE TRANSFORMED INTO A MULTIPURPOSE STREET AND TRACK POWERHOUSE.

(MIKE)>> GRAY HAIR, WHITE KNUCKLE HAS COME A LONG WAY FROM STOCK STATUS. NOW JUST LIKE ANY PROJECT, WE STILL HAVE A HANDFUL OF THE LITTLE THINGS TO GET WRAPPED UP. IN CASE YOU'RE JUST SEEING THIS BUILD FOR THE FIRST TIME. HERE'S A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT GOT IT TO THIS POINT. WE STARTED OUT BY BUILDING A GM LSA ENGINE, WHICH IS FOUND IN CADILLAC CTSV'S AND CAMARO'S. IT NOW PACKS 427 CUBIC INCHES AND HAD PORT WORK DONE TO THE STOCK HEADS AND SUPERCHARGER AT SAM TECH. IT IS A PUMP GAS ENGINE AND MAKES 15 POUNDS OF BOOST. IT CRANKED OUT 816 HORSEPOWER, AND 797 POUND FEET OF TORQUE ON A CONSERVATIVE TUNE.

(PAT)>> THEN WE DROPPED IT IN THE CAR, HOOKED UP A SIX SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, DID SOME SUSPENSION UPGRADES, AND INSTALLED A UNIQUE WHEEL AND TIRE CHOICE. FINALLY WE FIRED IT UP AND HEARD THE NOISE WE ALL LIKE TO HEAR.

(MIKE)>> AWESOME!

(PAT)>> FINISHING IT WILL HAPPEN NOW, AND WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY, WEIGHT SAVINGS, AND QUALITY, QA ONE IS LEADING THE PACK IN THE DRIVESHAFT DEPARTMENT HANDS DOWN. THEY BUILT THIS BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM CARBON SHAFT FOR US THAT IS MUCH SAFER TO RUN THAN A STEEL OR AN ALUMINUM ONE, AND THESE ARE BUILT IN HOUSE USING STATE OF THE ART MACHINERY LIKE A FILAMENT WINDER, TENSILE TESTER, TORSIONAL DYNO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AND THAT ALLOWS THEM TO CONTROL THE QUALITY AND MATERIALS THAT GO INTO THIS SHAFT.

(MIKE)>> A QA ONE EXCLUSIVE THREEM MATRIX RESIN IS USED TO PROVIDE INCREASED TORQUE CAPACITY AND LONGEVITY. NOW YOU WANT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE YOKES COMING LOOSE FROM THE SHAFT AT ALL. THEY DEVELOPED A PROPRIETARY 11 STEP PROCEDURE THAT UTILIZES HIGH STRENGTH STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE. TO FIND OUT MORE VISIT QA ONE'S WEBSITE. NOW WE NEED TO FIX A LITTLE ISSUE WE HAVE OUT BACK. NOW DUE TO THE CAR'S RIDE HEIGHT, AS WELL AS A UNIVERSAL

BRAKE KIT, THE INSIDE OF THE CALIPER IS

TOUCHING THE FRAME RAIL. SO TO FIX IT WE'RE GONNA RECLOCK THE ACTUAL CALIPER BRACKET, WHICH WILL MOVE THE CALIPER DOWN. WITH EVERYTHING OUT OF THE WAY WE CAN REMOVE THE BRACKET FROM THE HOUSING FLANGE. NOW SIMPLY REPOSITION THE FASTENERS IN THE OTHER SET OF HOLES. NOTICE HOW MUCH LOWER THE CALIPER MOUNTING TABS ARE NOW. NOW JUST PUT EVERYTHING BACK IN THE ORDER IT WAS REMOVED. INSTALL THE ROTOR...

...AND FINALLY THE CALIPER IN ITS NEW PLACE.

(PAT)>> WITH THE SPRINGS BACK IN, WE'LL USE SCREW JACKS TO RAISE THE REAR END TO RIDE HEIGHT SO WE CAN SET THE PINION ANGLE. PINION ANGLE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ANGLE OF THE YOKE COMING OUT OF THE REAR END VERSUS THE DRIVESHAFT GOING TO THE TRANSMISSION. SO WHY IS PINION ANGLE IMPORTANT? WELL IF YOU HAVE DIFFERENT POWER LEVELS THEY REQUIRE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF PINION ANGLE. THE LESS POWER THE ENGINE MAKES THE LESS IT TRIES TO ROTATE THIS DRIVELINE UP TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE CAR. SO CARS LIKE THIS CAPRICE THAT HAVE 797 POUND FEET OF TORQUE REQUIRE MORE PINION ANGLE. SO WE'RE GONNA SET IT ACCORDINGLY. FIRST WE'LL MEASURE THE ANGLE OF THE YOKE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE

IT'S AROUND ZERO. SO WE'LL GO OVER HERE TO THE SHAFT, AND ONCE IT STABILIZES

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S AROUND THREE DEGREES.

SO THAT MEANS WE HAVE THREE DEGREES OF DOWN ANGLE. NOW WE WANT TO INCREASE THAT TO AROUND FIVE OR SIX. SO WE HAVE TO DO SOME WORK ON THE UPPER AARMS. ADJUSTABLE UPPER CONTROL ARMS MAKE IT EASY FOR US TO ADJUST THE ANGLE. SIMPLY TURN THE ADJUSTOR IN EVEN INCREMENTS SO THE PINION

MOVES TOWARDS THE GROUND. THEN WE WILL CHECK THE ANGLE WITH THE ANGLE FINDER AGAIN. DO THIS UNTIL THE TARGETED ANGLE IS REACHED. ADDING THE TWO OPPOSING ANGLES TOGETHER READS FIVE AND A HALF DEGREES, AND THAT PUTS A FINAL TOUCH ON OUR DRIVELINE. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

(MIKE)>> WE'RE BACK AND ONE MORE SMALL THING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT'S SIMPLE AND JUST EXTRA INSURANCE WE DON'T RUN INTO ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND WRAP THE POWER STEERING LINE WITH DEI'S REFLECTAGOLD. NOW THIS STUFF REFLECTS TEMPERATURES UP TO 850 DEGREES. IT'S SELF ADHESIVE, SIMPLY REMOVE THE BACKING AND WRAP IT AROUND THE LINE.

IF YOU PULL UP NEXT TO IT AT A STOP LIGHT, HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL BE UP AGAINST. [ engine revving ]

(MIKE)>> NOW THE MOMENT WE'VE BEEN EXCITED ABOUT, DRIVING GRAY HAIR, WHITE KNUCKLE OUT OF THE SHOP UNDER ITS OWN POWER.

NEXT TIME YOU SEE IT PAT AND I WILL FIND OUT WHAT THIS BIG CAR WITH BIG POWER AND THE PARTS TO HANDLE IT WILL DO

AT A LOCAL ROAD COURSE.

(PAT)>> DRAG RACING TIRES ARE THE TOPIC FOR TODAY'S TECH TIP. WE'RE GONNA COVER THE TYPES YOU SEE AT THE DRAG STRIP, FROM SLICKS TO RADIALS, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF CAR YOU HAVE AND WHETHER YOU DRIVE IT TO THE STRIP ARE ALL FACTORS IN THE TIRE SELECTION.

WHEN A LOT OF YOU GET YOUR NEW FACTORY MUSCLE CAR, THE FIRST

THING YOU WANT TO DO IS TAKE IT TO THE DRAG STRIP. WELL IT HAS A TIRE ON IT THAT'S MEANT FOR THE STREET, WHICH MEANS IT HAS A HIGH TREAD WEAR RATING. PLUS IT HAS TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL WEATHER DRIVING TO GET DOT APPROVAL. STREET TIRES LIKE THESE USUALLY HAVE A 400 TO 600 TREAD WEAR, WHICH IS A HARDENED COMPOUND. THEY DO NOT HOOK UP WELL AT THE DRAG STRIP, AND THEY DON'T LIKE DOING BURNOUTS EITHER. THAT TYPE OF HEAT MAKES THEM A LITTLE SLICK AND GREASY, WHICH CAN ONLY LEAD TO TWO THINGS, AT THE VERY LEAST HORRIBLE ET'S, AND THE VERY WORST SMACKING THE WALL. TO AVOID THOSE ISSUES SEVERAL MANUFACTURERS OFFER TIRES DESIGNED FOR TRACTION ON THE STRIP. IF YOU HAVE A CAR THAT SEES DOUBLE DUTY ON THE STREET AND STRIP THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF DOT TIRES AVAILABLE, RADIALS AND BIAS PLIES. TO MEET DOT REQUIREMENTS THEY HAVE TO MEET STANDARDS OF HYDROPLANE RESISTANCE, SIDE WALL STIFFNESS, AND TREAD DEPTH. BIAS PLIES ARE MADE FROM A SOFT COMPOUND WHICH WORKS

GREAT ON THE STRIP BUT WEARS OFF PRETTY FAST ON THE STREET. THESE ARE DESIGNED TO GO STRAIGHT AND HOOK HARD. NOW TECHNICALLY THEY STILL ARE DOT APPROVED, BUT THEY HAVE A VERY SOFT SIDEWALL THAT WRINKLES AND ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR ANY TYPE OF CORNER. DRAG RADIALS ARE ALSO MADE OF A SUPER SOFT COMPOUND BUT THEY HAVE A STIFFER SIDEWALL AND ARE A BIT MORE STREET FRIENDLY. NOW DUE TO THE SOFT COMPOUND, THEY WEAR EXTREMELY FAST ON THE STREET AS WELL, BUT THEY GIVE A BEST OF BOTH WORLD SITUATIONS FOR STREET AND STRIP USE, AND THEY ARE STILL A PROVEN PERFORMER EVEN ON HIGH END CLASSES LIKE THE FAMED X-275 RACING. WHEN IT COMES TO DEDICATED PURPOSE BUILT DRAG CARS, NO

MATTER THE HORSEPOWER LEVEL, A TRUE RACING SLICK IS THE BEST CHOICE. THESE TIRES ARE FOUND ON EVERYTHING FROM STOCK ELIMINATOR ALL THE WAY UP TO TOP FUEL DRAGSTER. NOW THESE ARE NOT DOT APPROVED. SO DON'T GET CAUGHT RUNNING THEM ON THE STREET. STIFF FINES ARE KNOWN TO BE GIVEN. RACING SLICKS ARE DESIGNED FOR ALL OUT TRACTION WITH NO TREAD DESIGN TO MAXIMIZE THAT CONTACT PATCH, AND THEY HAVE AN EXTREMELY SOFT SIDEWALL THAT WRINKLES ON THE INITIAL HIT TO ABSORB THAT DRIVELINE SHOCK, AND IT'S AN INTEGRAL

PART OF A CHASSIS SETUP TO MAKE THE CAR ACCELERATE WITH MINIMAL TIRE SLIPPAGE, AND THEY COME IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT COMPOUNDS. SO RACERS CAN TAILOR IT TO THEIR DURABILITY AND PERFORMANCE NEEDS.

(MIKE)>> IF YOU LIKE TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR RIDE AND CHANGE ITS APPEARANCE ON A REGULAR BASIS, CHANCES ARE YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT DUPLICOLOR'S CUSTOM WRAP IN AN AEROSOL. WELL NOW IT'S AVAILABLE IN A QUART AND GALLON SIZE FOR THOSE LARGER JOBS. NOW IT'S DESIGNED TO SPRAY OUT OF AN HVLP OR HIGH VOLUME, LOW PRESSURE SPRAY GUN.

CUSTOM WRAP IS A PROFESSIONAL LOOKING PEELABLE COATING THAT'S AVAILABLE IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT COLORS.

TO FIND YOURS JUST HEAD DOWN TO YOUR LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. UP NEXT PAT HAS SOME COOL TECH FROM ARP PRODUCTS.

(PAT)>> MODIFYING DIESEL ENGINES MEANS INCREASED

DEMAND ON THE FASTENERS. IN TODAY'S TECH TIP WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU HOW TO UPGRADE THAT HARDWARE. GM REALLY KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK WITH ITS DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINES.

THEY MAKE ROBUST TORQUE AND HORSEPOWER BUT AFTERMARKET CYLINDER HEADS, TURBOS, AND CUSTOM TUNES BRING POWER LEVELS AND LOADS TO YOUR ENGINE THAT THE FACTORY NEVER PLANNED FOR. WE'VE ALREADY UPGRADED TO SOME MODIFIED CYLINDER HEADS ON THIS DURAMAX AND INSTALLED THEM USING HIGH STRENGTH ARP STUDS. WHEN IT COMES TIME TO INSTALL THE VALVE COVERS A PROBLEM AREA FROM THE FACTORY IS THEIR ALLEN BOLTS. THEY ARE PRONE TO STRIPPING, WHICH IS A NIGHTMARE. ARP'S SOLUTION, THESE TRICK NEW VALVE COVER BOLT KITS.

THE BENEFIT IS THEY WON'T STRIP OR GALL, AND THEY LOOK AS GOOD AS THEY FUNCTION. THEY COME IN HEX OR 12 POINT WRENCHING, AND IN HIGH STRENGTH STAINLESS OR CHROMOLY.

(MIKE)>> TODAY'S SHOW WAS PACKED, FROM THAT TRIP TO UNOH, TO FINISHING OFF GRAY HAIR, WHITE KNUCKLE, AND FINALLY PAT'S LITTLE TECH TIP ON ARP BOLTS. THERE'S NOTHING ELSE WE CAN FIT. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.