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Pro Head CC Kits from Powerhouse® Products lead the industry in diversity & precision

With maximum accuracy, no math required, and a large availability of precision glass burets to better suit the needs of performance engine enthusiasts, it is easy to see why so many professionals prefer the Pro Head CC Kits from Powerhouse®.

Engine builders and machinists use the process of “CCing a cylinder head” to measure the volume of combustion chambers in the head. The purpose of this process is to ensure all combustion chambers in the engine are the same size and to help determine the compression ratio. However, not all cylinder heads, or engines for that matter, are of equal size. That’s why Powerhouse® has gone out of its way to ensure that the needs of the customer are met, by offering their Pro Head CC Kit in various sizes.

In addition to different sizes, Powerhouse® Pro Head CC Kits provide everything you need to properly CC cylinder head combustion chambers, intake and exhaust runners, intake manifolds, or cylinders. The precision glass burets are compatible with alcohol, parts washer, or any other solution one can use. With no math involved, the kit’s easy-to-read scales are marked off in .2cc increments (except the 250cc model) and actually read out the amount you have poured.

All kits, regardless of the size of the buret, include a precision glass buret with integral petcock, a stand and clamp assembly, a flat plexiglass plate to cover the combustion chamber and instructions on how to properly CC cylinder heads.

For more information about the Powerhouse® Pro Head CC Kits, call us at 1-800-872-7223, or visit us online at www.powerhouseproducts.com.

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Replace old-fashioned degree wheel systems with an electronic instrument that precisely measures camshaft timing to within one-tenth of one degree in about half the time

The Powerhouse® Digital Precision Cam Degreeing System allows the serious engine builder to degree the camshaft of most domestic engines with extreme accuracy and in record time. This translates into greater precision measurements, more horsepower and torque and faster engine builds. The patented system utilizes an electronic encoder that enables the high-performance engine builder to calculate and display the intake centerline, in crankshaft degrees, to within one-tenth of a degree in about half the time required to accurately use a degree wheel.

After installation on the engine and proper setting of BTDC and ATDC timing positions, the Digital Precision Cam Degreeing System computer determines the exact location of the camshaft to within one-tenth of a degree, the most accurate device of its kind currently available. In addition, the system’s compact design allows the camshaft and timing gear to be completely accessible throughout the degreeing process.

The Powerhouse® Digital Precision Cam Degreeing System can be ordered as a “Base Kit” or a “Pro Kit.” The “Base Kit” includes the innovative electronic computer ‘brain” that uses advanced microprocessor technology to import the data and calculate camshaft, piston and crankshaft positions. This starter kit allows you to add your own piston dial and cam lobe indicators, and mounting hardware to have a fully functional kit. If you opt for the upgraded “Pro Kit”, you will receive a professional quality cam lobe indicator, piston dial indicator and all required mounting hardware (also sold individually), in addition to the electronic computer “brain”. Engine specific crank adapters are sold separately for Big and Small Block Chevy, Ford, Chrysler, Oldsmobile and Pontiacs. If you’re a professional engine builder that works with all different types of engines, the crankshaft adapters can also be purchased in a kit of six. For more information about the Powerhouse® Digital Precision Cam Degreeing System, call us at 1-800-872-7223, or visit us online at www.powerhouseproducts.com.

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Simple adapter fits most floor jacks and makes transmission installations a snap

Installing or removing a heavy transmission from your car or truck can be a challenge if you don’t have a proper jack. Powerhouse® Products new Transjak Transmission Floor Jack Adapter turns virtually any standard floor jack into a handy transmission jack, allowing you to turn, tilt, raise and lower your manual or automatic transmission into the perfect position required. Featuring heavy-duty gauge steel construction and extra tough hold-down chains to keep the transmission from slipping off the jack, it’s a must-have tool for any home or pro mechanic.

The Powerhouse® Products Transjak Transmission Floor Jack Adapter fits into the center post hole of most floor jacks. To install, simply slide out your floor jack’s standard lifting base and drop in the new Transjak adapter. The easy-to-use Transjak hold-down chains simply slip over the transmission case and hold it snugly to the adapter via hooks, which are located on the base plate. Due to this unique design, the adapter is perfect for just about any transmission application.

For more information about the Powerhouse® Products Transjak Transmission Floor Jack Adapter or any other Powerhouse® product, call us at 1-800-872-7223, or visit us online at www.powerhouseproducts.com.

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Special COMP Performance Group™ gift certificates awarded at each stop of the seven-day tour

For the fourteenth consecutive year, car and truck enthusiasts of all types fired up their high performance machines, braved some truly treacherous weather and cut through the heart of the Midwest for the 2008 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour. At each stop of the tour, the COMP Performance Group™ personnel were in attendance to supply technical expertise and present prizes to a few lucky contestants in some new contests created just for this event.

This year, more than 2500 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour Long Haulers traversed the entire trip, starting in Little Rock, AR, and finishing in Madison, WI. Along the way the tour stopped in Springfield, MO; Topeka, KS; Lincoln, NE; Ames, IA and Rochester, MN. The COMP Performance Group™ trailer was at each stop and had technical help for all CPG companies, including COMP Cams® and TCI® specialists, and a varied assortment of COMP Performance Group™ apparel for sale. COMP Cams® also sponsored the COMP Kidz 500 coloring contest everyday where kids 12 years old and under competed for a McDonald’s gift card.

But the hit of the tour was the “Deal or No Deal” Trivia contest. At each tour location, a randomly drawn contestant was given the chance to come to the main stage and answer a fairly easy trivia question about a COMP Performance Group™ company. If answered correctly, they earned a $100 gift certificate for COMP Performance Group™ products. They could then opt to walk away with the certificate or try to answer a second, more difficult question and receive a $100 gasoline gift card in addition to the prize already earned. If the second question was answered incorrectly, a COMP Cams® t-shirt and hat were the only prizes awarded. Only two winners earned the top award, Alan Haug of Grayslake, IL and Chuck Murray of Third Lake, IL.

This year, the Power & Performance News™ team was really on target, delivering daily reports from the field concerning the events and cars via the www.powerperformancenews.com website. More than ever, it was a chance to really see what participants do and go through to attend this event. For many attendees, this was the trip of a lifetime with great cars and great car people. Challenged by some unbelievably crazy weather that included tornadoes in Kansas, flooding in Iowa and Wisconsin and gusting winds in most locations, it was a wonder that these cars could make it through the tour (and laugh about it).

Regardless of the danger from severe weather outbreaks, this year’s Power Tour was an unqualified success as noted by attendees at the booth. For the 2008 Power Tour daily event coverage and pictures, visit us online at www.powerperformancenews.com.

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New “curved jaw” design delivers increased piston skirt contact for a more secure grip

A favorite of both novice and professional engine builders, the Powerhouse® Products Piston Vise is new and improved for even better piston grip and overall versatility. Built to handle a wide range of pistons from small engine to very large bore V8’s, the attractive blue anodized Powerhouse® Products Piston Vise incorporates a new “curved jaw” design to increase contact with the piston skirt area and avoid the delicate ring lands.

The Powerhouse® Products Piston Vise locates and holds the piston by the wrist pin openings. Once it`s set up, you can just drop subsequent pistons into the vise and lock them in place. It will even hold a piston upside down for balancing or lightening operations. The compound angle feature is what truly makes the Powerhouse® Products Piston Vise unique by not only allowing the piston to rotate from front to back, but also from side to side (necessary for Ford and Big Block Chevy pistons). In addition, the ultra-rigid Powerhouse® Products Piston Vice is perfect for precision piston milling operations such as cutting valve pockets, and contains provisions for securely fastening the unit to a milling table.

For more information about the Powerhouse® Products Piston Vise or any other Powerhouse® product, call us at 1-800-872-7223, or visit us online at www.powerhouseproducts.com.

Quick Summary

Product: Powerhouse® Products Piston Vise
Part Number: #POW351090
Features & Benefits:
• New “curved jaw” design to increase piston skirt contact
• Locates pistons by wrist pin openings
• Holds piston upside down for various operations
• Allows rotation of piston from front to back as well as side to side
• Fits a wide range of piston sizes: small engine to large bore V8’s