Friday, August 27, 2010

Hastings Rings Offers Napier 2nd Rings

Hastings Rings now offers Napier hook-design 2nd rings made of premium ductile iron, just like the top rings, making them stronger, more durable with better scraping ability, especially for high horsepower applications including supercharged engines.
Get yours from ProPower Performance Parts or ModMax Racing
954-491-6988

Do you know someone who wakes up in a new world everyday?

I get an email or phone call every once in awhile that defies description.
"Propower, can I help you?" I answered.
He said "This might seem like a stupid question...(usually when I hear that it is followed by a stupid question) ....I just got a set of piston rings...and I was kinda checkin' 'em out while I was eatin' breakfast....and I kinda got some egg on the top ring....will it hurt the performance?"

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Starting today August 26th 2010

Well,
Today is the day! I've been putting this off long enough and I've finally decided that I can't wait any longer. So here goes......

First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Dave, "Big Dave." I got that nickname about 40 years ago and like good glue it just sticks. I know a lot of people in the high performance industry and they only know  me as "Big Dave."

I've had a long career selling High Performance parts and accessories. Started out working in a retail auto parts store that had a few high performance items but mostly auto parts. I was just a kid and didn't know the difference between a muffler and a spark plug. But I learned. The owner liked my "attitude" and promoted me to staore manager and that's when I got my first glimpse of racing parts. I loved talking to the customers about Hurst shifters, Offenhauser manifolds and Carter AFB (D-series) carbs. I loved it more when they plunked down their cash and asked me to order a Crane cam or Mallory distributor. You older guys out there know what I mean. Back in the days when finding a place that could talk about high performance parts was rare.