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Valve Pocket Machining.wmv
Watch as John Edwards machines valve pockets with a home-made tool made from an Exhaust valve. These are the pistons out of his Fiat 850 Sedan race car. Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine (949) 631-6376

Connecting Rod Weight Reduction
Here's another weight reduction method used by John @ Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine. Check it out! www.engine-machining.com

Rod Separator.wmv
Here's another neat trick to separate the cap from a rod that has just been rebuilt, see how John Edwards does this process at Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine. www.engine-machining.com (949) 631-6376

BMW Connecting Rod Modifications
John Edwards discusses how he machines BMW connecting rods to reduce weight for increased RPM for naturally aspirated and forced induction engines. www.engine-machining.com

Boring Pontiac 400 with Van Norman 777 on Bridgeport Mill
Boring a Pontiac 400 with a Van Norman 777 on a Bridgeport Mill

Ti Rod Chamfer-01.wmv
This is a connecting rod modification that was made to a set of Cheverlet LS7 titanium connecting rods to increade the gap at the rod radius radius on a stroker crankshaft. It's a simple process, but very important to keep the rod from rubbing the crankshaft and causing it to fail. www.engine-machining.com (949) 631-6376

lightened flywheel balancing
flywheel imbalance

Automotive Connecting Rods 101
John Edwards discusses the various types of connecting rods found in modern engines. www.engine-machining.com (949) 631-6376

BDA Cylinder Head Repair after valve and seat damage
BDA Cylinder Head Repair by Vulcan Engineering after valve & Seat damage. www.vulcanengines.com

502 Crankshaft Balancing.wmv
See how John at Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine balances a big block Chevrolet 502 crankshaft. www.engine-machining.com (949) 631-6376

Remachining special hardened Ford connecting rod
Nabewerken van pro-stock Ford drijfstang met speciaal Komet kotterbeiteltje. Remachining pro-stock Ford connecting rod with special Komet boringtool.

H D Cylinder Boring
Watch John Edwards @ Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine as he bores a Harley-Davidson bylinder for larger pistons. (949) 631-6376 Don't forget to 'Clicl' and SUBSCRIBE.

Piston Snap Ring Grooving

Comp Cams - How it's Made
Competition Cams, one of the industry leaders in performance engine equipment, walks PowerTV through the complex process of designing, creating and manufacturing its high performance cam shafts.

Broken Stud Removal Techniques.mp4
Watch as John Edwards @ Costa Mesa R&D Automotive Machine demonstrates how to remove a broken stud. (949) 631-6376