American Car - November 2015

ACM 95

new

tech

Rod Lube

When it comes to choosing oil,

you don't need to check what's in

them as much as you need to

check what's NOT, and that's

where specialists like Joe Gibbs

Driven brand come into their own

with products like this Hot Rod

15W-50 oil. This stuff is aimed at

the classic, flat-tappet motors we

all love, with high levels of all-

important ZDDP to protect your

cam. It's just as comfortable in a

dry-sump circuit racer as in a lazy

V8 that spends most of its time in

storage, and the range includes

all the engine and transmission

oils you could want, perfectly

suited to your classic. Call 01929

551557 or see http://www.aaoil.co.uk

for details.

Ultra-modern oils are

amazing... for ultra-

modern engines.

Parking Space

Designed to be supportive and balanced for long-

distance touring as well as hammering around the

track, it's available in 'street' trim or 'circuit' with

harness slots, comes trimmed in vinyl/Dinamica or

leather/Dinamica, and weighs as little as 5.3kg. Also

new is the Players Classic sports seat, a

comfortable touring seat ideal for the

seventies/eighties 'retro' crowd. Steel tube-framed,

generously proportioned and available in a choice

of trim, it's a real cruiser's bum-perch. See

http://www.cobraseats.comfor details.

There are a couple of lovely new places

to park your bottom from Cobra, the

first being the Nogaro, an all-new

composite masterpiece for sports,

classic and GT cars.

Hotwiring...

Design Engineering Inc's Heat Shroud protects your wiring with a

glassfibre fabric bonded to aluminised material that reflects 90% of

radiant heat and direct heat up to 500° F (260° C), even welding

heat. The Velcro-style closing makes it simple to wrap wires, cables,

hoses, even fuel lines, and it comes in diameters from 0.5” to 2.5”.

Also new are Heat Covers, protective boots for your fuel injectors

that prevent heat damage, vapour lock and heat soak, especially in

turbo applications. Made from a similar material to the Heat Shroud,

they come in packs of two, four, six or eight, and you pop them over

the injectors in-situ. See http://www.designengineering.comand find

your local dealer.

Don't forget, winter's on its way, so check out DEI's cooling

additives while you're at it. Use DEI Radiator Relief to clean your

system before adding fresh anti-freeze, and Heater Hotter speeds up

the transfer of engine heat to your water, making for faster warm-up

and faster heat from the heater!

... or not.

Top Of The Props

Anyway, for light weight and top bragging rights,

you can't beat one of QA1's new carbon fibre

propshafts, which they claim are lighter, stiffer,

stronger and safer than aluminium. There's a

performance range of 3.2” diameter props in a

variety of lengths with forged yoke options and 1310

high-strength UJs to suit Ford and GM applications

up to 500bhp and 500ft.lb. of torque, with custom

fitments available, all made and fully balanced in-

house. Then there's the REV series, 3.7” in diameter

with 1350 UJs and the ability to handle a whopping

2,000bhp and 1,500ft.lb! Break one of those and you

can REALLY brag... See http://www.qa1.netand speak to

your importer.

In the world of lightweight, super-tough composites,

carbon fibre is the buzzword. Or words.

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