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www.highpowermedia.com Race Engine Technology 56 Issue 95: June/July 2016 Issue 96: August 2016 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD JUNE/JULY 2016 UK £12.50,USA$25,EUROPE e 18 www.highpowermedia.com JOHNMANCHESTER: TakingoverLMP2 BOTTLES AND CUBES Prock’s nitrous monster 100TH INDIANAPOLIS 500 Inside the Honda powerhouse THE NEXT CUTTING EDGE Focus: Machine Tools THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE RACING POWERTRAIN WORLD AUGUST 2016 UK £12.50,USA$25,EUROPE e 18 www.highpowermedia.com DOUGYATES: WinningLeManswithFord WORLD CHAMPION CHEVROLET RML’s WTCC I4 turbo ISLE OF MAN TT Pick of the 2016 engines RACE ENERGY Focus on fuels Dossier: Prock Performance Nitrous Hemi 99 As monstrous V8s go, this nitrous-assisted 746 cu in Hemi 99 developed by Prock Performance is particularly intriguing Insight: AJ Foyt and the 100th Indy 500 “The engine ran like a top” – that was AJ Foyt commenting on the 100th Indy 500 as owner and strategist for the #14 car. Ian Bamsey and Anne Proffit investigate Focus: ECUs Matt Grant looks at what goes in to making a modern racecar ECU, and how the technology is developing Race Engine Digest: Fiat Abarth FTJ Formula Four turns engine tuning on its head, as Stewart Mitchell explains in the context of this homologated unit Focus: Machine Tools Dave Cooper reports on the latest developments in this surprisingly dynamic and fast-moving market Motorcycle: The Postie Bike How an old Australian postal service bike was transformed into a turbocharged land speed record holder Focus: Exhaust System Fabrication Stewart Mitchell looks at some of the finer points of fabricating a race engine exhaust system Dossier: RML WTCC I4 Turbo The development of this versatile engine designed under Global Race Engine regulations Focus: Fuels The fuels used by race engines have arguably one of the greatest influences on their performance. David Cooper explains the factors in their composition Report: Le Mans Prototype Engines 2016 RET’s unique annual Le Mans Prototype power unit report this year features seven contenders, the newest of which went from hero to zero in dramatic circumstances. Ian Bamsey has the details Focus: Pushrods, Rockers and Lifters The emphasis on developing pushrod valvetrain components these days is on stiffness rather than low component mass, as Wayne Ward explains Short Take: NGM Duramax V8 Turbodiesel Ian Bamsey reports on the development process behind this new contender for top spot in NHRDA racing Report: Isle of Man TT 2016 Stewart Mitchell looks at some of the key engines at this year’s TT and how they affected their team’s fortunes