Drag Illustrated Issue 141, February 2019

Win Races. PRODUCTS & PRESS These extreme performance race heads for big block Chevy are designed and built for you to win races. The high-strength castings fl ow a massive 424 cfm @ .900" lift and can withstand enormous amounts of compression and RPM. Rectangular-shaped 365cc CNC Competition Ported runners, 119cc heart-shaped chambers, CNC bowl blended valve seat transitions, 24° intake valve angles with 4° side cants, and the highest quality valvetrain components help make PowerPort 365 heads the best choice for your car. Use PowerPort 365 heads on your engine and turn your goal of winning into reality! Dyno Results PowerPort 365 RACE WINNING BRANDS NAMES BOB BRUEGGING VP OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT Test Engine: 13.86:1 compression 572 c.i.d. with Trick Flow PowerPort ® 365 cylinder heads (TFS-4141T804-C02), solid roller camshaft (285°/298° duration @ .050"; .900"/.828" lift; 114° lobe separation), 1.8/1.7 ratio shaft mount roller rocker arms, Trick Flow R-Series intake manifold (TFS-41400111), Holley Gen 3 Ultra Dominator 1,425 cfm carburetor, Trick Flow by Stainless Works headers (TFS-DBBC238250), 3½" dual exhaust with Flowmaster muffl ers, Q16 racing fuel. Your Recipe for Big Block Performance! New heads are just one component of the horsepower recipe. To make it complete, you’re going to need some more ingredients. Trick Flow by Wiseco PowerPort ® Forged Piston Sets These lightweight pistons are fully skirted and precision- machined from premium alloy to fi t big block Chevy engines equipped with PowerPort 365 cylinder heads. Features include 3D profi le dome milling, oversized valve reliefs, precision-fi t wrist pins, and Spirolox retainers. Track Max ® Camshafts Give your big Chevy an even bigger power boost with a Track Max ® camshaft. They are dyno-proven to produce signifi cant power increases over the entire RPM range, not just a particular RPM. R-Series Intake Manifold Optimized for PowerPort 365 heads on 500-plus c.i.d. engines, the R-Series rectangular port intake uses a high-rise single plane design with high-fl owing extended runners and raised plenum fl oors to signifi cantly increase power and torque in the 3,500-8,000 RPM range. There are also bosses for nitrous nozzles and extra material for custom port work. TrickFlow.com • 1-330-630-1555 1902DUTF Some parts are not legal for use in California or other states with similar laws/regulations. Please check your state and/or local laws/regulations. 56 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com Race Winning Brands (RWB), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, LLC, has called upon au- tomotive industry veteran Robert “Bob” Bruegging to serve as the or- ganization’s Vice President, Product Management. Race Winning Brands (RWB) is a leading manufacturer of racing and high-performance parts sold to the automotive and powersports aftermarkets. RWB is the preferred source for high-end pistons, as well as engine blocks, cylinder heads, connecting rods, crank- shafts, clutches and other engine and driveline-related performance components. Furthering RWB’s vision for le- veraging adjacent parts advanta- geously, Bruegging will work closely with Chief Executive Officer Brian Reese and brand leaders to moni- tor the evolving needs of customers and develop innovative solutions for racing and performance. The University of Kansas Alumnus will oversee product management and product development, managing cross-functional teams across sev- eral locations. “Bob Bruegging brings RWB a wealth of leadership, product and sales experience,” said Reese. “As RWB continues to grow, it’s im- portant that we keep stacking our organization with talented indi- viduals who can identify new op- portunities in the marketplace and work cooperatively with our sales, marketing and engineering staffs. Bob’s unique background and lead- ership experience will also serve as a tremendous complement to our Executive Leadership Team. Given Bob’s expertise and impeccable cre- dentials, we think he’s a perfect fit for this new role.” Bruegging comes to RWB from Cometic Gasket where he led new business development efforts over the last three years. Prior to his time with Cometic, Bruegging spent over two decades in execu- tive leadership roles with the Mr. Gasket Corporation. “The opportunity to join Race Winning Brands was an easy de- cision for me,” offered Bruegging. “The team that Brian Reese has assembled is an amazing group of talent, and the chance to come in and help build their Product Man- agement department is a challenge I look forward to. As we continue to add brands and companies to the RWB portfolio, it’s important that we never lose the spirit that built all the various brands and compa- nies. Ownership of each brand and product category is at the center of our quest. Simultaneously, we look to use best practices from each busi- ness unit for product development and commercialization. This is an exciting and high energy business – and we will continue to grow and bring on high energy brands.” Issue 141

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