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Friday, March 4th, 2016.
Issue # 41, E-Update is published the first Friday of every month,
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$25 VISA GIFT CARD 
 
Buy a set of KB or Icon pistons in March and receive a $25.00 Visa Gift Card.

AND, if you order on-line, and enter part number PROMO, you'll also get free freight.

>> Click to download March Flyer
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Feb 15, 1947

During our move last October we found some old marketing material.  In 1947, Sterling was producing crankshaft kits in a 10,000 Sq Ft building in Kansas City, MO.  Check out some of these prices from '47:
  • Desoto, Powermaster, crank only... $14.90
  • Dodge D22, crank, bearings... $33.81
  • Chevy 235, crank, babbitted rods, main bearings... $26.07
  • Hudson Big 6, crank only... $13.05
  • Nash 4260, crank, rods, bearings... $45.12
Providing Sterling Service, and excellent prices, since 1936
March 4th Gotta
ASK-4-IT Special

Just mention today's special.

Buy $25 and we'll pay the shipping.

Qwik-Order customers add a note saying
"Free Shipping 3/4 +$25"

Excludes the normal heavy stuff like heads, cranks, and oil...
Larry Sutton and his wife stand next to the '32 Ford with one of many trophies and plaques the car won.
Dave's "RATFORD"

Dave Sutton, Sterling's Product Manager, inherited the '32 from his dad in 2008. The RATFORD has won some big events like the Grand National Roadster show, Goodguys, and it's appeared in Street Rod Builder magazine.
>> click to read the story on speedville.com

Click to enlarge, PN 07-13702-16
NEW LS Kit

Upgrade Trunnion Kit for LS Engines. $114.00

Compare to needle bearings.  Improved oiling.  C932 bronze bushing.  Made in the USA.
Part # 08-8003,  $35.99
NEW BBC Cover

1966-90 Chevy big block aluminum timing chain cover with socket head cap screws.

Fits Chevy 396-402-427-454

NOW AVAILABLE

Part # 08-8003

This month... $35.99
Q: How many pistons are there in a Chrysler A57 "multibank" engine?

Scroll to the bottom for the answer...
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Shop Solution

Two Hand Tipping
Setting Stem Height

I've found an easy way to set the valve stem height on heads. I get the two end valves to spec, then
install light springs and retainers. This way I can hold the ruler across the top of the tips to adjust the others without needing 3 hands.... >>CLICK to read all the tips
Randy Torvinen from Torvinen's Machine in MN, earned $100 with his "Two Hand Tipping" tip... 

Click here to learn more

e-mail your tip to: shopsolutions@kcenginepro.com

Last month SEMA informed its members and the racing public of an important proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation aiming to make it illegal to convert street vehicles into cars used exclusively at the track. The proposed regulations have been met with overwhelming opposition. 
>> Click to read Engine Builder Magazine article about the EPA proposal.
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A: Thirty !

Thirty cylinders, five banks, five carburetors, five distributors, 1255 cubic inches. Chrysler built the A57 as a way to satisfy a World War II tank-engine contract in a hurry, using as many off-the-shelf components as possible. It consisted of five 251-cube passenger-car inline-sixes arranged radially around a central output shaft. The resulting 425-hp pile of hairy freedom powered M3A4 Lee and M4A4 Sherman tanks. 

Q: How many pistons are in a Chrysler A57 multibank engine?
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