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 Seminars to extend your knowledge. Our background has included presenting in the Superflow Seminar Series, mini-seminars for target audiences, and technical reviews.

                                                                                                                                                Valvetrain Fundamentals

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 : doors open 6:30 pm

Seminar 7-8:30, questions to 9pm

           Class book, Refreshments : Cost is $40 per seminar

Class size is limited to 30

Valvetrain Fundamentals—September 14th, 2010

Valve Lift Profile— lift, duration, ramps, centerlines

Valvetrain Types—Pushrod / finger follower / direct acting
Valvetrain Parts—camshafts/springs/lifters/pushrods/rocker arm/valves
             Hydraulic vs mechanical / ramps / roller vs slider

             Valvesprings - installed and open load, what is right for your engine

 

Advanced Valvetrain—September 28th, 2010

Cam profiles - design / lift/velocity/acceleration

Valvetrain Parts— mass / stiffness and how they affect your system

Analysis—kinematic / dynamic; the difference from as design to as run

 

 

Other potential Seminars include:

An overview of engine testing. Topics covered are: test hardware, instrumentation, test types, measured & calculated data, and engine trends.

An overview on suspension basics. Topics covered are: basic chassis and suspension types, suspension component operation and behavior, suspension tuning, and analytical modeling.

Insight on how high performance engines operate. Topics covered are: basic design theory, port flow, valvetrain,  manifolding, and simulation.

Dynamometer Fundamentals—Mark Zagata

Presented in the Superflow Seminar Series

Understanding Performance Engines—Mark Zagata

Presented in the Superflow Seminar Series

Chassis Fundamentals—Bill Riley

New seminar

 

Please drop a note on what topics or questions you would like to have answered to:

         Mark.Zagata

   @ZagataRiley.com.