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Knucklegame re-oil

So my new dual carb knuck had some oil return issues from the rocker boxes. For those of you who are unfamiliar with knucklehead engines, they have a top end oil return system unlike any of the other...

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Supertankers

The other day my friend Kully asked me what the biggest ships were. We had been watching a documentary called  “Carrier”, about life on board an aircraft carrier. I mentioned that the largest ships...

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Icarus After Dyno

So after my 2 hour dyno session with Mark, I made some headway and learned some valuable info on Icarus. The bike limped along at about 25 hp and 40 ft pounds when I got it there, but keep in mind I...

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Tube Section Knuckle Manifold

I made this for a customer who had a knuckle with longer than stock cylinders. This obviously made the intake spigots farther apart. Here’s how you fix it..

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Efab Air Traffic Controller

The never-ending quest for perfect intake air flow…    

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New Motor Mock Up

Here is a basic mockup- no internals. Bore is 3.5, stroke will be 4.25″. That is just 80 inches, but inside a bombproof shell- billet ductile iron cylinders from Hyperformance that actually reduce the...

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Mini Stroker Progress

In between various customer projects, I have slowly been making progress on my engine. The Heads are twin cam 88 originally, but have been modified. I reshaped the majority of the fins, rounding them...

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New Bike Update

Since returning form California I have been focusing entirely on the new bike, the “Iron Triangle”. It will be powered by a new engine I am building, which I have nicknamed the “Mini Stroker”. I will...

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Iron Triangle Progress

Bike so far Gas tank is mounted on three points, here are the front two mounts The exhaust pipes are 1 3/4″ OD, the common header pipe size. The problem with that is the actual exhaust port size on...

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1972 Dodge Charger

Things are in a state of flux at Efab these days. I am relocating to Los Angeles CA, first seasonally, perhaps permanently. The fate of the Branford, CT shop is uncertain at this time. Without boring...

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