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March 6, 2024
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Dress Up Your 496
There’s no denying that the MerCruiser 496 has been a success. But no one is claiming that it’s a sexy beast. The plastic engine cover has been referred to as a George Foreman Grill or a turtle back. Vortech Engineering thought it could help out in the visual area, and the company’s new dress-up kit is a big improvement.
Included in the kit is a Vortech flame arrestor as well as a new polished billet engine cover that transforms the look of the 496. Maveric Marine had a 25-foot Cole in the shop that was darn good-looking, but the owner hated the black plastic engine cover. As soon as Maveric owner Eric Bortman heard about the new Vortech kit, he made plans to install one.
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: DYNAMAT XTREME RACE BOND
Available exclusively through SRI Performance, Race Bond is a fast-bonding crash-repair material designed to help crews make strong, durable trackside repairs and get damaged race cars back into the action. It is quick, versatile, and built to survive the heat, vibration, and punishment that would make ordinary repair tape wave the white flag.
Hot Rod Royalty: A Gathering of The Grand National Roadster Show’s Greatest Hits
Hot rod history hit overdrive at the 2025 Grand National Roadster Show, celebrating its 75th anniversary with a killer lineup in Building 9. The big deal? A special exhibit packed with a gathering of America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR) and Al Slonaker Memorial Award winners. Teaming up with the Petersen Automotive Museum, GNRS pulled together some of the most legendary roadsters ever to roll out of a garage.
Spotlighter
Driven Racing Oil’s GP-1 8OW-90 Gear Oil
GP-1 Conventional 80W-90 GL-5 Gear Oil is a conventional limited-slip gear oil for use as recommended by high performance gear and differential manufacturers. Designed for racing and high-performance differentials and transaxles, it's formulated from USA made Pennsylvania Grade base oils that provide natural film strength, tack, and tenacious cling without relying on polymers that shear causing viscosity loss.
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The AutoBuilder Staff
GP-1 Conventional 80W-90 GL-5 Gear Oil
Part #19890
GP-1 Conventional 80W-90 GL-5 Gear Oil is a conventional limited-slip gear oil for use as recommended by high performance gear and differential manufacturers. Designed for racing and high-performance differentials and transaxles, it’s formulated from USA made Pennsylvania Grade base oils that provide natural film strength, tack, and tenacious cling without relying on polymers that shear causing viscosity loss. It protects high offset ring & pinion gears from shock loading, as well as protects slower speed, high torque off road differentials.
BENEFITS:
- High film strength & cling-ability.
- Prevents gear wear and noise.
- Protects from high torque gear pressure at slower speeds.
FEATURES:
- Pennsylvania Grade base oils.
- Protects high offset ring & pinion gears.
- Great for 4WD/Off Road applications
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Contains extreme pressure additive package.
To learn more about GP-1 Conventional 80W-90 GL-5 Gear Oil, click here or watch the video below.
ARTICLE SOURCES
Manufacturer
Driven Racing Oil
3416 Democrat Rd.,
Memphis, TN 38118
866-611-1820
info@drivenracingoil.com
