DRIVEDRIVE LINELINE N ews and Updates Fro m Jasper Engines & Transmissions December 2006 In This Issue... JASPER Unveils ‘Authentic Custom Customer Profile: Drivetrain’ Program 3 Man Auto Service pg. 2 Jasper Engines and Transmissions has “With JASPER Authentic Custom launched a new remanufacturing program. Drivetrains, we spend extra time remanu- Chuck Lynch: In addition to its current line, JASPER facturing an engine," Ernst added. "We Authentic Custom Drivetrains will special- give the customer that hands-on, hand- Changes in Valve ize in remanufacturing engines and trans- Seat Machining pg. 3 built treatment that our targeted cus- missions that are currently no longer tomer base is looking for." We Have Our offered, or have been turned away in the In addition, JASPER Authentic Calendar Winners past because they did not fit into a produc- Custom Drivetrains will provide some for 2007! pg. 4 tion remanufacturing system. extras for the enthusiast. "Customers This division is located on the second- can opt to have their engine dynamome- floor of the Jasper, Indiana, remanufactur- ter tested in addition to the live-run test Matt Boehm: ing facility, and is separate from the com- we perform," said Ernst. "And we are Turbocharger pany's first-floor engine division going to provide the customer with docu- Failures pg. 5 operations. mentation of the remanufacturing The goal of JASPER Authentic Custom process. With a login name and pass- Steve Wallace Drivetrains is to cater to a customer base word, they will be able to go to our web- Wins Two More that is doing restoration projects, and is site and check the progress of their ARCA Events pg. 6 looking for something extra when they get engine or transmission daily, and even their engine remanufactured. view the dynamometer report if they 3Rs: Ryan, Racin’ & Rain pg. 7 “If you look at the popularity of televi- have selected that option. They can print sion shows that highlight vehicle restora- the information and archive it for their tion, there's a huge market out there of own records or use it to authenticate people restoring the older model vehicle their unit as they show their vehicle." they have setting in their garage," says At the present time, JASPER Alex Ernst, JASPER Authentic Group Authentic Custom Drivetrains is remanu- Leader. "One type of client that would facturing engines and transmissions, with benefit from our division, for instance, is plans to add differentials in the coming the individual restoring a '69 Corvette that months. is wanting his or her serial numbers to For more information, call 800-827- match, and wants their engine to be hand- 7455 or visit www.jasperengines.com. built by experienced professionals." Published by: Jasper Engines & Transmissions P.O.Box 650 Jasper, IN 47547-0650 Phone: 1-800-827-7455 Fax: 1-812-634-1820 www.jasperengines.com 3 Man Auto Service Our Customer Profile takes us seminars, to help them stay up to Columbia, South Carolina, to date with the latest automo- where we find 3 Man Auto tive advances. Service. A joint-venture of three Because the three owners long-time friends who in a few have been together for so many short years has become one of the years, 3 Man Auto Service has top JASPER installers in their become something like a tight area. little family, whether at work or Mark Mills, Tom Warth and play. It’s been that long-term Mike Mosser had a combined 55 relationship that has allowed years of experience at a local car their business to be honest with dealership in South Carolina. each other, and their customers. The three friends decided they “Honesty” is also the motto were tired of dealing with all the used at 3 Man Auto Service. red tape, and took the opportuni- Tom Warth is very honest when ty to start their own business. he talks about JASPER remanu- “We wanted to have an impact on factured products. “We choose to the whole job,” said Mark, “from use JASPER because we know the customer, to the parts, to the that the quality is there, while service and back to the customer.” other supplier’s quality is not,” In August of 2004, the trio says Tom. “We have confidence opened 3 Man Auto Service at in the product.” 1215 Rosewood Drive in “Warranty is a benefit, but Columbia. Originally, the busi- I’m more interested in a product ness started small with four serv- that I don’t need a warranty for,” ice bays. Today, 3 Man Auto has Tom added. “JASPER has pro- eight service bays and 4,000 vided that.” JASPER provides 3 square feet of working space. Man Auto Service with an aver- 3 Man Auto is a full-service age of 25 engines, 20 transmis- auto and truck repair facility, sions and six diesel engines specializing in engines, transmis- annually. sions, suspension and alignment. While only being in business Each of the facility’s five techni- for a couple of years, 3 Man Auto cians are ASE Certified. The Service has experienced a great company utilizes technical bul- deal of success. Much of that letins, and pay’s for their employ- success comes from having the ees’ participation in educational confidence in what they are sell- ing. “While working together with JASPER, it has helped us grow,” says Tom. “We feel that it’s a great partnership. Not Customer only does JASPER provide a quality product, but they help us grow our business. More cus- tomers mean more opportunities for us.” And with plans to even- tually double the size of their business by 2008, there is plenty of opportunity for 3 Man Auto Service to reach their goal with the help of JASPER quality 3 Man Auto Service is a great supporter of JASPER quality remanufactured products. remanufactured products. 2 Profile Changes in Valve Seat Machining by Chuck Lynch, JASPER Research & Development Chuck Lynch has been asso- ciated with JASPER since 1994. Lynch has been a member of the Research & Development department for the past nine years, and has been involved with Associate training in the Gas and Diesel departments. He has earned ASE Certification as an Auto and Truck Technician and a Master Machinist in Gas and Diesel Engines. Over the years, valve seat machin- JASPER has adopted computer-controlled valve seat machining from Newen to ing has evolved from using vitrified greatly improve the quality of valve seats in today’s remanufactured engines. abrasive wheels to grind seats, form cutters with multiple angles to machine widths and so on can be changed with seat can be near PERFECTLY profiles into seats and most recently a few simple changes in program- ROUND which in turn means a single point machine generated seats. ming. The machine has the capability Perfect Combustion Seal. Newen This latest concept, adopted by of storing hundreds of profiles that states that these cutting pressures/ JASPER, utilizes a CNC (Computer are ready to go with just a couple of efforts are reduced by 300 times. Numerically Controlled) machine that finger taps on the touch screen. With proper clamping and pilot selec- is fitted with a single point cutting tool Timing is improved due to the fact tion, a seat can be generated without that generates a seat based on dimen- that there are no additional cutters to the concern of chatter, ovality or sional parameters that have been estab- buy and wait weeks for. If you don’t inconsistent seat widths. It is hard to lished and saved to the computer’s like the results, simply change the quantify the true importance of good memory. parameters back. No tools wasted or seat geometry because it has bearing These parameters give the tooling a pitched into a drawer to never be used on so many factors and components. road map to follow when generating again and we who machine seats Worn valve guides, burned valves, the seat. With this technology, the seat know that we have some of those excessive seat recession, power loss, can be as simple or as complex as you inserts. and the list goes on…..and on, if the would like. Additional angles, radii, We at JASPER have chosen to use valve and seat do not properly mate. CBN inserts. CBN (Cubic Boron At JASPER, this technology was Nitride) is a super alloy that is widely first used for generating seat profiles used in machining for milling, boring, for the NEXTEL Cup Engines. The turning, and the list goes on. By next logical target was the very close choosing this insert, coupled with the tolerance Asian engine segment. Now technology of fixed turning, even the we are picking other platforms that toughest and hardest materials can be can be difficult to machine. As machined to exacting tolerances with demand for performance and our per- relative ease. The above statements ception of quality increase so must alone are nice… but the real deal is our pursuit of technology. The single-point cutting tool, coupled with the quality of the seat that is generat- the latest CNC technology, allows JASPER to cut simple, or complex, valve seats without ed. With single point tooling, the tool the need for extra cutting blades or tools. pressure is so greatly reduced that the 3 We Have Our Calendar Winners for 2007! The winning photographs have been Don Hayes selected to grace the pages of the 2007 DeSoto, MO Jasper Engines & Transmissions 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS Calendar. Every qualified entrant receives a Doug & Cindy Pierson 1/24th scale diecast #12 Dodge auto- McPherson, KS graphed by Ryan Newman.