In This Issue...

Customer Profile:Ewing Automotive pg. 2

Diesel DynamometerTesting pg. 3

“Ryan Newman Night”Held at HometownTrack pg. 5

Deadline Draws Nearfor 2007 JASPERCalendar Contest pg. 6

PowerMax SparkPlug Wires andSAE Class F(SAE J2031) pg. 7

Wallace Wins atRain-Soaked ARCA KentuckyEvent pg. 7

News and Updates From Jasper Engines & Transmissions August 2006

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JASPER & Vendetta Custom V-8Theme Trike

There was anticipation in theair June 5, as Jasper Engines &Transmissions took delivery of acustom V-8 powered theme trike.This custom trike was a joint ven-ture between JASPER andVendetta V-8 Motor-cycles ofSpencer, Indiana. JASPER is theexclusive supplier of automotive V-8 engines to Vendetta.

The production of the trike,production processes at JASPERand the unveiling of the bike toseveral hundred JASPERAssociates, was videotaped forAmerican Biker, a television showwhich airs on the satellite Men’sChannel. The JASPER themetrike show was scheduled to air inearly August to approximately 27-million households.

In addition to the unique V-8engine, the trike touts such fea-tures as a custom tri-color paint

job, custom cut wheels, CNCmachined tooled logo valve coversby JASPER’s Indiana Tool & Diedivision, custom tooled seat, andJASPER “J” handlebars.

Other design aspects includean adjustable suspension systemfrom Air Ride Technologies ofJasper. Through this system, therider can adjust suspension levelsof the trike to assure a smooth,even ride. Also incorporated is aspecially designed charging systemin which the alternator is drivenby the drive shaft.

Tom Schrader, Vice Presidentof Strategic Development forJASPER commented, “We are verypleased to be working withVendetta V-8 Motorcycles. We arealways looking for new marketsfor our line of quality remanufac-tured engines, and Vendetta hasoffered us a very unique one.Vendetta’s enthusiasm aboutbuilding their creations withJASPER products lends to a greatdeal of credibility to remanufac-tured engines in general, and toJASPER remanufactured enginesin particular.”

“I could not be more pleased to

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Ready To Ride: JASPER President DougBawel prepares to ride the JASPER-poweredVendetta Custom V-8 Theme Trike.

Published by:Jasper Engines &TransmissionsP.O. Box 650Jasper, IN 47547-0650Phone: 1-800-827-7455Fax: 1-812-634-1820www.jasperengines.com

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Ewing AutomotiveSnellville, Georgia, is the home to

Ewing Automotive. With a primaryfocus on general maintenance, Ewingspecializes in engines, transmissions anddifferentials. They also take on the addi-tional duties of foreign and domestichigh performance work and restorationof classic cars and trucks.

Ewing Automotive was founded inthe back yard garage of co-owner, BillyEwing, in 1976. Billy’s interest in theauto industry started with his love ofdrag racing. He was a top driver in theNHRA and IHRA Pro Stock divisionsfor several years. When he was notrepairing cars in his garage, Billyworked after hours, and on weekends,preparing his car for the race.

Ewing Automotive was a home-basedbusiness for 14 years before moving toits present location on Lenora ChurchRoad in Snellville in 1990. The shophas ten service bays in 5,000 square feetof work space. The company hasexpanded by a small amount over theyears, with their biggest focus on retain-ing the current customer base for repeatbusiness.

There are four employees at EwingAutomotive, with two technicians thatare ASE-Certified in several fields,including General Maintenance, TuneUps and Engine Diagnostic and Repair,among others. Ewing offers pay incen-tives to encourage its technicians to fur-ther their automotive education. BillyEwing says to be an auto mechanic, ortechnician, “You have to know more than

a doctor because the human body hasn’tchanged since the first one was created.We in the automotive field cannot staythe same. The automobile has, and willconstantly change.”

Ewing Automotive does a lot of in-house work instead of being just partchangers. They do all of their own in-house certified cylinder head, surfacelathe and mill port work. They alsorepair certain items on vehicles byrepairing existing parts when possible.

“Ewing Automotive goes in-depth torepair vehicles that other shops couldn’tbecause of the competitor’s lack ofknowledge,” says Billy Ewing. “Ittakes years of experience to become agood mechanic, seeing and hearing dif-ferent problems that you can’t get in theclassroom.”

For the past three years, Ewing hasbeen an installer of JASPERRemanufactured gas engines (withinstallation kits) transmissions and differentials. “JASPER’s products areready to install,” says Billy. “They havean excellent, friendly staff of inside andoutside personnel, and a warranty thatyou can depend on, especially whenyou need it.”

The business philosophy at EwingAutomotive is a simple one: ‘You’reonly as good as the work you do, andthe products you sell.’ “Customers arespecial because they picked EwingAutomotive,” added Ewing. “Theycould have gone somewhere else butthey chose to come to us.”

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Ewing Automotive in Snellville, Georgia, has been at this Lenora Church Road locationsince 1990, and is co-owned by former NHRA and IHRA Pro Stock driver Billy Ewing.

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Diesel Dynamometer TestingIn 2005, JASPER started the installa-

tion of four new diesel engine dyna-mometers. Two of the rooms use waterbrake dynamometers, while the other tworooms have new eddy brake systems.Water brakes use water to create a resist-ance to the engine’s movement, whileeddy brakes use electricity. Eddy brakeshave several advantages over waterbrakes, including less maintenance,quicker response, and smoother opera-tion. Over the past year, JASPER hasinstalled many sensors and programupgrades to all four dynamometer roomsto better determine how the engine anddynamometer are running. We alsodesigned and installed a software pro-gram that automatically gathers and sortsall the information from each engine wetest. Each engine’s performance is com-pared to a standard for that engine type,and passes or fails the run test.

Each room has a computer that gath-ers information while the engine is run-ning. It also controls the engine throttleand dynamometer load, and creates a dis-play for the operator to monitor all oper-ations of the dyno. Readings taken fromthe engine include cooling water temper-ature, oil temperature, engine RPM,

torque, horsepower, smoke emissions,fuel pressure, oil pressure, turbo boostpressure, cooling water flow rate,dynamometer bearing temperatures, andengine and dynamometer vibration lev-els. Air temperature, air pressure andhumidity are also monitored to con-stantly calculate SAE corrected horse-power readings.

Each engine tested on thedynamometers has a run profile. Thisprofile tells the computer what RPMand horsepower the engine should berun at, and sets safety limits. The oper-ator simply enters a 6-digit identifica-tion number, starts the engine, andbegins the test. The computer takesover from there, automatically increas-ing RPM and horsepower levels. Mostengines are run at 50 horsepower for 10minutes, then at 100 horsepower for 10minutes. The run finishes up with a fullpower pull, finding the maximumtorque and horsepower output of theengine. If any safety limits are crossed,the operator receives a warning on thecomputer screen. If the problem is notcorrected, the computer automaticallyshuts the engine down according towhat the problem is. For example, ifthe cooling water is too hot, the engineis shut off, but an external pump contin-ues to circulate the water to cool theengine. If an engine exceeds its RPMlimit, the ignition power is shut off and

the dynamometer is fully loaded to stopthe engine. The engine will also be shutdown if there is insufficient water flow,or if it has unusually high vibration lev-els. There are over 200 different pro-files with different run levels and safetylimits.

When an engine is tested, thedynamometer program takes readingsfrom each sensor every tenth of a sec-ond, then creates a spreadsheet contain-ing all the information from the run.Each engine is run for about a half-hour, so each run file contains over15,000 lines of data, 15 columns wide.That’s more than 225,000 numbers. Asyou can imagine, it is difficult to lookthrough this information and see howthe engine performed, so a programdesigned by JASPER’s computer depart-ment reads the spreadsheet and picksout the vital information. The programlooks for maximum horsepower, enginespeed at max horsepower, smoke emis-sions at max horsepower, oil pressure atmax horsepower, oil pressure at idle,and fuel and turbo boost pressures.These numbers are automatically com-pared in the program to a standard forthat engine type, and the engine ispassed or failed. If the engine passes, itis sent to be painted and shipped. If theengine fails, the operator must deter-mine what the problem is, correct it,and re-test the engine.

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A Cummins diesel engine is checked out on one of JASPER’s four dynamometer stands.This dynamometer uses a water brake to create the resistance.

JASPER Associate Heath Eckerle pours overthe numbers while the diesel engine under-goes dynamometer testing.

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team up with Jasper Engines& Transmissions,” said WarrenEvans, a partner in VendettaV-8 Motorcycles. “With theirpowerplant in our Vendetta V-8we will set a new standard bywhich all other automotive-powered motorcycles will bejudged. JASPER offers a 36-month, 75,000 mile warrantyand with 7,700 service loca-tions, we are providing cus-tomer service with aVengeance.”

JASPER V-8 Theme Trike Specifications• Engine: 300 hp 350 c.i. Small Block

Chevy by Jasper Engines & Transmissions - the Exclusive Automotive V-8 Supplier to Vendetta

• Frame: Vendetta V-8 TIG-Welded Chrome Moly

• Radiator: Two-Core Rear Placement

• Headers: Vendetta V8 Insulated with Heat Shield

• Exhaust: Dual Glass Packs with Chrome Tips

• Fuel Injection: Holley Ram Stealth Multi-Port

• Distributor: Mallory Billet Distributor

• Heads: Cast Iron

• Fan: Electric

• Water Pump: Electric

• Transmission: Two-Speed with Reverse-Shorty Glide

• Torque Converter: 2,400 Stall

• Brakes (Front): Dual Disc

• Brakes (Rear): Disc-Automotive

• Front Wheel: 3.5-21”

• Front Tire: Avon 120/70-21

• Rear Wheels: 10.5-18”

• Rear Tires: Nitto 305/55R18

• Suspension: Air Ride Technologies Independent System with Dual Controls

• Wheelbase: 88”

• Weight: 1,500 lbs.

• Seat: Stock Aftermarket Softail - 25” Seat Height (approx.)

• Fuel Capacity: 11 US Gallons (est.)

• Mileage: 20 MPG

• Red Line: 5,800 rpm

• Maximum Speed: 136 mph

In a May 2006 Newsletter article, 60-year JASPERAssociate Gervase Schwenk posed with brothers Dave andFred Ernst. Between the three Associates, there was acombined 148 years of service to JASPER.

In this picture, Gervase poses with the five Wesselbrothers, who have a combined 192 years of service toJASPER amongst them!

Standing left to right is: John Wessel (Gas Engine - 48years), Bill Wessel (R & D - 41 years), Gervase Schwenk,Herb Wessel (Diesel Assembly - 30 years), Paul Wessel(Service Dept. - 38 years) and Charlie Wessel (DieselParts - 35 years). Add Gervase’s tenture to the Wesselbrothers, and you have 252 YEARS of work experience!Associate longevity is the norm, and not the exception,here at Jasper Engines & Transmissions.

“Ryan Newman Night” Held at Hometown Trackcould not advance any additional posi-tions, and slid back to eighth before thecheckered flags flew.

Newman’s appearance at South Bendovershadowed a dramatic victory byLafayette, Indiana’s, BrandonWagner who won the featurerace beating 16-year old BryanClausen to the stripe by lessthan a foot as the two carsraced side-by-side down thefront straightaway on the finallap.

Newman did make his pre-liminary heat race exciting,however. After qualifyingfourth out of 31 entries, hestarted sixth in the fourth heatand quickly picked off a pair ofcars to take fourth. Then onLap 4, with just enough roomto fit two cars in the turn,Newman found enough roomon the track to make it three-wide and squeeze past two oth-ers, almost taking the lead fromSteve Thinnes at the exit ofTurn 4. He settled for secondbehind Thinnes, one of fourheat winners during the event.

It had been six years sinceNewman last turned laps in amidget in USAC competition.Prior to his stock car debut in2000, Newman was a top driverin the three major USAC national divi-sions (Midget, Sprint and Silver Crown).His list of open-wheel achievementsinclude the 1995 USAC Midget SeriesRookie of the Year, and the 1996 Silver

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NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Seriesstandout Ryan Newman, driver of the#12 Penske-JASPER powered Dodge,returned to his open-wheel racing rootsfor “Ryan Newman Night” at SouthBend Motor Speedway in Indiana.

A crowd estimated at over 5,000packed the stands of the tight, quarter-mile paved oval on June 14th, to watchtheir hometown hero participate in aUnited States Auto Club (USAC)Regional Midget Car Series event.

Newman was entered as the driver ofthe #39 Mopar-powered Bullet chassis,maintained by Keith Kunz Motorsports,with sponsorship from Jasper Engines &Transmissions and Mopar.

Newman started fifth in the 23-car,30-lap feature, but could not advance inthe opening laps, instead falling back toeighth. After several cautions early on,Newman was able to return to sixth, but

On The Gas: Ryan Newman takes his firstlaps in the JASPER-sponsored #39 MoparBullet at South Bend Motor Speedway.

Crown Series Rookie title. In 1999,Newman won the Silver CrownNational Championship (known as theSilver Bullet Series at that time) andwas the first driver to win at least one

race in all three major USAC divisionsin the same season.

Newman plans to run additionalUSAC Regional Midget events in 2006.

Picture Time: Ryan Newman takes time for a picture,while the #39 receives service in the pit area of SouthBend Motor Speedway.

Over Two Centuries of JASPER Experience in This Picture!

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Here is a sample of the vehicles featured in the 2006 Jasper Engines & Transmissionscalendar. Send a picture of your JASPER vehicle (in a “show” type setting) to us nolater than September 30th.

Is your vehicle calendar worthy? It’s aquestion we pose to our readers each year.Well it’s time once again for JasperEngines & Transmissions to seek qualitycolor photographs of vehicles and equip-ment in which a JASPER gas or dieselengine, transmission, differential or sterndrive has been installed, for its 2007Calendar Contest. Photo categories areunique vehicles and performance orientedcars and trucks.

Entrants must submit a color photo-graph (35mm or larger) and informationabout the vehicle along with the JASPERproduct that has been installed. Vehiclesshould be placed in a “show” type settingwhen photographed. Polaroid pictures andlow-resolution digital images transferredonto photo paper cannot be accepted.High-resolution digital images, 8 x 10 at350 dpi are acceptable.

Every qualified entrant will receive a1/24th scale diecast #12 car autographedby Ryan Newman. All entries will bejudged based on adherence to the catego-ry, equipment appearance and the qualityof the photograph. Winners will berequired to sign a release consent form forphotograph and name publication.

All entrants whose work appears in thecalendar will receive a $100 gift certifi-cate which can be used to purchaseJASPER remanufactured products orwearable items, 24 complimentary calen-dars and a special JASPER Gift Package.

The entry deadline is September 30th.and is open to all JASPER customers, dis-tributors and Associates. Entries shouldbe mailed to:

Jasper Engines & TransmissionsP.O. Box 650Jasper, Indiana 47547-0650Attn: Abby Brelage

Deadline Draws Near for 2007 JASPER Calendar Contest

Complete Rear Axle Assemblies Available, While They Last!For a limited time, Jasper Engines &

Transmissions has available complete rear end dif-ferentials from American Axle Manufacturing.

These AAM differentials (pictured at left) havean 11.5” ring gear, and will fit 2001-2004 GMone-ton 2wd and 4wd trucks. The differentialsare new with axle shafts and hubs, disc brakes,rotors, calipers and new brake pads.

There are several different housings available,so have your vehicle’s VIN number ready wheninquiring.

Standard differentials are priced at $2,157.00.Limited slip differentials are priced at $2,529.00.

Contact your JASPER Factory Representativefor more information.

Look at any PowerMAX Spark PlugWire Set found in a JASPER installationkit, and you’ll find “SAE Class F” print-ed on each wire. But what does it meanand why is it important?

The SAE Class F rating indicatesthat the cables used in PowerMAX wireshave passed the full range of tests speci-fied by the Society of AutomotiveEngineers (SAE) under Standard J2031,the standard for ignition cables. The let-ter classification denotes the severity ofthe test conditions. Class F comprisesthe most severe conditions and is theSAE’s highest classification. The ClassF rating means the wire has been sub-jected to, and passed, numerous tests,including the accelerated life test, whichmeasures the cable’s ability to withstandexposure to salt water, oil and fuel, aswell as high and low temperatures. Thistesting is designed to make sure thewires can handle the cold of winter, theheat of summer and the chemicals foundin confined engine compartments.

An important part of this test is theThermal Overload Test. This testinvolves exposing PowerMAX wires to

PowerMAX Spark Plug Wires and SAE Class F (SAE J2031)

high temperatures, simulating as closelyas possible an engine compartment on ahot summer day. To pass the SAE J2031Thermal Overload Test and earn theClass F designation, the wire is exposedfor an extended period to 250° C (482°F) heat and is then rotated on a mandrelto stress the wire and to check fordefects. The wire must not show anysigns of cracks, fractures or other fail-ures. The resistance of the wire mustalso stay within a specified range tomake sure it is still capable of deliveringpower.

Based on the results of the test, thewire is assigned a Class from A to F.Even though Class F is the highest SAEclassification, PowerMAX engineerswere not content with merely meetingthis rigid standard. To further demon-

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strate the superiority of PowerMAX overthe competition, a “heat ramp” test wasdeveloped and validated by an independ-ent third party. This test was designed tostress the cable by successively rampingup the temperature for an extended peri-od, then wrapping the wire around amandrel to check for signs of damage.Each time the wire passes, the tempera-ture is increased, until the wire reachesit’s maximum limit. In this testing,PowerMAX cable far exceeded the ClassF temperature rating and achieved a“Best in Class” protection index ratingvs. the competition.

Not even Mother Nature could stopSteve Wallace from winning the ARCARE/MAX Series event at KentuckySpeedway May 13th.

Wallace, in the Nu South Lemonade-Hantz Group, Penske-JASPER poweredDodge, withstood numerous rain delays,several periods of caution, and a hard-charging fellow rookie to win theHarley-Davidson of Cincinnati 150 by.229 seconds over Brewco Motorsports’

Wallace Wins Rain-Soaked ARCA Kentucky EventBrad Coleman.

Wallace, the 18 year old son of for-mer NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Serieschampion Rusty Wallace, earned thepole position with a new track record forARCA Series cars with a lap of 177.509mph (30.421 seconds), scorching theprevious record by 2.244 mph, or .390 ofa second. Wallace went on to dominatethe race, leading 63 of 103 laps on therainy Kentucky day.

In fact, just about the only thing hot-ter than Wallace that weekend was hisvictory lane burnout, which left an actu-al trail of flames in the infield grassafter some rubber he put down caughtfire.

The race was lengthened by two lapsto accommodate a green flag finish aftera spin on the frontstretch on lap 96.

When the race resumed on lap 101,Coleman got within a half-length ofWallace’s rear bumper, but could notfind a way around the eventual winner.

“We sat on the pole today,” saidWallace. “We broke the track record andwe won the race. A pretty good day.”

Steve Wallace’s Remaining 2006 ARCARE/MAX Series Schedule

8/10 Michigan Speedway10/6 Talladega Superspeedway10/15 Iowa Speedway

He’s in there somewhere: Steve Wallace’svictory burnout caught fire after the ARCARE/MAX event at Kentucky Speedway.

Steve Wallace has Penske-Jasper powerunder the hood of his #61 ARCA RE/MAXSeries Dodge at Kentucky Speedway.

SAE Class F is printed on each PowerMAX Sprark Plug Wire. But why?

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Braid or Monofilament?A lot of anglers ask: “When do I use braided

line over monofilament line?” The answer is:“Whenever the need arises.”

To better answer the question, I use Maxima’sUltragreen monofilament (mono) line the majorityof the time. Mono is very strong and abrasive-resistant and this is the main reason I like to use it.I think mono is best used when fishing around woodbecause it’s slick and tends not to get hung-up.

However, braid has its place, too. I use braidedline in situations such as flipping into heavy vegeta-tion mattes with large weights. Braid doesn’t stretchand is unmatched in sensitivity and strength.Bottom line, braid will cut through vegetation wheremono will not. I also prefer to use braid when mak-ing long casts with heavy blades and frogs.

Braid is a line that must be matched with the cor-rect rod. If not, you will more than likely lose fish.Be patient because it will take practice to find theline/rod combination that works best for you.

by Chad Morganthaler, JASPER Fishing Team

Look for more fishing tips with Chad Morganthaler and the JASPERFishing Team in future Newsletter issues, and on the JASPER website:www.jasperengines.com.