The Jim Clark Story

The Jim Clark Story

Looking back at the “Meet the Crew” video from last year, Burns Stainless CEO/President Vince Roman mentioned his favorite racer is Jim Clark. This...
The Harley-Davidson M8 Engine

The Harley-Davidson M8 Engine

  It’s a great day for a ride. As I am about to start up the bike, I got to thinking about this latest V-Twin from Harley-Davidson. How does a com...
Straight vs Stepped in Performance Pipe Design

Straight vs Stepped in Performance Pipe Design

For decades Burns Stainless has been focused on building peak power throughout the power band. We are often asked the question “are stepped pipes b...
The Ins and Outs of Aluminum Tubing

The Ins and Outs of Aluminum Tubing

Earlier in these articles we explored welded vs seamless tubing. With Aluminum tubing this is not even a discussion as nearly all aluminum tube mat...
Shaking Up An Iconic Brand

Shaking Up An Iconic Brand

There is a movement happening. Although somewhat frequent here in California, it isn’t the seismic waves of Earth’s lithosphere. This seismic activ...
Aluminum Alloys for Racing Applications

Aluminum Alloys for Racing Applications

Aluminum is widely used in racing to make everything from radiators to pistons to intake manifolds (However, we would never recommend aluminum for ...
180° headers Bundle of snakes

Bundle of Snakes - 180 Degree Headers

Many of you have seen the so-called “bundle-of-snakes” headers on the infamous Ford GT40s of the late sixties, but you might wonder.

Are they still relevant today?

Those beautiful works of art built by English craftsman on the Lola-designed chassis where two tubes from each bank of the V-8 are crossed over the engine to collect in 4-1 collectors with opposing tubes.