The annual Production Engine Remanufacturers Association (PERA) Spring Technical Meeting will be held March 22-23 in Nashville, TN, at the Nashville Sheraton Hotel. The meeting, a combination of technical sessions and hands-on demonstrations, presentations and a facility tour, will begin on Thursday, March 22 at a special reception in the hotel's Pinnacle Room. NHRA Top Fuel drag racer Hillary Will is scheduled as the reception's special guest.
The technical program will begin on Friday morning following breakfast hosted by PERA. The program will include the following presentations:
* "Stroker Motors," An expert on the topic will highlight the opportunities and pitfalls of building stroker motors;
* "Air Costs Money," a presentation on the costs of compressed air, by Roy Stuhlman and Paul Smith of Kaeser Compressor;
* "Chrysler's NGC (Next Generation Computers)" PERA's Roy Berndt will provide details that could well prove to be worth the cost of the trip, unless you already know that 2003 Dodge pickups may come with or without NGC;
* "Valve Springs," presented by Paul 'Scooter' Brothers of Comp Cams. He will share his knowledge of valve springs including the differences between the straight 'old-style' and the new 'beehive' springs.
Following lunch, the afternoon sessions will be held at Grooms Engines for some hands-on demonstrations and presentations including a discussion on the multitude of Ford 4.6L and 5.4L front covers; a new automatic four-lobe cam polisher demonstration by QPAC's Ken Barton; a demonstration by Audie Technology of a computerized machine used to reverse engineer roller cam and a glimpse at Groom's computer program to sort and identify roller cams. In addition, Kaeser Compressor representatives will be available to answer any questions about compressed air that went unanswered following the morning session.
The Spring Tech Meetings will conclude Friday night at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville.
For more information or to register, contact Nancie Boland, PERA's Executive Vice President, at 417-998-5057; Fax 417-998-5056, or email nancieboland@pera.org.
