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One issue I had early on was cooling, there are two headers in a very small engine bay, and the maximum frontal area of the radiator is limited to around 11 inches, which quite honestly is too small for a mildly tuned V8.

For more than 20 years Davies Craig Pty Ltd has travelled up to Canberra for the National Capital’s automotive extravaganza the first week of January each year! Tens of thousands of car-loving fans and thousands of entrants will either take part or enjoy the automotive carnival of varying festivities which encapsulates the entire city for four full-on days!

A tyre with low pressure and increased temperature leads to reduced fuel efficiency, decreased handling, and an increased risk of accidents

South Africa’s Team Matjien and engineer/pilot, 67 year old Koos Zietsman plans to break the world land speed record on a South African made 498cc 2-stroke machine at Bonneville next year.

  After years promoting the virtues of motorsports, public relations guru Mike Drewer has been racing for himself across the salt bed of Lake Ga...

Australian specialist pump designer & manufacturer, Davies, Craig has introduced its newest range of marine, DC powered, electric water pumps.

I installed a Davies, Craig Electric Water Pumps on our 1929 Model A Ford Speedster, and we are very happy with the performance. I wrote an article that have have shared with fellow vintage automobile performance folks. I have enclosed that information below. Thanks for a great product. Bob Whe

BUILDING ICONIC 1950’s DREAM MACHINES!

The main function of an engine’s cooling system is to ensure the engine operates at its optimum operating temperature. An automotive engine oper...

  When it comes to controlling Twin Electric Fans there are several options available. You could just wire the electric fans to run all the ti...

Who would have thought, that back in the ‘60’s two young Aussies Daryl Davies and Bill Craig would carve out a niche in Australian automotive aftermarket history with their innovative work developing Australian automotive and air conditioning electric fans?

So how do I find out which Davies Craig Electric Thermatic® Fan suits my car?

Turbochargers generate an enormous amount of heat. Heat-soak is a huge factor with turbochargers, can ‘kill’ them fast and must be brought under control after engine shut-down. Heat originates in the exhaust system and during solid use, high exhaust temperatures unload enormous quantities of heat into the exhaust manifolds, turbine housing, and turbine wheel.

The decision to build a 6-wheeler using a reversed VW Kombi torsion housing as the lazy axle and make a tray bed big enough to carry a beetle was relatively simple.

If you are planning on eliminating you current mechanical water pump you have choice of which model EWP® you wish to install in your engine’s bottom radiator hose.

What Are The Benefits Of An Davies, Craig Electric Water Pump (EWP)

Australian automotive cooling technologies manufacturer Davies Craig Pty Ltd now has four compact Electric Booster Pumps (EBP®) in its range, the EBP®15; EBP®23; EBP®25 and EBP®40, available in 12v and 24v models.

One of the best reasons to upgrade your car’s cooling system with a remote-mounted EWP® or Electric Water Pump is having the original mechanical pump fail. Given the original design hasn’t really changed for decades, and the design itself was simple to begin with, what can go wrong?

Engines aren’t the only things we can keep cool and Davies Craig is proud to announce a new transmission cooler kit for the Ford Ranger, Mazda BT 50, and related vehicles that are fitted with a Ford 6R80 transmission.

Car engines come in many sizes and have done size the first rolled off the construction line. One can head into a car showroom and be greeted with engines smaller than a bottle of soft drink, the size of a family aimed milk bottle, or bigger.

Chevrolet’s small block V8 engines are known for their strength and durability. But like anything mechanical, Small Block Chev overheating issues can occur and it can sometimes be a matter of following a path from a to z to identify the cause of SBC overheating problems. The most easily recognised indicator? Keep an eye on the car’s temperature gauge.

Australian-owned and operated manufacturer, Davies, Craig Pty Ltd has launched an enhanced EWP® Header-Adaptor to suit GM Generation III & IV SB engines.

Many a debate has been held relating to air flow in an engine’s cooling system and what is an adequate volume of air and what is not. One fact is, we have never had any calls on any level complaining of too much air coming through a radiator core!

Chris Hamilton is the restoration manager at The Healey Factory in Melbourne. These pert British open top cars have a strong following and embody the best of small car design from their era. Chris shows off one excellent example of these machines, complete with an alloy blocked engine that’s been increased in capacity to 4.4L from the original 2.9L.