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Special COMP Performance Group™ gift certificates awarded at each stop of the seven-day tour

For the fourteenth consecutive year, car and truck enthusiasts of all types fired up their high performance machines, braved some truly treacherous weather and cut through the heart of the Midwest for the 2008 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour. At each stop of the tour, the COMP Performance Group™ personnel were in attendance to supply technical expertise and present prizes to a few lucky contestants in some new contests created just for this event.

This year, more than 2500 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour Long Haulers traversed the entire trip, starting in Little Rock, AR, and finishing in Madison, WI. Along the way the tour stopped in Springfield, MO; Topeka, KS; Lincoln, NE; Ames, IA and Rochester, MN. The COMP Performance Group™ trailer was at each stop and had technical help for all CPG companies, including COMP Cams® and TCI® specialists, and a varied assortment of COMP Performance Group™ apparel for sale. COMP Cams® also sponsored the COMP Kidz 500 coloring contest everyday where kids 12 years old and under competed for a McDonald’s gift card.

But the hit of the tour was the “Deal or No Deal” Trivia contest. At each tour location, a randomly drawn contestant was given the chance to come to the main stage and answer a fairly easy trivia question about a COMP Performance Group™ company. If answered correctly, they earned a $100 gift certificate for COMP Performance Group™ products. They could then opt to walk away with the certificate or try to answer a second, more difficult question and receive a $100 gasoline gift card in addition to the prize already earned. If the second question was answered incorrectly, a COMP Cams® t-shirt and hat were the only prizes awarded. Only two winners earned the top award, Alan Haug of Grayslake, IL and Chuck Murray of Third Lake, IL.

This year, the Power & Performance News™ team was really on target, delivering daily reports from the field concerning the events and cars via the www.powerperformancenews.com website. More than ever, it was a chance to really see what participants do and go through to attend this event. For many attendees, this was the trip of a lifetime with great cars and great car people. Challenged by some unbelievably crazy weather that included tornadoes in Kansas, flooding in Iowa and Wisconsin and gusting winds in most locations, it was a wonder that these cars could make it through the tour (and laugh about it).

Regardless of the danger from severe weather outbreaks, this year’s Power Tour was an unqualified success as noted by attendees at the booth. For the 2008 Power Tour daily event coverage and pictures, visit us online at www.powerperformancenews.com.

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New “curved jaw” design delivers increased piston skirt contact for a more secure grip

A favorite of both novice and professional engine builders, the Powerhouse® Products Piston Vise is new and improved for even better piston grip and overall versatility. Built to handle a wide range of pistons from small engine to very large bore V8’s, the attractive blue anodized Powerhouse® Products Piston Vise incorporates a new “curved jaw” design to increase contact with the piston skirt area and avoid the delicate ring lands.

The Powerhouse® Products Piston Vise locates and holds the piston by the wrist pin openings. Once it`s set up, you can just drop subsequent pistons into the vise and lock them in place. It will even hold a piston upside down for balancing or lightening operations. The compound angle feature is what truly makes the Powerhouse® Products Piston Vise unique by not only allowing the piston to rotate from front to back, but also from side to side (necessary for Ford and Big Block Chevy pistons). In addition, the ultra-rigid Powerhouse® Products Piston Vice is perfect for precision piston milling operations such as cutting valve pockets, and contains provisions for securely fastening the unit to a milling table.

For more information about the Powerhouse® Products Piston Vise or any other Powerhouse® product, call us at 1-800-872-7223, or visit us online at www.powerhouseproducts.com.

Quick Summary

Product: Powerhouse® Products Piston Vise
Part Number: #POW351090
Features & Benefits:
• New “curved jaw” design to increase piston skirt contact
• Locates pistons by wrist pin openings
• Holds piston upside down for various operations
• Allows rotation of piston from front to back as well as side to side
• Fits a wide range of piston sizes: small engine to large bore V8’s

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New decal card features all COMP Performance Group™ brand stickers on one sheet

For more than three decades, COMP Cams® has been the undisputed leader in the world of high performance valve train components. As part of its ongoing effort to offer the very best brands and products available in the motorsports industry, COMP proudly releases a new multi-brand decal card featuring seven COMP Performance Group™ brand logos on one sheet.

The multi-brand decal card features seven of the COMP Performance Group™ brand logos: COMP Cams®, TCI®, RHS™, ZEX™, FAST™, ProRacing Sim™ and Powerhouse® Products. Each brand is an instantly recognized leader in the automotive high performance industry. The all-new decal card features two different-sized decals for five of the COMP Performance Group™ companies, as well as one decal of each of the logos for Powerhouse® Products and ProRacing Sim™. Each decal features four-color, high-quality vinyl construction for a vibrant appearance and resistance to the elements. On the backside of each decal card special offers for COMP Performance Group™ apparel and subscriptions to Power & Performance Magazine™ can be found.

For more information about the COMP Performance Group™ Multi-Brand Decal Card or any COMP Performance Group™ product, call us at 1-800-999-0853, or visit us online at www.compcams.com.

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Online tool store features unique products for the professional & enthusiast mechanic and product specials throughout the holiday season

Mechanics, both pros and part timers, love tools. Powerhouse® Products offers the most unique line of specialty tools available. From helpful engine building tools, such as micrometers and heavy-duty manual valve spring compressors to tuning products, including the valve lash adjusting torque wrench and precision compression testers, Powerhouse® Products are the perfect gift for the hard-to-shop-for mechanic this holiday.

Updated just in time for the holidays, the Powerhouse® Products online store makes shopping and ordering the latest tools easier than ever. In addition, throughout the holiday season, Powerhouse® will offer weekly specials on a variety of tools that make great Christmas gifts. Visit our website often to check out the great deals to be found.

For more information about the Powerhouse® Products special holiday deals, visit us online at www.powerhouseproducts.com.

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Make Installing Hose Ends Easy

Simple tool installs hose ends even on old and worn braided steel hoses Anyone who has worked with braided steel hose lines knows the frustration of installing hose ends. Sure those braided hoses may look great when fitted to your engine, but fighting with slightly frayed braided steel hoses can cause you to wish for simple neoprene hoses instead. To the rescue are the new Powerhouse® Products Braided Hose & Fitting Assembly Tool Kits, which quickly and neatly install hose ends without any of the hassle. Two kits are available. Each kit works with three different hose sizes and are broken down into small (-4, -6 and -8 AN) hoses and large (-10, -12 and -16 AN) hoses.

To use the Powerhouse® Products Braided Hose & Fitting Assembly Tool Kit, the tool is first separated into its two halves, lubricated and then fitted with the appropriate size hose end. To keep the tool steady it is mounted in a vise. The end of the braided steel hose is fed into the opening in the tool and twisted until it stops completing the installation. Simply remove the tool from the vise, and reveal your freshly installed hose end.

For more information about the Powerhouse® Products Braided Hose & Fitting Assembly Tool Kit or any other Powerhouse® product, call us at 1-800-872-7223, or visit us online at www.powerhouseproducts.com.

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