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Dean Hempel
Apr 3, 20222 min read
Diesel Fuel variations...
Diesel fuel quality varies by location depending on the nature of the crude oil and refining practices used to make it. AMSOIL diesel...
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Dean Hempel
Apr 2, 20225 min read
Oil isn’t just Oil anymore.
Gale Banks from Banks Power has walked us through a great look at the formulation of Synthetic Lubricants. (See our blog from Jan 6,...
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Dean Hempel
Mar 10, 20225 min read
You Are Special? Become Preferred today.
A FAMILY OF ENTHUSIASTS I realize this is not new to many, but felt it's a good review with the big increase in new customers to Direct...
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Dean Hempel
Mar 4, 20222 min read
Springtime Habits include Changing Oil
Traditions can be great. Today, motorists usually change their motor oil in the spring and/or fall out of tradition and a desire to take...
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Dean Hempel
Feb 9, 20221 min read
String Trimmer time !
Getting ready for grass trimming while there's still ice and snow? Not me, but I'm happy that I'm working on a second extra season on my...
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Dean Hempel
Jan 28, 20221 min read
Got Summer Plans ?
Let’s take a 5 day journey to 5 car shows with 3,000 of your closest friends. 2022 Hot Rod Power Tour is shaping up to be a great time. ...
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Dean Hempel
Jan 25, 20223 min read
Mobil 1 or Amsoil Signature
We hear so much about the highly marketed Mobil 1 being the synthetic standard by which all others are measured with. Knowing that Mobil...
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Dean Hempel
Jan 6, 20222 min read
A Learning Opportunity
Speed School by Gale Banks – a few hours well spent! Banks Power is known far and wide as the premier designer and manufacturer of...
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Dean Hempel
Dec 24, 20212 min read
Two kinds of car owners
Motorsports covers a very broad range of interests. Basically anything with a motor would be or could be considered something involved...
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Dean Hempel
Dec 16, 20211 min read
A Look at How Synthetics are Made
How Motor Oil is Made in Superior WI Sometimes the best learning is seeing it done with an expert description. Gale Banks from Banks...
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Dean Hempel
Dec 16, 20211 min read
Comparing Amsoil to Royal Purple
Oil Comparisons When companies test their products, they are NOT going to release negative results about their own products. It’s no...
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Dean Hempel
Dec 10, 20212 min read
FELPRO Gaskets on overload
Sorting through thousands of gasket sets has become an interesting experience. When you are a mechanic and need to buy a gasket set, you...
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Dean Hempel
Dec 10, 20211 min read
Honoring a great racing family...
Godspeed Bobby and Al Unser. With word of Big Al's passing, it brought back some really fond memories of my time at Indy time trials. ...
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Dean Hempel
Nov 5, 20213 min read
Car Shows have changed
If you’re a car person, you’re probably noticing that there are a lot of car shows showing up in your neighborhood. The culture of car...
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Dean Hempel
Oct 26, 20212 min read
Inspired by a movie?
Street racing has deep roots in our interests in cars. However, being illegal and sometimes dangerous never slowed the interest and...
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Dean Hempel
Oct 26, 20212 min read
Telling it like it is.
Starting a blog or simply a series of stories might seem like an easy task. This is especially the case when you have read a lot of bad...
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