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Kathy Fisher Looks To New Supercharger To Help Capture PDRA Top Dragster Title

A storm system rolled through and pushed back the schedule. The finals will be run in August

Kathy waits out the weather in her trailer at Virginia Motorsports Park

Kathy Fisher has a secret weapon. And with it the Performance by Fisher team plans on dominating the Top Dragster Class in PDRA competition. Except it’s not a secret anymore as the F3-121 Procharger that replaced the F2 supercharger she’d been running is in clear view of competitors and fans. And although they’ve not had the new set-up on the dyno, it’s expected to produce 2,300 to 2,400 horsepower, which is a 200 to 300 horsepower increase over the old set-up.

Nonetheless, Kathy and her husband Kevin, who run the team from their shop in Lima, Ohio, see 2017 as their best opportunity to take the Top Dragster championship in the 1/8 mile PDRA series. Last year Kathy finished fourth in the championship and was only able to attend six of nine races. In addition she’ll be running at NHRA Divisional and National events not just for the 1/4 mile experience, but also to further support her marketing partners.

While she was knocked out in the second round at the first PDRA event of the year, at the NHRA Divisional at VMP she qualified second. The event couldn’t be completed so it will be run as part of the August race. In the meantime, Kathy made it to the semifinals at the NHRA Nationals in Atlanta.

With only an 1/8 mile course, timing is extremely important to PDRA racers

Kathy, alone with her thoughts before her run, planning out each move to the microsecond

For those of you not familiar with Kathy, you’re clearly among the 15% of Americans who don’t own a television (though that’s no excuse). Kathy has appeared in a number of automotive-related programming including the just-wrapped season four of Performance TV, which is currently in the midst of a 26 week run on Saturday mornings on Velocity. Kathy’s also appearing in a 13-week series called Bidding Wars – where the crew follows the bidders instead of the cars. Kathy has also appeared on Inside Drag Racing, World of Trucks, LoCar Car Show Series , Married with Dragsters, and others. You can catch many of the shows online.

Kathy got her start drag racing like most kids – competing in her father’s Nova. While working to establish her career in broadcasting didn’t leave much time for drag racing, but she was slowly drawn back in. First it was racing her own Camaro (on which she installed her first K&N filter), and then through various steps ended up working for Frank Hawley's NHRA Drag Racing School. While working for Frank she earned her Top Alcohol license and she was on her way.

Now her sites are set on becoming one of the top 1/8th mile Top Dragster racers in the country. And she has the car to make it happen.

The Top Dragster class is growing as the cars look like T/F but are easier on the equipment

Warming up her Mickey Thompson slicks before a run. Top Dragsters run automatic transmissions.

In a class where almost anything goes in terms of engine configurations, you have to get the sums right, which is why Kevin and Kathy have trusted Stan Ray at Ohio Crankshaft with their engines.

Stan started with off with a Brodix Big Block punched out to 547 CID. Heads are aluminum B3 units from Brodix as well. Pistons are from J&E and the crank is from, of course, Ohio Crankshaft. Air is drawn through a K&N filter by the F3-121 Procharger, and into the engine via a single-blow-through carburetor.

Upon hearing the motor start for the first time a former team member referred to its sound as "thumpy goodness." Some of that is due to Kevin, who fabricates the headers himself out of Borla pipes. As the President of Performance by Fisher, a custom exhaust and repair facility in their hometown of Lima, he certainly brings the skills to the job. Once the welding is done the headers receive an Armor Coat ceramic coating.

Power is driven back not through a direct drive using a series of clutches like a Top Fuel dragster, but rather a heavily-modified Abruzzi two-speed Powerglide with an aluminum torque converter. The chassis is an American Race Cars 272-inch wheelbase dragster out of Millbury, OH (see a trend here?).

Small video cameras are giving non-participants the opportunity to see what it's like to compete

The ultimate selfie. Actually a frame grab off a video of one of Kathy's runs. Trade seats anyone?

As mentioned by Kathy earlier, she started using K&N air filters long before she ever thought of doing more than just racing her Camaro on weekends. The Performance by Fisher team tell us they wouldn’t drive anywhere without a K&N filter protecting the engine. The Top Dragster has a custom filter designed specifically for the application. All the oil in the 547 CID Big Block passes through a K&N billet oil filter. The race car hauler is, of course, fitted with K&N filters as their own personal vehicles including Kathy’s Harley-Davidson Trike.

As performance by Fisher is also a independent repair garage that focuses on performance work, Kevin and his crew install K&N filters on customer cars. As Kathy says, "use ‘em, love ‘em, sell ‘em."

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Travis Miller Wins First K&N Pro Series East Race of His Career at South Boston Speedway

Travis Miller, NASCAR, K&N Pro Series East, South Boston Speedway

Travis Miller won the first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race of his career at South Boston Speedway

Travis Miller won his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at South Boston Speedway in Virginia. Miller took the lead on lap 59 and held it for the final 60 laps of the first race of the WhosYourDriver.org Twin 100s.

Miller, who started in the second row, passed rookie Chase Purdy for the lead on lap 59 after the only restart of the race. There was one caution for four laps, from laps 55-58.

"I wasn’t quite sure how it was going to work there," Miller said. "That was probably the winning move on our part."

Chase Cabre won the pole and led for the first 19 laps of the race. Purdy took the lead on lap 20 and was out front for 39 laps. Cabre fell back and finished in seventh place. Purdy crossed the finish line in second place.

"He was definitely faster than me at the end of the race," Miller said about Purdy. "He drove me really good and I actually cut him off once or twice. I definitely appreciate him driving me clean even after I did that. All in all it was a good race."

Purdy posted his first top five finish and second top 10 in five K&N Pro Series East races.

"That was down to the wire," Purdy said. "Hats off to my crew. The work they do in the shop all week doesn’t compare to what you see here. They work their butts off. They give me a fast race car and that was just hard racing right there."

Travis Miller, NASCAR, K&N Pro Series East, South Boston Speedway

Travis Miller led 40 laps of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at South Boston Speedway

Miller has started two K&N Pro Series East races and has finished in the top 10 both times. He said taking the lead on the restart was difficult, but was a move he needed to make to win the race.

"That was the game changer right there," Miller said. "It was really hard to pass on the bottom here. That’s what won us the race, that restart."

Todd Gilliland, the 2016 K&N Pro Series West champion, finished third. Dillon Bassett was fourth, followed by Harrison Burton in fifth.

Burton took a 14-point lead over Gilliland in the K&N Pro Series East race after the first race at South Boston Speedway. Purdy was third, 24 points behind Burton.

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Need More Power and the Ability to Filter Out Lots of Dirt? A K&N Cold Air Intake Can Help

K&N cold air intakes are designed to feed your engine more air thus giving it more power

K&N cold air intakes are designed to feed your engine more air thus giving it more power

Off-roading in your truck can be a very liberating experience. Being out in nature, the wind in your hair, and dirt and dust scoring the linings of your pistons. Wait, what was that? The last thing you want to worry about when enjoying a nice OHV trail or while rock crawling is whether or not your engine is getting clean air. Besides the inherent danger of off-roading to your body panels, as hard as your engine works, it shouldn’t have to suffer because of a dirty air filter.

The paper OEM filter and corrugated air tube that likely came with your truck from the factory worked well for what the engineers needed. However, enthusiasts are often left scratching their heads and asking, “who designed it like this?” Unfortunately, engineers are under a lot of constraints when manufacturing a vehicle. Everything from time and money limitations to keeping the sound levels and power numbers at the correct levels often plague engineers during the build. That is why companies like K&N Engineering offer solutions like cold air intakes.

The install of a K&N cold air intake takes around 90 minutes and can be done with common hand tools

The install of a K&N cold air intake takes around 90 minutes and can be done with common hand tools

Cold air intakes, also known as cool air intakes and performance air intakes, are usually made of a plastic or metal tube, an air box or heat shield, and a filter. Together, these components provide a less restrictive, more direct path for the air to the engine. This accomplishes a couple things; first it allows more air into the engine with less effort, and second, it lessens the turbulence of the air. More air with less turbulence can mix more efficiently with the fuel from the injectors. This makes for a more complete burn of the fuel and a stronger combustion in the cylinder. Bigger bang = more power. These systems typically show an estimated power increase of anywhere from 10-15 horsepower. Pretty good for a bolt-on system!

Another part of the cold air intake equation, besides getting more air into the engine, is the quality of the air. As stated before, these systems typically have a heatshield or air box to separate the air filter from the engine bay. The air in the engine bay is quite warm, while the outside air is relatively colder. Cold air has more oxygen molecules than warm air. The mass airflow sensor in your vehicle can detect the temperature of the air and inject more or less fuel as necessary.

One of K&N's newest series of cold air intakes is the Blackhawk Induction line of intakes

One of K&N's newest series of cold air intakes is the Blackhawk Induction line of intakes

Since we are talking about air quality, we might as well talk about the filtration benefits of the filters attached to these cold air intakes. The K&N filter included with most of their intake systems is a pleated cotton filter media. It consists of several layers of cotton soaked in a special type of oil to help trap contaminants before they can do any harm to your engine. These filters are made of a high-flow cotton gauze media, therefore they let in more air. Another great thing about them is that they are washable and reusable. No more throwing away paper air filters after a long trail ride because they are packed full of dirt. The K&N filters are also guaranteed to last with the K&N 10-year/Million Mile Limited Warranty.

K&N offers several different cold air intakes for vehicles depending on individual needs. These vary from a traditional oiled cotton media to a non-oiled synthetic media. The choice is yours. So if you need a boost in power and the ability to filter out dirt and dust before it reaches your engine, check out K&N to see all the intakes and other products they have to offer.

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2014-2017 Chevy / GMC Pick-ups erhöhen Leistung und Drehmoment mit K&N Luftansaugsystemen

K&N unter der Haube von bestimmten Chevy, GMC, Cadillac SUVs und Pick-ups

K&N unter der Haube von bestimmten Chevy, GMC, Cadillac SUVs und Pick-ups

Auf dem größeren Pick-up Markt dreht es sich nicht nur um PS und das Schleppen von schweren Gewichten. Um wettbewerbsfähig zu sein, müssen Hersteller heutzutage auch Kraftstoffeffizienz berücksichtigen sowie raffinierte Innenräume mit der heutigen Technologie und natürlich muss es genausogut auf der Straße agieren wie im Gelände. Es muss ein komplettes Paket sein. Manche denken vielleicht, dass dies nicht machbar ist, aber General Motors hat etwas geleistet und kämpft um den Gewinn mit den komplett neuen 2014-2017 Chevrolet Silverado, Chevy Tahoe, Chevy Suburban Modellen und auch den GMC Sierra, GMC Yukon und GMC Yukon XL Modellen. Diese Fahrzeuge treffen alle Checkboxen - Kraftstoffeffizienz, Schlepp-Fähigkeit, Eleganz und Technologie. Jedoch die Installation von einem K&N 63-3082 AirCharger Performance Luftansaugsystems kann diese Fahrzeuge auf den nächsten Level bringen und weiter von der Konkurrenz distanzieren.

K&N Luftansaugsystem für bestimmte 2014-2017 Chevy, GMC, Cadillac

K&N Luftansaugsystem für bestimmte 2014-2017 Chevy, GMC, Cadillac Geländewagen und Pick-ups.

Das 63-3082 Performance Luftsaugsystem wurde von Experten entwickelt und ist garantiert, die Leistung und Drehmoment zu erhöhen. Es ersetzt das restriktive ab Fabrik System mit einem frei fließenden, High-Density-Polyethylen (HDPE) Lufteinlass-Schlauch um Lufteinschränkung zu minimieren und zu glätten, und den Luftstrom zum Motor zu erhöhen. Mehr Luft bedeutet mehr nutzbare Leistung im gesamten Drehzahlbereich des Motors. Das K&N RF-1041 konische Luftfilter ist passt in den Einlass des Systems, und bietet hervorragende Luftzirkulation sowie hervorragende Filterleistung. Das Luftfilter ist waschbar und wiederverwendbar und hält bis zu 100.000 Meilen zwischen den Reinigungen, je nach Fahrbedingungen. K&N 63-3082 beinhaltet ein Hitzeschild, das hilft, kühlere Luft in den Motor einzulassen.

Dyno Chart für ausgewählt 2014-2017 Chevy, GMC, Cadillac SUVs und trucks K&N Luftansaugsystem 63-3082

Dyno Chart für ausgewählt 2014-2017 Chevy, GMC, Cadillac SUVs und trucks K&N Luftansaugsystem 63-3082

Dyno Chart für ausgewählt Chevy, GMC, Cadillac SUVs und trucks K&N Luftansaugsystem 63-3082

Dyno Chart für K&N 2015 Chevy Tahoe Luftansaugsystem 63-3082

Sogar mit einem ausgezeichneten Design kommen Sie nicht sehr weit in der Pick-up Welt, wenn das Design kein messbares Ergebnis produziert. Das K&N 63-3082 Performance Luftansaugsystem produziert beeindruckende Leistungssteigerungen in PS und Drehmoment. Auf dem Dyno Prüfstand, wenn auf einen 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 5.3 Liter-V8 Pick-up installiert, bringt das 63-3082 Performance Luftansaugsystem geschätzte zusätzliche 10,6 PS bei 5341 U/min und 8,4 lb-ft von Drehmoment bei 4391 u/min. Wenn in einem 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3 L V8 installiert produziert das 63-3082 Performance Luftansaugsystem schätzungsweise zusätzliche 15,3 PS bei 5341 U/min und 21,2 lb-ft Drehmoment bei 4390 Umdrehungen pro Minute.

Das 63-3082 Performance Luftansaugsystem ist eine einfach zu installierende Leistungssteigerung, die in ca. 90 Minuten oder weniger mit einfachen Handwerkzeugen und mit K&N Schritt für Schritt Anweisungen installiert werden kann. Es behält alle notwendigen ab Fabrik Verbindungen und erfordert keine zusätzlichen Änderungen am Fahrzeug. K&N unterstützt das 63-3082 mit der berühmten K&N Million Meilen beschränkten Garantie, sodass Besitzer sicher sein können, dass ihr Lufteinlasssystem harten Bedingungen standhalten kann.

Ob Ihr 2014, 2015, 2016 oder 2017 Chevy oder GMC als zuverlässiges tägliches Fahrzeug gefahren wird oder als ein dediziertes Arbeitstier verwendet wird, das K&N 63-3082 AirCharger Luftansaugsystem bietet eine langlebige und zuverlässige Leistungssteigerung über Jahre hinweg.

Performance Luftansaugsystem System 63-3082 wird garantiert, Leistung und Drehmoment auf den unten aufgeführten Chevrolet und GMC Modellen erhöhen:

2017 GMC YUKON XL 5.3L V8 F/I
2017 GMC YUKON DENALI XL 6.2L V8 F/I
2017 GMC YUKON DENALI 6.2L V8 F/I
2017 GMC YUKON 5.3L V8 F/I
2017 GMC SIERRA 1500 6.2L V8 F/I
2017 GMC SIERRA 1500 5.3L V8 F/I
2017 CHEVROLET TAHOE 5.3L V8 F/I
2017 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 5.3L V8 F/I
2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 6.2L V8 F/I
2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 5.3L V8 F/I
2017 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV 6.2L V8 F/I
2017 CADILLAC ESCALADE 6.2L V8 F/I
2016 GMC YUKON XL 5.3L V8 F/I
2016 GMC YUKON DENALI XL 6.2L V8 F/I
2016 GMC YUKON DENALI 6.2L V8 F/I
2016 GMC YUKON 5.3L V8 F/I
2016 GMC SIERRA 1500 6.2L V8 F/I
2016 GMC SIERRA 1500 5.3L V8 F/I
2016 CHEVROLET TAHOE 5.3L V8 F/I
2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 5.3L V8 F/I
2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 6.2L V8 F/I
2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 5.3L V8 F/I
2016 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV 6.2L V8 F/I
2016 CADILLAC ESCALADE 6.2L V8 F/I
2015 GMC YUKON XL 5.3L V8 F/I
2015 GMC YUKON DENALI XL 6.2L V8 F/I
2015 GMC YUKON DENALI 6.2L V8 F/I
2015 GMC YUKON 5.3L V8 F/I
2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 6.2L V8 F/I
2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 5.3L V8 F/I
2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE 5.3L V8 F/I
2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 5.3L V8 F/I
2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 6.2L V8 F/I
2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 5.3L V8 F/I
2015 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV 6.2L V8 F/I
2015 CADILLAC ESCALADE 6.2L V8 F/I
2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 6.2L V8 F/I
2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 5.3L V8 F/I
2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 6.2L V8 F/I
2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 5.3L V8 F/I

Für alle K&N Chevy, GMC, Cadillac Geländewagen und Pick-up Lufteinlässe, besuchen Sie die Chevy Lufteinlässe, GMC Lufteinlässe, Cadillac Lufteinlässe Seiten auf KNFilters.com.

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Der waschbare K&N Innenraumluftfilter macht LKW Kabinen eine freundlichere Umgebung.

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Das Fahrerhaus eines LKWs ist, wo der Fahrer isst, schläft und arbeitet. Es sollte die sauberste Luft habe, die möglich ist.

Das Fahrerhaus eines LKWs ist, wo der Fahrer isst, schläft und arbeitet. Es sollte die sauberste Luft habe, die möglich ist.

So gut wie alle von uns fahren zur Arbeit. Jedoch für einige von uns ist das Fahren die Arbeit. Diese Männer und Frauen verbringen Tag für Tag in der Kabine von ihrem Fahrzeug. Das kann die Schutzpolizei sein, Lieferpersonal oder LKW-Fahrer und weitere Berufe. Für die meisten LKW-Fahrer ist die Straße ihr Zuhause. Sie essen, schlafen, und arbeiten in der Kabine ihrer Lastkraftwagen. Sie sehen alle Teile ihres Landes, das Gute und Schlechte, und alles das damit kommt. Das Schlechte, von dem wir hier sprechen, ist der Pollen, Staub, Keime, Sporen, Pilze, Schimmel, Mehltau und alles andere in der Luft, das ein LKW-Fahrer tagein und tagaus erleiden müssen. Wenn Sie ein LKW-Fahrer sind und so viel Zeit in der Kabine des LKWs verbringen, warum machen Sie die Kabine nicht ein wenig einladender?

Dank K&N können Sie genau das tun. Als ein Teil der K&N Linie von waschbaren und wiederverwendbaren Innenraumfiltern, haben sie den K&N VF8000 eingeführt. Dieses Innenraumfilter ersetzt das ab Fabrik Innenraumfilter in den meisten 2002 und neueren Freightliner-LKWs, einschließlich der Century Class, Columbia und Coronado und Cascadia Modelle. K&N Innenraumfilter sind die ersten ihrer Art entwickelt, um das ab Fabrik Innenraumfilter mit einer waschbaren und wiederverwendbaren Version zu ersetzen. Diese Filter reinigen und erfrischen die einströmende Luft, entfernen potenziell schädliche Stoffe, bevor die Luft in das Fahrerhaus des LKWs einströmt.

Dank der waschbaren und wiederverwendbaren Eigenschaften dieser Filter, wenn das Filter verschmutzt ist, anstatt es wegzuwerfen und Geld für ein neues Papier Luftfilter auszugeben, reinigen Sie es einfach mit dem K&N 99-6000 Kabinenluftfilter Reiniger. Sobald das Filter sauber gespült, sprayen Sie es mit dem K&N Refresher Spray, das in den Reinigungskit enthalten ist. Dieses Spray gibt dem Filter elektrostatische Eigenschaften. Damit grapscht es tatsächlich Verunreinigungen und hält sie fest, bis es wieder Zeit ist, das Filter zu reinigen.

K&N ist sich so sicher über die Qualität ihrer Innenraumluftfilter, dass man es mit einer 10-Jahre/100.000 Meilen beschränkten Garantie abdeckt. Die Filter halten wegen der Qualität der Materialien bei der Herstellung so lange. Zuerst ist das innovative synthetische Filtermedium zwischen zwei Lagen von Epoxy beschichteten Aluminium Gittern. Das gibt dem Filter Steifigkeit und Haltbarkeit. Das ist dann für zusätzliche Fläche plissiert und sitzt in einem Urethan-Rahmen für einen OE Einbach.

Wenn Sie viele Meilen in Ihrem LKW gefahren haben und haben Ihr Innenraumfilter schon lange nicht überprüft, sollten Sie einen Blick auf das K&N Sortiment von Innenraumluftfiltern werfen. Ein gesättigtes Innenraumluftfilter belastet auch Ihren Gebläsemotor unnötig, also wird ein Wechsel zu einem waschbaren Filter vielleicht auch teure Reparaturkosten und Ausfallzeiten verhindern. Um herauszufinden, ob K&N ein Ersatzfilter für Ihren LKW herstellt, können Sie die Querreferenz Suche benutzen und nach Ihrem Filterhersteller suchen. Und wenn sie kein LKW-Fahrer sind, der einen Freightliner fährt, dann macht K&N auch waschbare Innenraumluftfilter für Autos, Pick-ups und SUVs. Checken sie das K&N Anwendungstool aus und finden Sie das richtige Produkt für Ihre Bedürfnisse.

Das K&N VF8000 wurde für die 2002-heute Freightliner Columbia und Coronado LKWs hergestellt.

Das K&N VF8000 wurde für die 2002-heute Freightliner Columbia und Coronado LKWs hergestellt.

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