Drag Illustrated Issue 120, April 2017 | Page 100

T H E D Y N O #McLeodEquipped ® From the Street to the Strip McLeod has you covered. www.mcleodracing.com MIKE MORAN SAYS “MY NAME’S NOT ON IT IF IT DOESN’T HAVE SWAIN COATINGS IN IT” Drag racer Mike Moran, known for Street Car and Pro Mod records,* started using Swain’s piston and bearing coatings in 1994. He’s done so continuously since. When he ran nitrous he depended on Swain’s thermal barrier protection to save his en- gines. A Swain protected engine will run 40 passes. An uncoated engine could only do 20 passes before a tear down. Mike uses Swain to insure engines live noticeably longer. Swain coatings can save an engine on a lean pass even with turbo. Mike has tried other coatings when reps handed out free coated parts. None (as in none) ever worked for him. The coatings products other companies supplied to Mike wore away and dome coatings flaked off. Mike has a 24,000 sq. ft. shop with dynos and all the tools. He pulls engines down regularly to get a read on wear and looks for distorted ring lands-he likes what he reads with Swain protected engines. He builds for many other racers and tells them to use Swain coatings to extend the life of their engines. * Mike Moran was the first to break into the 6s with a Street Car at 200 mph and first to break into the 5s with a Pro Mod Turbo at 250 mph. Moran Motorsports Inc. Taylor, MI SWAIN TECH COATINGS www.swaintech.com 585-889-2790 Scottsville, NY 14546 100 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | dragillustrated.com REV.1 Swain 2017 Ad B Moran Drag Racing Engine Ad • 3.75x3.25 • DragIllustrated Issue 120