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Old 01-09-2006, 10:24 PM
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This was constructed for our existing and potential dealers, but I thought I would share it with you guys so you can get an inside look at Katech.


Most people, when touring Katech, are astounded by the sheer size of our operations. Our shop is a bustling hub of activity with 47 employees working on all kinds of exciting projects. Here is a brief gallery of what Katech looks like.


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http://www.katechengines.com/street_...ealer_tour.pdf



Katech building 1, housing offices, engineering, street performance division, shipping/receiving, fabrication, manual machining, engine build room, cylinder head room, parts washing room, dyno test corridor, and parts department.


Welding/fabrication


Shipping/Receiving


Manual machining


Engine build room
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CAD drawing


Engineering department overview. Katech LS7 12:1 piston on the table.


Parts Department


Test corridor: 3 engine dynos, Valvetrain dynamics test cell, friction loss test cell, fuel flow test

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Engine dyno test cell
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Dyno test in progress


On to building 2:
Housing the CNC department.




CNC department


CNC department


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CNC Machine notching a piston for valve reliefs


Another look


CNC Machine making an A-plate


Another look



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Manufacturing inspection room

On to building 3:
Housing Conference room, showcase and warehousing.


The hoist. This was recently moved to building 4 next to the chassis dyno.


The showcase. This is normally full of engines, but this photo was taken during PRI.




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What a work of art!


Gen III/IV cases ready to go!

On to building 4:
Housing the Mustang chassis dyno, hoist, and more warehousing/storage.




Chassis dyno
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****...when do I start working there again? lol.
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that is a state of the art setup yall got there. very nice. how do i get a job???
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damn i need your shop. nice by the way
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I wanna buy this facility right now !!!! - I got $260 on my paypal. My final offer - Take it or leave it !!!


AWESOME FACILITY !!!
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Are those CNC black boxes! I thought only the space program had those!

Looks pretty sweet. You guys going to need a mechanical engineer specializing in ls1 workings in about 2 years? I'd love to come throw my hat in the ring
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If i had a dream work place it would be there. Looks terrific, nice job guys.
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very, very cool
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what program do you use for the solid modeling? looked like pro/e or solidworks. 3D design is awesome. Id love to be in that mans chair doing 3d design work for performance. better than boring 2d AutoCAD.
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so with all that space u might be designing a ls7 swap for our little old fbodies
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
Are those CNC black boxes! I thought only the space program had those!

Looks pretty sweet. You guys going to need a mechanical engineer specializing in ls1 workings in about 2 years? I'd love to come throw my hat in the ring
It's always good to just send your resume in. Send it to resumes@katechengines.com
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Originally Posted by 11 Bravo
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resumes@katechengines.com
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Originally Posted by Hennytime
so with all that space u might be designing a ls7 swap for our little old fbodies

That may be.
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Originally Posted by 30th t/a
what program do you use for the solid modeling? looked like pro/e or solidworks. 3D design is awesome. Id love to be in that mans chair doing 3d design work for performance. better than boring 2d AutoCAD.
Solidworks (pictured) and unigraphics.


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