has been the focus on education. The council works to educate industry manufacturers on legislation that could affect their business to educating high school and tech school guidance counselors on careers available to graduating students interested in work- ing in the hot rod industry. One of the best educa- tion tools HRIA provides the hot rod industry is Education Days. The unique event provides manu- facturers the opportunity to share knowledge of their products with consumers and street rod enthusiasts like you. The sessions allow the manufacturers to gain customer feedback to in turn build new and or improved products addressing today’s needs and
wants in street rods. This year will mark the tenth consecutive year that the HRIA has partnered with the National Street Rod Association to host Education Days at the Street Rod Nationals. This fantastic two-day event is free to anyone who attends the Nationals, which means you do not have to be a registered participant to attend Education Days. The one-hour seminars are in rooms B101 and B102 in the South Wing B Conference Center just across the aisle from the NSRA Show Office. Here is a first look at the sched- ule of presenters and the topics they will be dis- cussing so you can make plans to attend.
2:15-3:15pm — Holley Sniper: “Fuel Injection System and the Sniper 2” presented by Harrison Alford. When the Holley Sniper Throttle Body EFI systems first hit the market in 2015, they offered an easy way to switch from carburetor to a self-tuning electronic fuel injec- tion. They soon became very popular and after
further improvements the Sniper 2 was recently released. The ‘Calibration Wizard’ requires a few simple inputs to create a base map and it begins self-tuning. Harrison will further explain the system and answer questions about this new-age system.
3:30-4:30pm — IDIDIT: “Steering Columns & So Much More” presented by Derek Auten. Derek has been with IDIDIT over 10 years now and is the head of the tech department. He will be giving instructions and answering questions on IDIDIT columns and how to do a proper measure for a column and
a proper install. He has helped and been a part of countless installs and shares his full knowledge on the product. The seminar will discuss how to measure for a column, how to install a column, under dash mounts/floor mounts, hooking up with steering gear, electrical issues, new prod- ucts, tech and troubleshooting.
Friday, August 1 9:15-10:15am — Flaming River: “New Products & Options in Steering” presented by Brett Domin. Brett has been with Flaming River for 23 years. He has been to car shows all over the country and has been restoring cars at home for over 30 years. He enjoys talking to car enthu- siasts about the Flaming River products. He
enjoys learning more about the industry every year by listening to all the stories people have regarding their projects. Brett will be discussing the Flaming River products from U-joints, rack and pinions, steering columns of all styles, bolt- in rack and pinion kits, electric micro steer columns and all their accessories.
10:30-11:30am — SpearTech: “Making Your LS/LT Installation Simple” presented by Justin Vetter. Justin has worked for SpearTech for 14 years. He has been part of the develop- ment for their newer LT GDI engine wiring har- nesses. Currently, he is the operations manager and sales/tech support for all their products at SpearTech Fuel Injection. His love for this busi-
ness comes from his interest in cars in his early teens and racing at the local dragstrip. If you get overwhelmed and worried about how to wire up the engine, Justin can put your mind at ease with a simple 3-wire hook-up to get your LS or LT GDI engine up and running in your swap vehi- cle. He’ll help make your LS wiring simple and to the point!
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