Henshaw Motor Racing ltd

Henshaw Motor Racing ltd Builders of fast moving rolling art and Designers of Billet endurance rotary components

Stoked with this result today on my old fishing boat motor! It’s only taken me a couple of years to get it done but with...
29/08/2026

Stoked with this result today on my old fishing boat motor! It’s only taken me a couple of years to get it done but with some head/intake work combined with a custom cam grind this little small block is a stump puller on 91oct!
Look out fish this Xmas!
I shall be back onto my rotor projects very soon now this box is ✔️ proper!

28/08/2026

NA exhaust sleeves

I have available some Gen2/3 NA thick wall 306 stainless exhaust sleeves. After recently seeing a YouTubers post as he’s...
28/08/2026

I have available some Gen2/3 NA thick wall 306 stainless exhaust sleeves.

After recently seeing a YouTubers post as he’s now beginning to head in the right direction with his 26b build showing effects of exhaust verlosity has on the power band. I thought it might be time to show some detail pics and explain why I gone into so much effort in this area with my sleeves.
The Facts.
Note. These sleeves were not designed with a coffee in one hand and mouse in the other to what looks good on the laptop screen!
If you’re one of those tyre kicking idiots thinking about asking me for data, I suggest you continue shopping with your companies that share their hard earned IP on social media.
These have been designed with passion for my own personal projects and have only recently decided to sell to the serious NA players.
This is not the first time I’ve been down this rabbit hole either with the last time being 30ish years ago racing/winning Pro7’s.
Starting with clay on the flow bench the old fashioned way, I quickly discovered that the optimal shape changes with the flank positioning in the stroke and just how turbulent the flow was as it transitioned from the ware surface to a round pipe. (This was going to be like fitting a square peg into a moving round hole) I then decided that the optimal flank position to focus on was in the closing area, however I could be completely wrong but time will tell!
I look at this simulator to the short side radius of a port, most commonly used term would be the closing edge/radius/lip etc. In my opinion this should be straight across side to side not with an arch as many people often do. With 28 data points per test and something like 80 test sleeves printed plus the initial set up, this soaked up hundreds of hours!! Luckily designing the optimal 13b PPort housing has been one of my hobby projects! I’ve done a lot of porting and fabricated more headers than I can remember over the years and I can say that the airflow through the rotary is unlike anything else I’ve experienced with its moving combustion chamber. I should also state here that all my testing is done using GSL-SE housings as I only use them in my builds. The Gen2/3 sleeves I have available here have been modelled from my GSL-SE sleeves. To give you a number, the maximum gain I’ve seen @ one flank position is 18% increase in flow. I will also state, 44mm pipe at the beginning of the fl**ge to housing and that overlap is not our friend in my experience. Your equal pipe volumes are a critical factor same goes for there length. Remember bigger isn’t better 2” is big on pump fuel
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21/08/2026

Mazda Rotary high flow adjustable anti oil foaming regulators

We currently have some High flow anti foaming oil regulators in stock again. A lot of R&D went into these regulators to ...
21/08/2026

We currently have some High flow anti foaming oil regulators in stock again.
A lot of R&D went into these regulators to eliminate the oil foaming when the regulator is bypassing, also we have managed to reduce the amount of pressure differential between cold start and running temperatures. This reduces the risk of oil cooler failures due to excessive pressure.
Base pressure is set @ 100psi with the option to be adjusted up to 135psi via shimming and still maintaining the full flow bypass flow rate.
Can fit directly to OEM block in place of the std piece with either Wet or Dry Sump systems.
After 30+ years in the business I shocked at how bad the OEM regulator design worked on the test rig! The sump pan baffle plate was the only a bandage to the foaming problem, this regulator fixes it proper!
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My old boss messaged me  with a picture of a single rotor 12a we built for the university 34 years ago today! From memor...
19/08/2026

My old boss messaged me with a picture of a single rotor 12a we built for the university 34 years ago today!
From memory they were testing different fuels and ignition systems.
PS. Rob Dahm it only needed one counter weight!

New left side alternator option for our Billet Dry-Sump kits available soon.
14/08/2026

New left side alternator option for our Billet Dry-Sump kits available soon.

06/08/2026
17/07/2026

Billet DrySump with self centring bearing support

This is our new self centring bearing support option for our Dry-Sump front covers. Simply assemble with the pulley slee...
17/07/2026

This is our new self centring bearing support option for our Dry-Sump front covers. Simply assemble with the pulley sleeve on the crank snout and rotate crank then torque up bearing support cap screws giving you a perfect centre crank centre line location.
No need for offset, sloppy fitting, or removal of the front cover location dwells to obtain correct alignment so your engine will turn over properly.
We can offer this option to suit every block and application. Also available with aux drive shaft to suit mechanical fuel pump drive option. Right hand alternator mounting kit. Easy mounting engine cradles and high flow oil regulators. Henshaw Motor Racing ltd



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