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New Product Finds at PRI (Part Two)
Here is the second of this two-part series showing our finds at the PRI Show. If you haven’t seen the first part, it is here. Be sure to visit the companies’ web sites to find out more about these...
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Meeting Up with Hyperco at PRI
One of the truly special aspects of PRI is the ability to meet with the experts of the industry. When we took the opportunity to meet with the folks from Hyperco we were blown away by their knowledge...
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Drag Racing’s Twilight Zone – Streamline Dragsters
A 60-Year History of Drag Racing’s Attempt to Harness the Wind You’re traveling through another dimension—a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of atmosphere. It is an invisible dimension strong...
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Gallery: Inside the Wellborn Musclecar Museum
A look at the cars in the Wellborn Musclecar Museum and show cars. There are few museums out there like the Wellborn Musclecar Museum, and that’s a good thing. Most museums have cars that are out of...
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Swedish Nostalgia Hot Rod Clubs Meet for a Car Show and some Fast Dirt Track...
Scene at the Dusters Time Travel Meet The first hot rod in Sweden was built as early as around 1950, which makes its rodding history longer than any other European country. However, today’s nostalgia...
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Engine Control Needed and Q&A with Bob Bolles
Of all the rules related problems we have encountered over the years, specifying and matching different engines has been at or near the top of the list. Some sanctions just cannot get a handle on...
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A 1929 Ford That Packs Chrysler Max Wedge Power
Built in a Small Family Garage in the Mid-1960s, Wes Wicks’ 1929 Ford Model A Was Transformed With the Addition of Some Chrysler Max Wedge Power Were the 1960s really simpler times? The Cold War was in...
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Wrenchin’ Wednesday: Thread Chasing With Death Wheels
While wrenchin’ on an old, and sometimes rusty, project car, you’ll come across threaded holes that have been wallowed out like a mine shaft from cross-threading, debris, and general wear. Other times,...
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Vacuum Advance and Ignition Timing
There’s a tiny silver can on the side of most distributors that is easily the most misunderstood component of any distributor-based ignition system. Feared by many, and ignored by many more, the vacuum...
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Troy Byrd’s Epic Collection of Drag-Racing Relics
Troy Byrd’s Garage Is a Nursing Home for Retired Drag Cars If you’re looking for organization, Troy Byrd’s garage isn’t the place to find it. However, you will find an epic collection of historic drag...
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Easy-Run’s Engine Test Stand is a Major Time Saver
What it is: Custom Series engine Run Stand. Why you care: You might already know Easy-Run for its engine test-run stands—now know it also for the new Custom Series, a budget-friendly version of the Run...
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This Triple Black 1967 Chevelle SS396 was Rescued from a Field and Hidden...
Derrick Nichols and Curtis Nichols of Clarksville, Tennessee are brothers and avid Chevelle enthusiasts. In early 1991, Derrick Nichols worked as a pipefitter alongside a notorious vintage car hoarder....
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Pit Stop: Edelbrock 100cc Big-Block Oval-Port Heads—A True Bolt-on?
Which Edelbrock Head Yields 9.5:1 Compression on a Stock 1971 402? Question I have a 1971 Chevelle SS that I bought new. It is a 402 big-block, four-speed car with 3.31:1 gears and is stock. I want to...
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Our Takeaways from the 2016 PRI Show
Some of the products, booths, and participants of this year’s PRI Show that caught our attention If there is one take-home lesson from every PRI Trade Show, it’s to expect the unexpected. Or, if...
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Safety Chat with RaceQuip at PRI
When we interviewed American Canadian Tour Champion Nick Sweet just before the PRI Show, he told us that one of his priorities is to find the latest information on safety products at the show. As the...
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Could This 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 Be a Pilot Car that Escaped the...
It is a saga sure to make a muscle car enthusiast utterly green with envy. What car guy or gal doesn’t dream of acquiring a barn find for a song, which then turns out to be a truly unique collectible,...
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2016 Edition of Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals Proves MCACN Is Greatest...
At the 7th annual Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals (MCACN) in 2015, most attendees agreed that the 8th MCACN could not possibly top MCACN 7. Granted, it is a bit unfair to expect that each MCACN will...
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4,300-Mile Unrestored 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Is Nicest LS6 on Planet
Doug Bolton was a young hot rodder and Chevrolet nut who needed the hottest engine that Chevy could muster in 1970. Roy Price Chevrolet was just a few short blocks from his home in Bountiful, Utah, so...
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Ford Racing Introduces a 572-inch Super Interceptor Crate Engine
It’s been too long since Ford Racing offered a new big block in the parts catalog so we panic stopped when we saw the 572 Super Interceptor crate engine at the 2016 PRI show in Indianapolis. The rumor...
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AMSOIL Engine Masters 2016 Horsepower King: SAM Tech N20-fed LS
2.5 Horsepower Per Cubic Inch! We’ll admit it: We hoped that by giving AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge Presented by HOT ROD competitors the chance to battle in a nitrous-assisted duel we’d see some...
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