Defiant! Prestone’s Cutting-Edge 1972 Javelin AMX!
Prestone’s 90th anniversary was in 2017. To celebrate, the company wanted a vehicle that represented its history that could travel to events across the U.S. Prestone could have chosen any number of car...
View Article“Put Up Or Shut Up” Is Getting Dirty!
Episode six of Put Up or Shut Up is already upon us, and it’s going to the dirt for the first time. Host and NHRA announcer Brian Lohnes has picked an interesting match. He’s pitting 2,400-pound,...
View ArticleHow to install 21st century handling and ride quality in your classic Chevelle
Suspension technology has come a long way since the 1960s. The 1964-’72 Chevelle delivered exceptional ride quality and handling for its time because it was a body-on-frame vehicle in a field of unit...
View Article2017 PRI Show Time Lapse Video: Walk (most of) PRI in Six Minutes
Though it doesn’t cover nearly the same square-footage at the SEMA show, there is still plenty to see at the Performance Racing Industry trade show, held for the last several years at the Indiana...
View ArticleTaking a look at latest products from Derale #TENPRI2017
Keeping your street or track car cool takes a full court press of cooling components. Starting with a radiator and cooling fan, oil coolers, transmission coolers, and the like, keeping your Mustang...
View ArticleFord Performance at PRI #TENPRI2017
If you’re a Ford fan like us, there’s no doubt Ford Performance’s booth at PRI is one of your favorite stops. Each year we make our way to the booth with the hope of seeing new Ford Performance parts...
View Article2017 Performance Racing Industry Parts Gallery #TENPRI2017
The Performance Racing Industry show is all about hardcore parts. It’s about parts aimed at giving your Mustang more horsepower, reduced elapsed times, and faster trap speeds. The PRI is not about the...
View ArticleAuto Parts That Enrage!
I’m a swap-meet guy—have been since birth. There’s something about ’em that’s so much better than the average car show because the cars are both metaphorically and literally attainable, and the fantasy...
View ArticleLate Models and Modifieds Will Get Dirty in the Dome this Weekend
For the second consecutive year the surface of The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis is covered by dirt and prepared to welcome some of the best dirt Late Model and Modified drivers from across the...
View ArticleCackling Nitro Cars Hit Escondido, Barona, and Bakersfield!
Cackle cars coat the eyes, ears, noses, and throats with liquid horsepower. Nobody is ambivalent about nitromethane. Upon initial exposure to an idling fuel motor, bystanders either sprint away from...
View ArticleChoosing the Perfect Crankshaft Stroke for Your LS Engine Build
The increasing number of stroker crankshafts available is giving builders more options when planning a street-performance or race engine combination. The benefits of a stroker crankshaft, however, must...
View ArticleHot New Parts from the 2017 PRI Show: New LS and LT Engine Accessory Drive
Holley’s engineers have designed what’s probably the most compact accessory drive system for GM’s LS and LT engines on the market today. The heart of the system is a water pump they design and cast....
View ArticleHow to Change Pinion Angles
Building a street rod means working all the angles, and there are plenty of angles to work. It seems everything is on an angle—the steering column, your control arms, straight axle caster, even the...
View ArticleShop Talk: Trade Shows and Car Thieves
Random thoughts traverse my cerebral cortex as I sit here in the corner cubicle. I just returned from the 2017 Performance Racing Industry trade show in Indianapolis. It’s a great show full of hardcore...
View ArticleGone in 60 Seconds the 48-Hour Corvette at Scottsdale Barrett-Jackson
Better be quick on the bid if you want to own a piece of Corvette history because The 48-Hour Corvette is set to cross the block as lot #1292 at Barrett-Jackson’s 2018 Scottsdale auction held January...
View ArticleDIY Dent Removal: Save Big $$$ On Your Paintjob!
It’s a well-known fact that a high-quality paintjob is expensive. Bodyshops invest a lot in their facilities, their tools, and their staff, and we’re just talking about normal collision repair. Add the...
View ArticleTake Five With Aaron Kaufman, the Bearded Wonder!
Many of you know Aaron Kaufman only for his antics from the Fast & Loud TV show (and maybe for that glorious beard), but if you ask Aaron what he is, he will be quick to tell you he’s just a guy...
View ArticleQuick Tech: EFI Tuning without Microchips
Contemporary thoughts of EFI tuning usually conjure up images of a guy sitting in the passenger’s seat tapping a way on a laptop while a car roars on a chassis dynamometer. But cars with early forms of...
View ArticleThis Procharged Small Block 1990 Mustang in Dangerously Fast
The element of surprise is nearly non-existent in today’s car community. It takes a pretty crafty dude to fool a crowd of gear heads, but that’s exactly what happens every time this 1990 Ford Mustang...
View ArticleGoing On Power Tour? Here’s How to Prep for the Long Haul!
HOT ROD Power Tour is the world’s largest traveling car show, where more than 5,000 cars show up to drive almost 1,500 miles on the backroads of America to seven different cities over the course of a...
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