Mike Gittings is the NHRA’s new Chief Starter, the drag racing series announced Thursday. Gittings is the fourth Chief Starter in NHRA’s 65-plus-year history and assumes the post after former […]

When your race car is staged and the last yellow light blinks off, the car experiences a number of forces — all of which you must control for at least […]

Still looking for last-minute gift ideas for your mom, wife, or another mother in your life? Of course you are, and you’re not the only one. While you can rarely […]

No V8? No problem. Sure, the Ford F-150 Raptor’s 5.4L and 6.2L V8s are gone in favor of Ford’s 3.5L Ecoboost V6. And yes, the truck now sports an aluminum […]

In Part 2 of Finding Balance, we covered some of the variables that go accounted for during most traditional engine balancing processes. The million dollar question is: Given all these […]

The brakes feel squishy, and that’s rarely good. Uh-oh. That usually means there’s air trapped in the lines. It also means it’s time to bleed the brakes. Which wouldn’t be […]

Like it or not, self-driving cars are in the works. “(Google and other tech companies) are not my enemy; these are people who will help us shape the next phase of the […]

Top Gear on History co-host and all-around nice guy Rutledge Wood has a problem. He got himself a killer 1968 Camaro that he will be driving on the Hot Rod […]

You know the old saying: “April showers bring Awesome May Fan Rides.” Well, it’s something like that, anyway. You showered us with pictures of your cars and trucks throughout April. But, once […]

Q: I am currently running a 12:4 compression 351W in a Pinto. The engine has World Products Windsor heads, 926 cfm double pumper carburetor on a Victor Jr. intake, 254-degree duration (at […]