How Tos

Proper piston-to-valve clearance is essential to the health of your engine. And by essential, we mean your powerplant could meet its catastrophic demise without the right clearance between these two vital […]

Cars are filled with stuff that can make or break performance. The engine needs to be fed the proper amounts of air, fuel, and spark. The suspension and brakes must be […]

Watch this video to learn how to install Mishimoto’s specially designed Performance Aluminum Radiator on the 1994-96 Ford Mustang. Mishimoto designed a floating bracket system which eliminated a problem with […]

When it comes to sizing filter elements, bigger is always better. If you can squeeze a 14-inch diameter air cleaner base on your carbureted or throttle body EFI engine combination, […]

Even the world’s finest ignition wires have it tough. First, there are today’s high-power ignition boxes. As ignition power becomes stronger and spark plug gaps increase, the chances of crossfire […]

Upgrading your early muscle car’s carburetor for a modern electronic fuel injection system has never been easier and less expensive. In the past, most EFI systems required some knowledge of […]

Proper pushrod length is essential for achieving optimum valvetrain geometry. In fact, with today’s more-aggressive camshafts and higher valve-spring pressures, determining the right pushrod length has never been more critical to the performance […]

If you have a Fox-body or SN95 Mustang, a 1980s GM G-body (Grand National, Malibu, El Camino, etc.) or something like an early Chevelle or a GTO, it has a […]

Old Man Winter is a crusty old coot. He’s cold, miserable, and he hates your hot rod worse than loud rock ‘n roll music and new-fangled cellular devices. In fact, […]

There are a couple of ways to build a high-flow fuel system for your hot rod. You can build a setup with a fuel cell and all sorts of trick […]