Tech

Ever heard about “things that go bump in the night?” Well, if you’ve got an older car, truck, or SUV with a more than few thousand miles on it, you […]

If you’ve ever struggled with a stubborn, clogged grease fitting, you know it’s a frustrating—and usually messy—situation. The problem is, old grease can harden and gum-up inside the fitting, which […]

A long time ago, I built a pretty slick NHRA Stock Eliminator car in an unfinished 1,000 square foot garage—the car actually went on to win some major events, but […]

Just because we could do something, does that mean we should? ….Like adding a carburetor to an M90 supercharger? I know what you might be thinking: What’s the big deal? […]

Not too long ago, you were lucky if your car, truck, or SUV’s factory exhaust system made it past the vehicle warranty period. In fact, we have not-so-fond memories of […]

It’s not that uncommon for folks to simply hook their truck up to a car trailer, load the car, lash it down where it fits, and drive away. But in […]

You might think that lug nuts are lug nuts. The reality is that there are a lot of different lug nut types. You can’t just toss a set of OE-style […]

How do we add power to an internal combustion engine? Well, the possibilities are endless, depending on the starting point. If we take a typical small block Chevy (though these […]

I had an unexpected little issue with my hot rod and I think it’s worth sharing: When I built a fresh engine and installed it in the car, I used […]

I’m hearing all kinds of conflicting information about guys losing flat tappet camshafts in engines thousands of miles after the engine was built. It appears the favorite bad guy is […]