Relay Case: How to Use Relays and Why You Need Them
An electrical system is only as reliable as its components. One easy way to increase system reliability and performance is by using relays to switch devices (lights, fuel pumps, fans, […]
2014 Year in Review (Part 1): A Look Back at the Top Tech Stories of the Year
Editor’s Note: The year 2014 gave us the introduction of the 707-horse Hellcat and the end of the popular fifth-generation Mustang. A sinkhole swallowed up a bunch of Corvettes, and then […]
Video 101: Installing a Serpentine Pulley System on a Small Block Chevy
Serpentine pulley systems offer some considerable advantages over V-belt systems. As we covered in our post on What You Need to Know when Choosing Pulleys, serpentine belts offer greater resistance to stretching […]
Video: How to Install Custom LS Steam Lines
Anybody who has swapped the factory intake on a GM LS Engine knows one of the first things to pull out of the way is the coolant steam line. What […]
Mailbag: How to Avoid Loss of Acceleration at Higher Gears
Got questions? We’ve got the answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re curing a potential fuel delivery problem. B.L. Vale, NC Q: I have a 350 Chevy […]
Ask Away: How Do You Hook up a Turbo 400 Kickdown? (Hint: It’s Not Like Other 3-Speeds)
I have a TH400 trans that I just bought to replace the ailing TH350 in my ’70 big-block Camaro. A friend told me that there’s a special way to set […]
Rough Around the Edges: Basic Port Matching For Improved Performance
You have to start somewhere if you want to learn something. That goes for pretty much anything in life, and starting out tackling small jobs can provide helpful experience and […]
Iron Man 363: Building a Stout Small Block Ford for NASA American Iron Competition
Marc Sorger is a diehard racer. At age 13, he and his dad built a 1957 Chevy with a tunnel-rammed 301 small block and 5.13 gears (“I won a bunch […]
Video: The Whys and Hows of Installing a Water Crossover Kit on Your Replica Boss 302/351 Clevor
Want to build a Boss replica engine? Trick Flow Specialties’ Clevor water crossover kits allow you to mate Trick Flow PowerPort Cleveland cylinder heads to a Ford Windsor engine, giving […]
Mailbag: Tire Size, Gear Ratio & Stall Speed–and How They Relate
Got questions? We’ve got the answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re nailing down the right combination of tire size, gear ratio, and torque converter […]