Tech

For plenty of folks in the northern parts of the globe, when the leaves start to fall, the winter tires and wheels go on—and then as the birds begin to […]

There are very few hot rodders who aren’t interested in horsepower and torque. All that power is tons of fun and internal combustion, piston engines are the center of all […]

Shopping for auto parts isn’t as straightforward as it may seem. While sometimes it’s as easy as visiting your favorite aftermarket parts website and searching by your vehicle’s year, make, […]

Look inside the average enthusiast tool box and you’ll find they all have something in common—box end and combination wrenches. They’re the backbone of a good tool collection, because the […]

As much as we enjoy making big power on an engine dyno, keeping it pointed in the right direction is just as critical. So we sat down with our old […]

Vehicles have had some sort of plastic trim since the 1930s when the OEMs made knobs, handles, and other interior bits out of Bakelite. All plastics, even today’s formulations, will […]

Excessive exhaust noise is something few of us ever consider (I certainly didn’t), but today many jurisdictions place limits on the amount of noise a car, truck, or motorcycle can […]

When I think back to the 1970s, I think of the controversial inventions Detroit came up with in its quest for fuel economy along with the challenge of meeting tougher […]

I am going to build a Chevy 292 inline 6 next year. I was wondering if a 10:1 compression ratio would be too high for 87 octane? Could the timing […]

In an earlier article, we showed you a number of ways to “beat the heat” for locations in your car that are adversely affected by temperatures generated by exhaust systems […]