Tech

Leaf springs have been used since the days of horse drawn carriages, and are still found on the back of new pickup trucks today for one simple reason: they work! […]

Q: After I swapped carburetors on my 307 Chevy, I noticed blue smoke coming out of my car’s tailpipes when I accelerate. I always thought too much gas caused blue smoke, […]

I hate to admit that I’ve been working on cars for more years that I care to admit and yet I still don’t understand all the different things about ignition […]

Furnace brazed. Induction hardened. Shot peened. These are phrases you’ll find throughout your Summit Racing catalog. They are often included as beneficial selling points on parts—in most cases, critical engine […]

Using a leakdown tester is one of the best ways to assess the health of your engine. Easy to use, a leakdown tester measures how much cylinder pressure is escaping […]

You’ve got questions. We’ve got the answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re providing some basic nitrous system guidelines. J.H. Huntsville, TX Q: My 1998 3.8L Camaro is […]

An off-road New Mexico vacation in a camping trailer designed for Jeep and Chevrolet S10 pickups provided the evidence: the trailer desperately needed more stability on the rough terrain and […]

In the early spring of 2003, Gary Winter went to his local dealership to buy a pickup truck. On his way to the sales office to complete the truck transaction, […]

Sometimes broken and worn out parts can be a blessing, because they give you an excuse to upgrade! That was the situation we were in recently when the fan clutch […]

I have an all-steel Willys coupe with an all-aluminum 498ci Keith Black HEMI with a Don Hampton 8-71 supercharger and an EFI system using electronic fuel injectors located under the […]