Tech

Our project vehicle—a 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser named “Beast”—had 250,000-miles on the original engine. There were signs of a head gasket leak, a known issue with these engines at high […]

Building a brand new drag car is not always in the cards. It can get expensive and wait times for a chassis or engine builder, parts, and so forth can […]

No doubt about it—if you own a vintage car, truck, or Jeep, there’s a good chance someone’s going to eventually ask you to drive it in a parade. And it […]

Based on one of your answers in an earlier tech column, I found myself asking a lot of the same questions about running solid lifters on hydraulic roller camshaft after […]

Exhaust pipe diameter can have a major effect on the performance of an engine. Think of your engine as a giant air pump. The more air you can move in […]

Pop the hood of any modern performance car or truck that’s seen any additional engine upgrades, and we’re willing to bet you’ll see some sort of air intake kit. That’s […]

The purpose of an EGR valve is to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions in an internal combustion engine. It accomplishes this by recirculating a portion of the engine’s exhaust back into […]

When you view an internal combustion engine as essentially a fancy air pump, a cold air intake kit makes a lot of sense. After all, if more air—specifically oxygen—enters the […]

You may ask why anyone outside of a concours restorer would be using a points-ignition distributor in this age of electronically controlled everything. A properly rebuilt and tuned points distributor […]

Socket extensions are a staple of any good toolbox. Available in a wide selection of lengths, the proper extension lets you reach fasteners that would otherwise be inaccessible. Conventional extensions […]