For decades, most brake calipers have been made from cast iron. Cast iron is a strong, durable material, but it’s also really heavy. To help shed weight and improve performance […]
Simply put, a solenoid valve is a valve that’s operated electronically, so they’re very handy for controlling the flow of air or fluid via a remote electrical switch. That’s why […]
How often have you opened an old paint can (ordinary household paint or a specialty automotive coating), only to discover that it’s dried out and ruined due to improper storage. […]
Proper fuel pressure is really, really important to an engine. And that’s especially true on today’s computer-controlled, fuel injected cars and trucks, where even a slight hiccup in your air/fuel […]
If you rack up enough miles, windshield chips are an inevitability. Even if you just take a short cruise to the auto parts store, a random cement truck can quickly […]
If you’ve ever tried to remove the stock harmonic balancer on a GM LS engine, you know that a standard harmonic balancer removal tool isn’t going to work. Thanks to […]
Picking tires for a vehicle that splits its time between daily commuting and weekend off-roading is far more involved than selecting tires for a car that spends its entire life […]
If you’ve been following along with Summit Racing’s Tesla Model 3 White Lightning build, you know the Summit Racing folks upgraded its suspension with Eibach Pro Kit lowering springs. And […]
Work around axles, transmissions, or driveshafts long enough and you’ll undoubtedly hear the terms Ball Bearing and Tapered Bearing come up quite a bit. And while they’re each useful in […]
While it may look like a really simple device, there’s a lot of technological magic packed inside a shock absorber housing. That’s because a shock absorber is an integral part […]