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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 […]

When someone tells you their car or truck has a “wishbone suspension,” it’s not turkey-talk. They’re referring to a specific type of suspension design that allows the vehicle’s wheels to […]

A while back, I received a nasty bonk on the head from the hatch of our station wagon as I pulled my son’s hockey gear out of the back—a not-so-subtle […]

OK, so this walkthrough of how to install a LubeLocker differential cover gasket is going to be pretty short. But…that’s basically the whole point. That’s because anyone’s who’s fiddled with […]

The go-to tool for tightening and loosening fasteners is the common ratchet.  Everyone has at least one, but most have lots more. I myself have over a dozen. But like […]

Moving into a new shop (garage/workspace/cave) can prove to be mix of exhilaration and drudgery. On one hand, you’ll experience this brand new or new-to-you blank open space canvas—something fresh […]

We’ve all been there at one time or another—tightening a fastener to specifications, only the specified torque is never reached. That unsettling feeling of a stripped thread. For most of […]

A few years ago, I had a drag car that needed a place to mount a set of battery charger terminals (lugs). Because of where I wanted to mount the […]

What’s the biggest complaint about the little 4.8L LR4 LS Engine? Well, it’s the same complaint lodged about any small V8—namely the lack of torque production. Don’t get us wrong, […]

What’s the difference between vacuum advance and mechanical advance? Why do you need ignition advance in the first place? And can you really use vacuum advance in boosted applications? While […]