What is Land Speed Racing & What Do You Need to Get Started?
If you’ve ever dreamed of hitting ever-higher speeds in a competitive—yet friendly—environment, then take a close look at Land Speed Racing. For starters, you don’t need to head to the […]
Altered State: Tim Wilkerson’s Record-Setting AA/Fuel Altered
With a professional drag racing career spanning more than three decades, Nitro Funny Car veteran Tim Wilkerson already has a place reserved in the NHRA history books. In 1996, he […]
Podcast (Season 2, Episode 3): How Do You Build a Racing Simulator? We Find Out from a Former Race Car Driver & Founder of GTR Simulator
A while back, we wrote an article about the latest evolution of online virtual racing, and you can check that out here: iRacing 101: The Ins and Outs of iRacing […]
Video: What is an Engine Oil’s Total Base Number?
There are plenty of factors and data points to consider when shopping around for the best oil for your engine. And while things like viscosity and mineral vs. synthetic are […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Investigating Irregular Block Wear Behind the Cam Gear on a SBC
I have a really nice, four-bolt main small block Chevy 350 that I’m about to build into a street 383 with a stroker crank with forged pistons and good rods. […]
Mailbag: Choosing The Right Fuel Pump Size for a Gen. III Hemi-Swapped Dodge D-Series Pickup Truck
Q. I’m planning to swap a Gen. III 5.7L Hemi with an Edelbrock supercharger into a third-gen Dodge D-Series pickup truck. My Question is about the fuel system: How do […]
Project Ram (Bonus Episode): A Closer Look at the DECKED Truck Bed Cargo Storage System on the 2020 Ram 1500
Pickup truck owners often face a dilemma: Sure, it’s nice to have a big, open truck bed to haul lots of cargo. But you don’t want to have loose gear […]
Project F-150 (Part 5): Replacing the Front Bumper on a 2019 Ford F-150 (Video)
After replacing the rear bumper, our friends at Summit Racing followed that up by replacing the front bumper on its 2019 Ford F-150 truck upgrade project. Sensibly, they used the popular […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Diagnosing Steering Box Lock-Up Problems
I recently decided to upgrade my steering box in my S-10 pickup. I’ve read that the S-10 uses a very similar front suspension as the G-body cars from that same […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Can I Mix Zinc Additive with Off-the-Shelf Motor Oil to Save Money?
Why can’t I just add a bottle of zinc additive to my oil and then just use regular off-the-shelf oil? Won’t that work just as well as those more expensive […]