Forget gasoline or ethanol. Your car doesn’t run on petrochemicals; it runs on electricity. And for the most part, the power source in that car is a battery (or two). […]
The cost of even mild high performance engines is escalating—along with everything else in this post-Covid world. Even the traditional small block Chevy crate engines are no longer as kind […]
Building a fresh engine, plugging it in the car, and firing it up is a big undertaking (not inexpensive either). No secret to anyone out there we’re sure. When the […]
Sssshhhh, don’t tell the boss—we’re clocking out early to take an automotive-themed trip around the globe, and stopping at few of the more well-known automotive namesakes. Some hearken back to […]
Editor’s Note: Mike Mavrigian must do nothing but build engines and write stories about them. We have visions of his shop, Birchwood Automotive, set deep in the woods with Mavrigian […]
Even more than proper air/fuel ratio, ignition timing is THE critical element in any internal combustion engine, particularly when you add boost to the equation. Because of the changing loads […]
Do you remember when classic Mustang enthusiasts said late-model 1979-93 Fox Mustangs would never be collectable? Well, there’s nothing quite like the indigestion that comes from eating your own words. […]
Running 6.80s at nearly 210 miles-per-hour, today’s 275mm drag radial door-slammers incinerate the quarter-mile thanks to obscene levels of airflow and grip. Producing close to six horsepower per cubic-inch […]
EFI tuning, as we know it, is over. Stick a multimeter probe in it. Gone are the days of simply setting the fuel and timing maps, then calling it good. […]