Oil Additives: What’s In Your Oil and Why is It There?
We take motor oil for granted. Sometimes, we don’t change it as often as we should. And when we do pour in a fresh batch of oil, we don’t always do […]
Project LSX: Trick Flow Specialties Builds a 440 with a Bowtie (Part 1 of 2)
440 cubic inches used to be the domain of rip-snorting big block engines. Even more specifically, the number 440 denoted the rip-snorting big blocks produced by Mother Mopar and the […]
Tremec Tutorial: A Quick Guide to Tremec Transmissions and Shifters
If you’re a late model performance enthusiast, chances are you know about Tremec. Along with Borg-Warner, Tremec has manufactured some of the most well known 5-speed and 6-speed transmissions ever to be […]
Project White Lightning Update 5: Summit Racing’s Tesla Sets Land Speed Records at ECTA Standing Mile!
Whether it’s gas, diesel, or electric, Summit Racing’s going to find a way to hot rod every vehicle it gets its hands on. So when Summit Racing introduced us to […]
Photo Gallery: Dissecting the Cars of Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road, the latest in the Mad Max series, debuts in theaters tomorrow. While the movie itself looks plenty cool, we’re excited to watch some of the 150-plus modified […]
Line, Anderson Prepared for Las Vegas Racing
Summit Racing Pro Stock driver Jason Line always enjoys the twice-yearly stop at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and last season, the two-time series champion made a strong […]
Basic Tech: Standard vs. Roller Timing Chains
A timing chain doesn’t seem like it has a lot to do. All it does is turn the camshaft in concert with the crankshaft, right? Well, yes… and no. On […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: The Great 5.3L Truck LS Swap Debate
With all this talk about truck LS engines, I hear a lot of talk about swapping a 5.3L truck LS engine into a car. Why would you want to go from […]
Ask Away with Jeff Smith: Must I Bed-In Brake Pads?
I’m thinking of upgrading the front disc brakes on my ’69 Chevelle with better pads. The car is a 454 with a Turbo 400 and stock front disc rotors and […]
Quick Feature: Aaron Quine’s #69 TA2 Camaro
Aaron Quine drives his #69 TA2 Chevy Camaro in the SCCA Pro Trans-Am series as a member of the ECC Motorsports team. Quine, a longtime racer and Akron, OH native, has […]