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Mopars Hit MCACN Chicago—Giant 142 Photo Gallery!
Each November, we say goodbye to the bountiful Mopar show season with one final hoorah—the Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals. Held each fall the weekend before Thanksgiving at the Stephens Convention...
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We Test Intake Manifolds and Carburetors on our 440 Stroker in Search of...
We recently spent a couple of days dyno-testing several different rocker-arm ratios on our 470-inch Mopar big-block. The good news was the engine made 700 hp on pump gas, but we were disappointed when...
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JBC 1947-53 Chevy Adjustable Transmission Crossmember
Say what you will about the old Stovebolts and straight axles, some Advance Design pickups simply weren’t destined for small-blocks and Mustang IIs. It’s really kind of refreshing to see a nicely done,...
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Drag Weeker Dan Saitz Dominates Outlaw 8.5 at Street Car Super Nationals!
Drag Week 2016, presented by Gear Vendors, Modified Power-Adder class winner Dan Saitz has proven that his turbocharged 1994 Ford Mustang is truly one of the quickest street cars out there, closing the...
View ArticleThrowback Tuesday: The Nibbler II Top Fuel Dragster
1964 Out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the crew for the Nibbler II Top Fuel Dragster, waiting for tech inspection at the 1964 NHRA Nationals at Indy. The post Throwback Tuesday: The Nibbler II Top Fuel...
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How to Make 600-horsepower with a Vintage Y Block Engine.
Making an engine designed circa-1950 produce over four times its original horsepower output is tough. Taking that same engine and winning the 2016 AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge Presented by HOT ROD...
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2016 Goodguys Scottsdale—Hundreds of Hot Rods and the Best from the Southwest!
Talk about a grand finale! Sunday is not only the final day of the 19th Goodguys Southwest Nationals in Scottsdale, Arizona, it was the final day of the 2016 Goodguys event calendar. That calendar...
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Street Hemi Hardware & Valvetrain Secrets From Ray Barton!
It’s exciting seeing those beautiful Hemi heads on top of our Ray Barton 528 Street Hemi. Yes, we all know it’s the intimidating heads that make a Hemi unique! What else looks cooler than having a Hemi...
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New Short Track Racing Products
Outfitting Your Trailer CTECH Manufacturing has been revolutionizing trailer cabinets for over 20 years with extruded aluminum framework and their patented MotionLatch Doors and Drawers. The Econo...
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The New Miller Multimatic 215: Easy to Use & Carry
The vast majority of welding done on street rods is either MIG or TIG. While there are key differences between these processes, either can be used to build, modify, or repair nearly any automotive...
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Mike Lookner Raises the Bar With his A/FX-Inspired 1965 Comet Cyclone
When the planets align in the world of hot rodding some wicked cool stuff can happen. From the start when the engineers in Detroit updated the design of the 1965 Mercury Comet they had plenty of aces...
View ArticleMassive 425-Image Gallery: Every Car From The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals
If you didn’t make it to the Chicago area to attend the 2016 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, we have the next best thing a virtual all-access pass to the of every car on display. As with previous...
View ArticleWhy the Rare Willys Is the Go-To Gasser
Fords are the most popular early hot rods for the simple reason they made gazillions of them, which made parts plentiful and cars cheap. That’s the hot rod way of doing things. Which makes the...
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From Conventional To Bump Setup
When a local Pro Late model team posted an in-car video of their last race on their facebook page early in the season, I knew immediately they had some serious problems. The car was very tight-loose...
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Wheelies and Flames: Awesome Gallery from the Street Car Super Nationals
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway played host to the 12th running of Mel Roth’s Street Car Super Nationals November 17 to 20, 2016. The final event of the season for most West Coast racers ran...
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Mopars With Big Power Need Subframe Connectors! Here’s How!
With so many aftermarket performance parts available for your favorite Mopar it can be hard to justify doing any project the old fashioned way: fabricating it yourself. After all, some engineer has...
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How to Check Brake System Pressure
Typical full-lock operating pressures on conventional OEM-style automotive hydraulic-brake systems are 900–1,000 psi with manual brakes and 1,400-plus psi with power-assisted brakes. To check the...
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Wrenchin’ Wednesday: Check Yourself Before you Wreck Yourself
There’s nothing better than rolling a new project out of the garage: the sense of accomplishment from completing the job, the paranoia over every new sound, and the anticipation of a smokey,...
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Mopars Hit The Eastern Classic In Maryland! Huge Gallery!
The northeast is rich with Dodge and Plymouth American muscle that includes bountiful quantities of 340, 360, Max Wedge and Hemi horsepower. Nowhere is that more obvious than at the recent 24th Annual...
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Crazy Wild Classic Truck Engine Choices Ruled Goodguys Show
Wild horses couldn’t drag Classic Trucks’ staff away from the Goodguys 19th Annual Southwest Nationals held November 18-20 in Scottsdale, Arizona last weekend because it was the wild horsepower that...
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