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Greg Finnican’s Olds’ Engine is Coming For Your Small-block Chevy
Sucker Punch Some engines are luckier than others. They get all the aftermarket support and the sparkly go-fast parts that gearheads croon over. While not completely neglected, the Oldsmobile...
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Engine Masters Ep. 16 Tests Roller vs. Flat-Tappet Camshafts and Lifters
Engine Masters episode 16, presented by Amsoil, will roll you flat with knowledge on roller vs. flat-tappet cams and lifters. At first glance, one might think that the reduced friction of the roller is...
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Say What?! This Scat Pack Beats Hellcats, Power To Spare!
We love the history of Mopar performance around here and we respect it. We respect the fact that in the mid 1960s you could drive off a dealer lot with a snotty, angry, snarling beast of a street car...
View ArticleVideo: This Australian Camaro Took a Wild, Sparky Ride
That’s the first thing you’ll say when you see Justin Russell’s 2015 crash during the Australian National Drag Racing Association’s Rowe Memorial race at Calder Park Raceway. Russell was running...
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The Winner! Painless Performance Products/STREET RODDER Magazine’s 2016...
Last year was the 22nd year of the Top 100 and Street Rod of the Year award. Since 1995, STREET RODDER has awarded 2,200 of your vehicles with a Top 100 prize and, if we have our way, we’ll pick...
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Traditional Hot Rods Reign at 43rd Daytona Turkey Run
Thanksgiving and hot rods go hand in hand and have so for many years…especially in Daytona Beach, Florida where the 43rd Annual Daytona Turkey Run was once again bigger and better. All of this is...
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Why You Need to Attend the PRI Show
And if you go, here are a few recommendations… This being my 15th PRI Show, I thought I should convey how much I enjoy this show and why you should join me there. Over Thanksgiving, I always tell my...
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Steel Tubing Trumps Rubber When Custom Fabricating Radiator Hoses
Not everything done to customize a classic truck is about improving the breed; sometimes it’s just to make an old truck look just a little bit better. But that isn’t the case in the instance of Jason...
View ArticleThrowback Tuesday: A look Inside Carroll Shelby’s Then-New Shop
Carroll Shelby needed a facility in 1962 to construct his Cobras, just as the feds were closing in on Lance Reventlow and his racecar operation at 1042 Princeton Drive, in Venice, California. Reventlow...
View ArticleRemoving the “‘Rockets” on a 1957 Chevy hood
One of the distinctive features of the 1957 Chevrolet are the twin “bumps” on the hood, with “rockets” at the tip. Q. Professor: I really enjoy your articles in STREET RODDER and Classic Trucks...
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Coming in the Feb. 2017 Issue of Muscle Car Review
Traditionally Muscle Car Review has covered cars built between the mid 1960s and the early 1970s, but for this issue we’re breaking the mold and taking a look at some of the hot cars that came out of...
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Dodge Drops NHRA Pro Stock
We are sorry to report that Dodge is out of NHRA Pro Stock racing. Mopar chief, Pietro Gorlier, said Mopar will continue sponsoring Don Schumacher Racing and will be expanding their Sportsman presence,...
View ArticleEarly Adopters: Swap an LT Engine Now! Muscle Rods Makes it Easy.
What it is: Kits for installing an LT-based engine. Why you care: Want to put an LT-based mill into your Tri-Five Chevy/GM car or truck? Here’s where to find the bolt-in engine mount and crossmember...
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Car Craft’s 21 Favorite Cars from the 2016 MCACN Show
The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals never ceases to amaze people with its stunning array of rarity. Held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, the annual...
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Professor Hammer’s Metalworking Tips
This inexpensive beading machine has been reinforced, and motorized. There are a number of other improvements that are detailed in this column. Q. I purchased an inexpensive, imported bead roller, and...
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1963 Ford Fairlane 500 Packs 498 inches of Punch
When you’re born into a family with deep roots in the custom car world it’s easy to see an established path. For Greg Smith of Syracuse, New York, all his youthful memories revolve around a sea of...
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1950 Chevy Fleetline sports a blown-six!
Larry and Judy Brewer are a retired couple living in Benton, Kentucky, and much earlier in Larry’s 75 years on earth he owned a four-door Chevy Fleetline. In fact, it was his first car and, even though...
View ArticleOff the Mic: How I Made My PRI a Success
We all have our own agenda at the PRI Trade Show. Some of us go to check out the new and latest technology. Some of us go to get some sort of racing fix during the off season. Some of us go to make...
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Wrenchin’ Wednesday: Never Leave Your Adhesive Toolkit Behind
Who’s day hasn’t been saved by our Lord and Savior, duck tape? Whether it’s for sealing up body panels for improved aerodynamics at a land-speed race or fixing the oil pan that just witnessed your...
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When are Titanium Retainers Needed?
“These days, almost never,” proclaims Billy Godbold, Comp Performance Group Valvetrain Engineering Group Manager. For sure, anytime you can reduce the mass of the valves, valvesprings, valve locks, and...
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