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2017 Engine Masters Class Rules Announced
After careful deliberation and without further ado, HOT ROD is proud to present the rules for the 2017 AMSOIL Engine Masters competition. This year’s event will again be held at the University of...
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The Adventures of Krass & Bernie: Be Careful What You Wish For
It’s a tale as old as the hills: a kind deed earns you three wishes. Be careful what you wish for! Often times, you’ll realize what you think you wanted so badly really wasn’t what you needed. The post...
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Registration Goes Live -HERE- on March 4 for HOT ROD Drag Week 2017,...
The link to registration for the 2017 HOT ROD Drag Week goes live right here, March 4, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Remember that when registration goes live, you may need to clear...
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2017 Sacramento Autorama: The 1932 Ford Roadster That Won STREET RODDER’s...
STREET RODDER was proud to sponsor the Autorama Drive-In at the Sacramento Autorama. The Autorama Drive-In is the outdoor version of the event, held on Saturday and Sunday. We were also honored with...
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Wrenchin’ Wednesday: Finding That Misfire
Misfires — they’re our mortal enemy. Even when you’re not testing and tuning, errant misfires can be tricky to diagnose. First thing’s first, though: Which cylinder is missing? The old advice usually...
View Article2017 Detroit Autorama Early Early Move In – 180-plus Photos
It’s the end of February so it must be Detroit Autorama time! The 65th Annual Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama held at Cobo Hall is coming to life. It’s Wednesday and the early arrivals are pouring into the...
View ArticleThe SRT Demon’s Active Suspension Will Even Surprise Newton
The upcoming Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is here to drag race and chew bubble gum — and it’s all out of bubble gum. While the Hellcats were something of a 707hp multi-tool of mayhem, the Demon is...
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Track Testing Tips
How To Improve Your Performance It is Speedweeks again here in Florida. There has already been testing going on for the dirt races at Volusia and Bubba Raceway park as well as asphalt racing at New...
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2017 Sacramento Autorama Painless Performance/STREET RODDER Top 100 Winners
Here are the ten cars that we selected Painless Performance/STREET RODDER Top 100 award winners at the 2017 Sacramento Autorama. The Top 100 honors all worthy cars, whether they’re homebuilt or...
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2017 Detroit Autorama Featuring the Cavalcade of Customs
The 65th Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama held at Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit is one day away and the action is getting fast and furious (ok, I couldn’t resist!) as each hot rod is readied for display....
View Article2017 Detroit Autorama Featuring Orphan Rods
The 65th Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama held at Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit is getting close to the opening bell. Each hot rod is receiving the final touches before the rest of us mere mortals get a...
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Lights Out 8: Stevie Jackson and The Shadow 2 Stuns Radial vs The World
Ask any fan of Radial vs. The World competition who Stevie “Fast” Jackson is and the immediate response will be the driver of Shadow and one of the most prolific drivers the sport has ever seen. But...
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Shock Tower Replacements Build Strength Into Classic Mustang (& Cougar) Front...
If you have owned a 1967-1970 Ford Mustang or Mercury Cougar, you are undoubtedly familiar with cracked shock towers. There are a lot of theories about why cracked shock towers plague these cars, but...
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2017 Detroit Autorama…Doors Open in Less than 24 Hours…200-plus Hot Rods...
It’s now less than 24 hours before the doors open to the 65th Annual Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama and nearly 900 display vehicles are ready to be looked at, dreamt about, and ogled over! One of the...
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2017 Detroit Autorama Massive Muscle Car Photo Gallery
The doors are still closed to the outside world but you have a great chance to see what’s going on behind closed doors here at the 2017 Annual 65th Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama held at Cobo Hall in...
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2017 Sacramento Autorama: Trucks…and More Trucks
Sacramento is known for its agricultural and farming, right? And what type of American vehicle is synonymous with both? Trucks, of course—so it would only come natural to expect to see a decent classic...
View ArticleMore Detroit Autorama Move-In: 100 Photos From the Show Floor!
The 65th annual Detroit Autorama is a Motor City tradition for its gearhead inhabitants. Many locals have been locked away in their garages and shops working on their cool muscle cars, race machines,...
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The State of Racing Engines with Byron Koury
Tucked away in a residential area in Deland, FL is Koury Race Engines where Byron Koury and his son Byron Jr. were busy fielding phone calls and putting together racing power plants. Even on a rainy...
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Cobo Haul! Every Mopar From The Autorama Before It Opens!
Detroit is Mopar town. Why do we say that? It’s a fact that during the heyday of the muscle car era, the bulk of A-, B-, and E-Bodies were built in Detroit. Not the suburbs, but within the Detroit city...
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2017 Detroit Autorama General Lee Hazzard County Stunt Jump Starts the Show
Holy everything! The opening of the 65th Annual Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama had its doors kicked open as the Hazzard County Stunt Show featuring the 1969 Charger General Lee as it flew through the...
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