News & Car Culture

Fuel Injection Pioneer Stu Hilborn Passes Away

The name Hilborn is synonymous with fuel injection. Hilborn-style fuel injection systems have been around since the 1940s when Stuart Hilborn developed his first homemade fuel injection system. He proved the system’s merits on the dry lakes, where he became the first hot rodder to break the 150 mile-per-hour barrier. Stuart Hilborn passed away yesterday at the age of 96. The legend

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Buyer’s Guide: Hot Rod Apparel for the Holidays

We’re getting down to it. Eleven days and counting. Are you in Christmas present scramble mode? At least one blog-post writer is. Good thing we know where to find some good last-minute gifts for everyone with a little 110-octane coursing through their veins. We rummaged through the racks at Summit Racing, looking for great hot-rodding

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Ranking the ‘Fast and Furious’ Movies

In honor of Fast & Furious 6 being released on Blu-ray today, we felt the need to rank the “Fast and Furious” films. The problem? We haven’t seen 6 yet. We’re sorry! We’re busy and stuff. So, in addition to you disagreeing with our “Fast and Furious” rankings below, we’re going to ask you to

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Got Downforce? The 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Does

[portfolio_slideshow id=26572] When it comes to keeping its tail on the track, the 2014 Camaro Z/28 manages airflow like few other production vehicles, generating downforce like a race car to press the tires against the track for high-speed stability and greater cornering capability. Numerous modifications were made to the exterior, compared to the Camaro SS,

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Operation Raptor Seeks to Raise Funds for Critically Injured Special Forces Vets

[portfolio_slideshow id=26543] The Navy SEALs were born in 1943 during World War II, only then they were called Underwater Demolition Teams. The UDTs were tasked with swimming onto enemy beaches and planting explosives on ship obstacles called scullies. Over time, the UDTs became the SEALs, the U.S. Navy’s most highly trained special forces group. Members

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GM: Chevrolet to Introduce 2015 Corvette Z06 at Detroit Show

After all the Internet speculation and rumor (not to mention some really bad Photoshop work on purported spy photos), you’ll be able to the see the real-deal 2015 Corvette Z06 for the first time at the Detroit Auto Show. General Motors officially announced the new supercharged Z06 will make its debut at next month’s show

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Man Cave Items to Hot Rod Your Home

The holiday season always gets our gift-giving wheels turning. Inevitably, while shopping for others, we stumble on stuff we want, too. Bonus. If you’re a man, you have trouble shopping. If you’re shopping for a man, you’re in trouble. But here are 8 ideas for every home and budget situation that can fill your little

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2015 Ford Mustang—The Sixth-Generation Mustang Finally Revealed

Ford officially unveiled the sixth-generation of the Ford Mustang line today with a lot of new features and some interesting things to look forward to with the S550 Mustang platform. Ford definitely worked to make the new Mustang more appealing to the world by having simultaneous live reveals in Dearborn, MI; New York, NY; Los

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2015 Ford Mustang Sneak Peek—TIME Goes Behind the Scenes

In April 1964, Ford Motor Co. introduced the Mustang; a new line of cars that developed into a new genre of automobile, the Pony Car. Coupes with a long hood and short trunk soon began to emerge from Chevrolet, Dodge, AMX and others. Fast forward 50 years and Ford is at it again and recently

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‘Fast and Furious’ Star Paul Walker Killed in Car Wreck

  Fast and Furious star Paul Walker died today in a car crash, according to reports. Walker, 40, was best known for his role as Brian O’Conner in the Fast and Furious franchise. He was cast in the seventh installment of the franchise, scheduled to be released July 2014, according to IMDb. TMZ initially broke

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