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How to Install Electric-Life Power Windows

Call us soft, call us lazy, but we like power stuff on our cars. We can’t think of any sane reason to use old-fashioned cranks and handles when there are kits on the market that let you open doors, roll down windows, and pop open trunks at the touch of a button. Electric-Life, for example,

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Mailbag: Whistling Challengers, Torque Converter Tech & More

Got questions? We’ve got the answers—every Monday when the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re talking vacuum leaks, torque converter stall speed, and setting the proper valve lash.         From: S. Arikian • Montauk, NY  Q: I have a 1970 Challenger with a 440. The short block was internally balanced and

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How to Degree Your Camshaft

You spent a lot of time searching the Internet for the right camshaft for your latest engine project. You drove your friends crazy babbling about intake, duration, and lobe separation, and then you talked the ear off of who knows how many tech guys asking for advice. So why not spend a little more time

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Installing a Milodon Gear Drive on a Big Block Chevy

If you’re thinking of buying a gear drive, chances are it’s for one of two reasons: you want more accurate cam timing than a chain can provide or you want that cool gear whine. Both are good, logical rationalizations for spending the grocery money on a car part. Milodon makes some nice gear drives worthy

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