Month: June

How to Choose a Carburetor

Wondering how to choose a carburetor? This is a question that confronts anybody in the market for a carburetor, whether it’s for a street or race vehicle. Many companies offer several different carburetors, but with all of the different styles and sizes, selecting one can seem complicated. However, there is a logical way to select

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Summit Racing/Factory Five Mk4 Spy Photos

Work is underway on the Summit Racing/Factory Five Racing Mk4–both at Summit Racing Equipment and SKJ Customs. The crew at SKJ Customs in St. George, UT is hard at work assembling the actual Mk4, and the folks at Summit Racing continue to put the final assembly on its new Mk4 Pro Pack combos, which will allow

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Video: How to Make Custom Spark Plug Wire Sets

Hot rodders don’t live in a “one-size-fits-all” world. By nature, we love customization—whether it’s a custom paint job, one-off aftermarket rims, or a radical resto-mod project. So it’s no surprise that more and more performance enthusiasts are electing to custom-build their own spark plug wire sets. You can, too! This installment of Summit Racing Quick

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Rat’s Nest: Super Summit Rat Rod Gallery

[portfolio_slideshow id=4314] Rat rods–you either love ’em or hate ’em. Personally, we love them here at OnAllCylinders. Don’t get us wrong–we also love a stunning, show-quality street rod with a miles-deep custom finish…or a pristine, restored street machine or truck from the 1950s…or a resto-modded muscle car. We love them all–including those charmingly ratty rat rods. They’re imperfect

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Photo Gallery: 50 Awesome Street Machines from Super Summit 2012

[portfolio_slideshow id=4255] What exactly is a street machine? We hear that question from time to time, and depending on who you ask, the qualifications to be considered a street machine can vary. For the purposes of this gallery of 50 awesome street machines, we considered any modified, 1950-up, street-oriented vehicle a street machine. You’ll find

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Super Summit Truck Stop: Gallery of Trucks

Whether you like classic American haulers, ground-scraping sport trucks, or insanely lifted off-road rigs, you could find something to pique your interest at Super Summit 2012. Take a look through our gallery of Super Summit trucks below: [portfolio_slideshow id=4184]

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Super Summit 2012: Treasures from the Tent

One of the great things about Super Summit—aside from seeing all the killer hot rods, catching up with fellow gearheads, and packing our arteries with carnival food—is cruising the Manufacturer Midway. From the very first year of Super Summit, automotive manufacturers have been great about supporting and attending the show. As a result, show attendees get

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Super Summit 2012: Street Rod Gallery

Channeled, stretched, chopped–or some combination thereof. Old school carbureted or fuel injected. Roadster, coupe, or panel delivery. Street rods come in more varieties than Heinz 57–and we think we captured quite of few here: [portfolio_slideshow id=4119]

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When Don Met Vito—A Super Summit Story Featuring a 1950 Dodge Truck

TALLMADGE, OH—First, the retired U.S. Marine picks up the phone and dials the 10-digit number he’s been calling for more than two decades. Then he chooses Option 4, and dials 6-5-3-2. When the familiar Summit Racing Equipment salesman and tech advisor picks up, the conversation always starts the same: “Hey Vito! It’s Don from New

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