Month: July

Anderson, Line On a Mission to Conquer the Mountain

Throughout the course of the 2012 Full Throttle Drag Racing season, teams will be challenged to adapt to a variety of conditions, from differing racing surfaces to myriad atmospheric changes. However, nowhere will the assignment be more difficult than at this weekend’s Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver, CO, where the naturally aspirated Pro Stock

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Photo Gallery: All Ford Show

There is a place in our hearts for every type of car or truck. Ford and Chevy. Mopar. Even a foreign vehicle or two. But not this past Sunday at Summit Racing. The All Ford Show was reserved exclusively for you hardcore Bowtie fans. We kid! Check out these Fords, boys and girls. They’re nice.

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1949 Willys Jeepster

[portfolio_slideshow id=6885] A parking lot is a parking lot is a parking lot—unless it’s the Summit Racing parking lot. On any given day or time, the lot outside a Summit Racing store can turn into an impromptu mini-car show, depending on who’s stopped by the store. Each Wednesday, we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another benefit

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7 Steps to Keeping Your Four-Stroke Dirt Bike Well-Tuned

Do your dirt bike and yourself a favor: Keep your bike tuned. It’s going to save you gobs of cash in the long run as you extend engine life, and make riding infinitely more fun as you squeeze extra power and performance out of your machine. In a perfect world, you should read your owner’s

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Video: How Brake Master Cylinders Work

Do you want to know how a master cylinder works or how to know if your master cylinder is going bad? Or the difference between a single reservoir versus a dual reservoir master cylinder? In this episode of Summit Racing Quick Flicks, Summit Racing’s tech team explains the function and symptoms of a bad master

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Mailbag: Standard-Volume vs. High-Volume Oil Pumps

Got questions? We’ve got the answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re covering the benefits of high-volume, high-pressure oil pumps.   R.B. • Mannford, OK Q: I am trying to pick the best oil pump for my street engine. Some say high-volume is the best while others believe high-pressure is

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Photo Gallery: Collector Car Appreciation Day

Collector Car Appreciation Day is designed to celebrate and raise awareness regarding the important role automotive collection and restoration plays in American society. While we greatly appreciate SEMA and the efforts of other industry leaders in promoting this day, we don’t really need a reason to celebrate automotive awesomeness. It’s what we do. But, we

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Haunted: Bill Brautigam’s 1951 Henry J

[portfolio_slideshow id=6656] This story orignially ran in the Summit Racing catalog and first appeared on the Summit Racing website on June 28, 2006. Have you ever had that uncanny feeling of someone’s—or something’s—presence? You can almost see it lurking around out of the corner of your eye, but when you turn to confront it, it’s

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Celebrate Collector Car Appreciation Day!

Consider Friday the 13th your lucky day! That’s because this Friday the 13th is Collector Car Appreciation Day, a quasi-holiday just for car enthusiasts like you. This isn’t one of those made-up holidays celebrated only in certain states—we’re talking to you, Sweetest Day—or one of those head-scratching holidays that mean absolutely nothing (spoiler alert: the Groundhog will

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