Month: September

Rubber Match: 5 Basic Steps for Choosing the Right Street Tires

You’ve spent untold amounts of time and money on your ride. You’ve squeezed every last horsepower from your engine, beefed up the gearing and suspension—even sprung for that custom paint job. But what about your tires? Tires are essential to the performance, handling, and safety of any vehicle—whether it’s a custom hot rod or a

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Photo Gallery: Holley LS Fest 2012

BOWLING GREEN, KY. — On a predominantly picture-perfect weekend at Beech Bend Raceway Park—a fantastic old dragstrip nestled next to a rustic amusement park featuring a hilltop wooden coaster begging for a ride—racers, race fans, and car enthusiasts gathered to celebrate General Motors’ LS engine at the Holley LS Fest, Sept. 7-9. It was a weekend full

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Photo Gallery: TruckFest Returns this Weekend

[portfolio_slideshow id=9414] TruckFest—Summit Racing’s all truck, SUV, and Jeep show—returns to Summit Racing in Ohio this Saturday. If you’re fortunate enough to live within driving distance of Akron, OH, we suggest you pay a visit. If not, we urge you to check OnAllCylinders often for live updates from the show. TruckFest 2012 promises a huge, non-judged cruise-in for trucks,

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How to Choose Kenda Dirt Bike Tires

Kenda tires have a reputation for being a low-cost alternative for dirt and street bike motorcycle riders. Rest assured the folks at Kenda are also interested in having a reputation for churning out top-quality products. One key to getting longevity and good performance out of your dirt bike tires is to choose the right tire

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1951 Henry J

[portfolio_slideshow id=9466] 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

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Photo Gallery: Camaro Show 2012

There is a contingent of the auto enthusiast crowd constantly complaining about the Chevy Camaro. They’re boring, they say, because they’re so common and you see them all the time. Our take: The reason you see Camaros all the time is because they’re one of the most-beloved automobiles in the history of this industry. The Camaro is impossible

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Video: How Flowmaster Mufflers Work

Watch this video to learn the basics of Flowmaster’s muffler chamber construction. By doing so, you will better understand the company’s exhaust technology and how it can impact your vehicle’s performance.

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Mailbag: Carb Jetting for Atmospheric Conditions

Got questions? We’ve got the answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re making a few jetting changes to accommodate for high-humidity racing.                                 D.D. • Agana, Guam Q: I recently bought a 1970 Plymouth GTX. It came equipped with a Chrysler 440, a 750 cfm carb on an Edelbrock manifold, a stock Chrysler

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U.S. Nationals are History—Finally! All Eyes Now Focused on Countdown

Summit Racing teammates Greg Anderson and Jason Line returned to Indianapolis for the resumption of the rain-delayed Mac Tools U.S. Nationals armed with the information of two days of testing in Charlotte, NC. which They hoped this info would prove useful as conditions in the Hoosier State were completely unlike what they were a week

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