Month: February

Basic Maintenance Series: Spring Vehicle Maintenance Checklist

The beginning of each season is the perfect time to inspect your vehicle and make sure you’ve taken care of routine maintenance. Most vehicle manuals include a long list of maintenance steps to take every three months. Take the time to perform these steps around the beginning of spring, and hopefully you’ll remember to repeat the

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1967 Mercury Cougar

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 of

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Video: Installing a Banks Power Big Hoss Bundle on a Diesel Truck

Banks Power is synonymous with diesel performance. As further proof, Sam and Dave from Two Guys Garage walk you through the installation of a Banks Power Big Hoss bundle. This Banks technology will help you get more power, more efficiently out of your diesel rig, and we want you to enjoy the benefits. Find out how:  

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NHRA Wrap-Up: Enders-Stevens, Schumacher, and Capps Win in Arizona

While Danica Patrick got the lion’s share of motorsports fans’ attention at NASCAR’s Daytona 500 Sunday, another female racer on the other side of the country cemented her place among professional racing’s elite. Erica Enders-Stevens mowed down the Pro Stock competition one round at a time Sunday to capture her fourth career Wally at the

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Real-World Powerplants: Paul Cooper’s 408 Windsor

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks, OnAllCylinders will profile engines and engine builds by everyday high performance enthusiasts—hot rod hobbyists with DIY work ethics and real-world budgets. [portfolio_slideshow id=15185] If Paul Cooper was ever on the fence about building a new engine for his 1971 Maverick, he certainly wasn’t after one fateful weekend at the

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Jason Line Aiming to Defend Title in Arizona

  Jason Line is eager to return to the driver’s seat of his Summit Racing Chevy Camaro this weekend at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, AZ. As the defending event champion at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, the second-generation drag racer is also eager to return to the winners circle. In 2012, Line and Summit Racing

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How to Measure Wheel Bolt Pattern and Backspacing

Aftermarket wheels are easily among the most popular vehicle upgrades. Available in a seemingly endless amount of designs, finishes, and sizes, wheels can change the entire look of a car or truck and can even effect performance, depending on their weight. Although appearance, weight, and construction are important factors in choosing the right wheels, none

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How to Bed-In Brake Pads

There are two very good reasons to bed-in brake pads—three, if not crashing ranks as a top priority: Transferring brake pad material evenly onto your brake rotors to avoid unwanted vibration and brake judder. To drive out resins used to bind brake pad material during manufacturing, but need to be cooked out in order for

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Basic Troubleshooting for Four-Stroke Dirt Bike Carburetors

Nobody likes working on carburetors. But getting ahead in life is about doing the things that most people don’t like doing, even when we’re talking about tinkering with your carbureted four-stroke dirt bike. If your bike isn’t running the way you want or need it to, and you’ve identified the carb as the culprit, here

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