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Farina’s 1968 Roadrunner Voted 2013 Facebook Fan Ride of the Year

[portfolio_slideshow id=27557] Mark Farina’s 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner has been named your 2013 Facebook Fan Ride of Year, beating out nine other finalists. While it’s obvious Farina knows how to build a nice hot rod, the Lockport, NY resident also has writing skills, too. Farina summarized the story of how his Roadrunner came together, and we liked his account so much,

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Top 10 Engines of All-Time (#10): Ford 427 SOHC

Editor’s Note: This series counts down the Top 10 engines of all time–see how the voting was done by reading our initial post. Some picked their favorite engine based on durability. Others picked based on power and performance. Clearly, the Ford 427 SOHC (Cammer) engine cracked the top 10 based on its power and legendary status.

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Harmonics 101: Understanding Harmonic Dampers

[portfolio_slideshow id=27531] Some call it a harmonic balancer. Others refer to it as a harmonic damper. Whatever you call it, that big chunk of metal hanging off the crankshaft snout of your engine is essential to your powerplant’s wellbeing and performance. Its job is to absorb harmonics, so from here-on-out we’ll refer to it as a harmonic damper (its only true

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