The fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro is on its way out after this year. But not before it hits an impressive milestone. Chevrolet expects to deliver the 500,000th fifth-gen. Camaro in the United States this month. The production milestone caps the Camaro’s five years as America’s best-selling performance car. To celebrate the occasion, Chevrolet released a special
I was helping my buddy remove the heads from his truck this last weekend. We ran into a problem where two of the collector bolts on the passenger side header flange were rusted so badly that we rounded off the bolt heads. This left us no choice but to cut them off with a Sawzall.
It’s that time again. Filling out tournament brackets has become a rite of spring. What college basketball has ingrained in our culture, we’ve brought to you with an automotive twist. It’s Year 3 for Muscle Car Match-Ups, so to spice things up, we’ve expanded the field to 32 muscle cars, and have included later-model vehicles
Nothing ruins a road trip or summer night cruise like an overheated engine. Fortunately, companies like Be Cool are aiming to make cooling system upgrades for classic cars easier than ever. As a matter of fact, Be Cool Direct-Fit Cooling Modules are designed specifically to take the guesswork out of bolstering your cooling components. Be Cool’s
It’s no secret that if you’re looking to make big power, GM’s LS engines are an excellent place to start. While these engines are incredibly powerful and durable, they do have a few weak points–many of them in the valvetrain. The search for power means adding bigger cylinder heads, longer duration camshafts with more lift
Editor’s Note: Mike Mavrigian has been building engines almost as long as there has been internal combustion. Mike’s shop, Birchwood Automotive, specializes in street performance and racing engines and vehicle restoration. As you’ll see in this article series, he includes a wealth of information on his engine builds. NOTE: Updated 5/2/18 with oil pump intermediate driveshaft images,
We readily admit this engine won’t make a lot of other people’s top 5 lists of small block Chevys. But as we celebrate 60 years of the small block Chevy, the 350 L98 engine makes ours for its heroic efforts in helping keep Chevrolet performance alive in the 1980s. Introduced in 1985, the L98, along with its 305
In our inaugural Reader’s Choice Awards, you named Top Gear BBC as your favorite auto-related TV show. Now, according to some reports, the show’s future could be in doubt. Host Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended (again) due to a reported “fracas” with a producer. Here’s the short-but-sweet announcement from BBC: “Following a fracas with a BBC
Watch this short video and learn how to clean K&N air filters properly to help your car achieve maximum horsepower, maximum fuel efficiency, and maximum engine life. This video will show you the ins and outs of proper K&N air filter cleaning techniques to protect your most-precious investments. From K&N: “Cleaning your K&N Air Filter
Update, Friday, March 13: You know how these things go. The Ridetech crew has been hard at work transforming a 1972 Corvette into a road race and autocross monster for the last three days, and is now into a fourth day. According to RideTech’s Brett Voelkel, the Corvette has been more complicated than the 48-hour Camaro,
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