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. On Wednesdays, we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another
Depending on your point of view, an aluminum truck body is either : A) A fuel-saving stroke of genius. B) An invitation to higher repair costs. Ford redesigned its ultra-popular F-150 with a lightweight aluminum body for 2015. It was a big risk (the F-150 was already the top-selling pickup in history), but a calculated one.
The NHRA is moving to FOX Sports in 2016. Rumors began swirling yesterday, and NHRA quickly confirmed that it is, indeed, ending its long-running partnership with ESPN and moving to FOX beginning next year. For those of us frustrated with ESPN’s tendency to preempt races with other programming and the network’s lack of live coverage,
Brainerd International Raceway, host of next month’s the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series’ Lucas Oil Nationals and a full schedule of other events, sustained major damage in a round of severe storms Monday. In addition to mangling huge sections of spectator stands (see photo above), the storms downed trees, rolled a couple RVs in
Whenever a customer calls or writes to Summit Racing’s tech department with concerns about their nitrous systems not working, the experienced group always asks the same question first: Have you checked your solenoid? Watch this Summit Racing Quick Flicks video and learn how to make sure your nitrous solenoid is operating properly. Using a multimeter and
You’ve got questions. We’ve got the answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re discussing whether it’s best to run tubes, or tubeless racing slicks. B.W. West Palm Beach, FL Q: Should I always run tubes in my race slicks? What are the advantages of running tubeless slicks and what guidelines should I
GM’s best-selling pickup is getting a front-end refresh. Just two model years after its total redesign in 2014, the Silverado will receive a more muscular front-end and new grille design for 2016. The Silverado, America’s second best-selling pickup, will have a bold, body-colored horizontal strip cutting across the middle of the grille, twin LED running
Pro Stock and Pro Mod race car driver and engine tuner Joe Lepone Jr. passed away Sunday after a long battle with cancer. Lepone Jr. was Summit Racing’s first-sponsored NHRA Pro Stock driver, piloting the Summit Racing Chevy Beretta from 1990-’92. Lepone Jr. has been heavily involved with drag racing throughout his entire adult life,
They built it to be the world’s fastest wheel-driven car—ever. No rockets. No jet propulsion. Just good old-fashioned, turbocharged American muscle. The Carbinite LSR streamliner looks more like a fighter jet than a typical car, but that happens when you’re building and shaping a Bonneville land speed car designed to go 500 miles per hour.
With all this talk about truck LS engines, I hear a lot of talk about swapping a 5.3L truck LS engine into a car. Why would you want to go from a 350-cubic-inch small block Chevy to a smaller 5.3L engine that is only 326 cubic inches? To me that doesn’t make any sense. I know the
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