The time period between 1967 and 1972 was the height of the Detroit muscle car wars. While those wars raged on, Chevy and Ford were also fighting a separate battle for truck supremacy. Both companies unveiled redesigns of their flagship trucks in 1967. We covered the second-generation (1967-72) Chevrolet C/K series truck here. Now, we’re
Consistency is key when tuning a nitrous car. By maintaining consistent nitrous pressure from run to run, you eliminate one variable so you can identify other needed adjustments in your track setup. In this video, Mike from Nitrous Express talks about the new Nitrous Express Hot Water Bottle Bath and how it can help you maintain consistent bottle pressure.
Our friend and OnAllCylinders contributor Jesse Kiser picked up a 1974 Honda 360 as a first bike for his wife, who is new to motorcycles. The Honda’s exhaust pipes were solid but rusted, pitted, and plain ugly. Getting exhaust pipes for a 360 isn’t hard, but getting a nice set isn’t cheap. Like most everyone
“You get to put bacon in your mouth. I mean, when you have bacon in your mouth, it doesn’t matter who is President or anything. You just ahh, ahhhh… Every time I’m eating bacon, I think: I could die right now. And I mean it! That’s how good life is.” — Louis C.K., on what
Q: I just finished rebuilding the 5.0L engine for my 1989 Mustang. I made the following modifications: World Products Windsor Jr. cylinder heads with 58cc combustion chambers Ford Racing X-303 camshaft Trick Flow Street Burner intake manifold 70mm throttle body and EGR plate 73mm Mass Air meter BBK cold air induction BBK adjustable fuel pressure regulator
The small block Chevy engine is now well-over 60 years old. But you can keep your Mouse motor going thanks to an array of special performance packages. These packages include two or more items that have been custom matched by the performance experts at some of most-trusted brands. That means you get maximum small block
I’ve got a 454 H.O. crate engine and we installed a small ProCharger centrifugal on the engine to bump the power. I thought this would work well with the engine’s 8.75:1 compression ratio. I then took the combination to the chassis dyno but ran into all kinds of problems. The engine just lays down at
Every car guy has his own way of doing things. That goes for the engineers and marketing guys at big automotive and aftermarket parts manufacturers, too. For example, some fuel pump makers rate their pumps by gallons-per-hour. Others go by pounds-per-hour. Some engines are measured in cubic inches; others are advertised in cubic centimeters. That’s
When Hotchkis Performance talks about suspension, we listen. Hotchkis sent us this primer on updating the suspension on classic 1960s and ‘70s muscle cars to make them handle like a late model. According to Hotchkis, an upgraded suspension is not just a performance advantage, it’s also a safety issue on modified vehicles. The stock suspension—even one
It may be a clone, but, Jeremy Lammert’s 1970 Chevy Nova isn’t pretending. Lammert bought the car at the age of 19. It was his first project car. “I always wanted one since my brother had a ’69,” he wrote, “I had to fight my parents to let me buy it.” Lammert obviously won that
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