PRESS RELEASE COURTESY OF SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT: Summit Racing Equipment, the world’s largest direct marketer of performance automotive parts and accessories, is pleased to announce the opening of a new Distribution Center and Retail Super Store in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Summit Racing customers in most of Texas and adjacent states will enjoy one-day delivery
The two most common types of automotive brake systems are drum brakes and disc brakes. Drum brakes have been stopping vehicles for much longer than disc brakes, but as horsepower and vehicle speeds grew in the 1960s and ’70s, the need for more stopping power prompted automakers to transition more toward disc braking. Disc brake
Q: I have a 1984 Cutlass with a Chevy 350, flat top pistons, stock cylinder heads, .448-inch lift cam (350 horsepower grind), Edelbrock Performer RPM intake with a Performer 600 cfm carburetor, MSD 6A ignition, headers, and a dual exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers. The rear-end is a stock 7.5-inch GM 10-bolt with 2.42 gears. I
Brittany Force collected her third Wally of 2016 after winning Top Fuel Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, MN. (Image/Autoweek) Brittany Force raced to her third career victory in Top Fuel Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Del Worsham in Funny Car, Drew Skillman in Pro Stock,
From time to time, OnAllCylinders will provide a peek at some of the newest products and deals that can help get your next project on track for less. Check out what’s in our parts bin this week: Summit Racing Run-In Engine Stand Our heavy-duty all-steel engine stand gives you the ability to fire up and run
While torque specifications can vary among fastener brands and lubricants, cylinder head torque sequences tend to remain constant for each individual engine. OnAllCylinders has been rolling out a series of quick-reference infographics for torque sequences of various engine makes, and today we’re focusing on Chrysler’s V8 and V10 engines. You can see our torque sequence
What’s the difference between a torque-to-yield bolt and a torque-angle bolt? I see these bolts used with newer engines. Are they the same thing? I’ve also heard that you’re not supposed to reuse these bolts. Is that true? Thanks D.T. Jeff Smith: First and most importantly, let’s distinguish between what we’re talking about. Your first
OnAllCylinders readers might remember when we began our 70,000-mile 1994 Jeep Wrangler Sahara project by giving it a frame-off restoration by stripping and recoating the frame with KBS products. That was a while ago, and life and weather conspired to put the project on the proverbial back burner. But now that both have returned to some sense of
Once again, it’s time to let your voices be heard. No, we’re not referring to America’s presidential election. We’re talking about something much more important: The 3rd Annual OnAllCylinders Readers’ Choice Awards. This is where you get to make decisions on America’s real hot-button topics — topics like the best current high performance car… or who makes the best diesel engine…or which auto-related TV show
(Image/BangShift) Wait. Challenger? That thing got a HEMI in it? Actually, it has two. And those two 500-cubic-inch V8s powered Danny Thompson’s Challenger 2 streamliner to a new 406.7 miles-per-hour land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats this week for the 2016 edition of Speed Week. Perhaps more significantly, Thompson—son of Mickey Thompson—broke his
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