A fresh coat of engine paint can do wonders for a tired engine bay. Seriously—whether it’s Chevy orange, Ford blue, or John Deere green, who doesn’t love a freshly-painted motor? But painting engine parts requires a different technique than painting body panels. That’s why this video from the paint pros at Dupli-Color and VHT is a good
Variable Valve Timing (VVT) is a system that automatically adjusts valve timing. GM used VVT on the following engines within the LS family. (Summit Racing’s Paul Spurlock and Brian Nutter contributed to this article.) How Does VVT Work? The computer senses engine load. It also monitors valve timing through the camshaft position sensor. It then uses
U.S. FLEET ACTIVITIES SASEBO, Japan — The final day of the 2017 Operation Appreciation tour concluded with a visit to the USS Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault ship that is the Expeditionary Strike Group’s main battle platform. The great ship was forward-deployed to U.S. Fleet Activities, Sasebo Japan, during the Tour of Champions that included
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we’re discussing mating an electric speedometer to a cable-driven Turbo 350 transmission. Q: I have a 1990 Chevy S-10 pickup with a 350 engine, a Turbo 350 transmission, a 9-inch ford rear axle
At the request of the race teams, NHRA Pro Stock competitors will be allowed to run any NHRA-accepted body and engine combination for the 2018 season, NHRA officials announced. That means teams can run a Chevy motor in a Dodge body or a Dodge motor in a Chevy body, or (gasp!) a Ford motor in
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