A good threadlocker can prevent your fasteners from loosening. But a thread-locking compound must be applied properly to ensure the best possible results and, more importantly, threadlocker application techniques vary depending on the type and location of your fastener—blind holes vs. through holes, for example. The fine folks at Permatex put together this quick tech
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to tackle your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re recommending a camshaft, torque converter, and rear-axle gear ratio for a race-only ’86 Ford Mustang. Q: I have a 1986 Mustang project car with a 351 Cleveland engine. The four-bolt main block has been
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: Throughout the 1960s and into the 70s, many vehicle gauge packages could be optioned with an ammeter, which
It’s not every day that we hear about a 1970s Chevy econobox that can go wheel-to-wheel with some of the world’s most iconic sports cars. So when French race car driver Nicolas Grue told us about his Monza, our ears understandably perked up. Grue races his Monza in the French Saloon Cars Trophy series, where
Mechanically similar, General Motors’ LS and LS-based Vortec engines wound up on almost every branch of the GM family tree: Chevy, Pontiac, GMC, Cadillac, Buick—heck, even Saab, Hummer, and Isuzu got some LS love. Since LS and Vortec engines are so common, they’ve become the go-to performance and swap engines of the modern era. These motors are
Not long ago, few people had ever heard of an air shifter. Today, at every drag strip in the world, they’re about as common as a radial slick. Wherever they’re class legal, air shifters have turned manually shifted automatic transmissions back into “automatic” transmissions. The reason is simple: Well-executed first gear changes aren’t easy to
Mechanically similar, General Motors’ LS and LS-based Vortec engines wound up on almost every branch of the GM family tree: Chevy, Pontiac, GMC, Cadillac, Buick—heck, even Saab, Hummer, and Isuzu got some LS love. Since LS and Vortec engines are so common, they’ve become the go-to performance and swap engines of the modern era. These motors are
Chevrolet said its new 2019 Corvette ZR1 was pretty fast, boasting 755 horsepower and 715 pound-feet of torque from its supercharged 6.2L LT5 engine. Now, there’s a lap record to back it up. The new ZR1 covered the 4.1-mile Grand Course circuit at Virginia International Raceway in a blistering 2:37.25—a production-car lap record. Aside from
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