To Japanese car nuts, the letters GTR carry the same gravity as, say, the letters “COPO” or “CJ” or “SRT” do to domestic gearheads. Nissan first applied the famous GT-R badge back in 1969, to denote a performance variant of its Skyline passenger car. Note: Don’t confuse the Nissan Skyline with the Ford Skyliner—they’re totally
Warmer ambient air temperatures put additional strain on your vehicle’s cooling system. If you’re doing a lot of driving in a hot climate, there are some easy inspections that you can perform to ensure your car or truck can handle the heat. The cooling system specialists at Davies Craig are pioneers in electric fan and
Courtney Force captured her first career back-to-back Funny Car victories Monday afternoon at the rain-delayed 30th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals in Topeka, KS. Clay Millican won Top Fuel and Deric Kramer earned his first-career Mello Yello Drag Racing Series NHRA Wally by winning in Pro Stock. The race at Heartland Motorsports Park was the
Before you go modifying any vehicle, it’s important to understand its capabilities in stock, unmolested trim. And that’s precisely what the gang at Horsepower Wars did in the second installment of its “Pony Wars” series that’s pitting a 2017 Mustang vs. a 2017 Camaro. Stage 1: Mustang vs. Camaro Baseline Factory Performance The team first
Q: The culprit is a 1989 GMC 1500 4×4 with a 350, automatic with overdrive, a 3.42 axle, and over 150,000 miles. It has recently developed a powerful thirst for Texas tea, consuming 1 quart every 100 miles. A new PCV valve didn’t fix it, and a valve job only eliminated the smoke at startup.
As much as we hate to admit it, working on a project is always easier when you have the instructions. But, if you’ve got a vintage vehicle, it’s often difficult to find a decades-old original factory service manual that isn’t torn to shreds, covered in greasy thumbprints, or blotched with antique mayonnaise. Thankfully, the bookworms
This may sound like a simple question, but what is cylinder wall glazing and how is it created? I hear about it all the time when people talk about piston rings not sealing, but I’m not sure what it really is. Thanks. – T.D. … Jeff Smith: Great question! We did a little digging and then
General Motors will offer the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 pickups with the option for a new four-cylinder turbocharged engine capable of running on two cylinders. The 2.7L I-4 will make 310 horsepower and 348 foot-pounds of torque. It is the first modern-day four-cylinder engine in a full-size pickup and the first with
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
Eddie always kept one eye on his neighbor’s unfinished 1964 Chevy C10 project, as it had been languishing for years near Eddie’s home. “If you ever decide to sell it,” Eddie told him. “I want it!” After years of persistence, the neighbor relented and Eddie quickly became the C10’s new owner. The truck was mostly
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