Meme Mania: Our 11 Favorite Automotive Memes

Memes are everywhere. They’re on the Internet. They’re in your inbox and on your Facebook news feed. They’re taped up on cubicle walls and used as PC desktop backgrounds. Memes come in all varieties, too. They can be funny, cute, angry, thought-provoking, and head-scratching. You know…memes. (Yeah, some of us didn’t know what a meme was until recently either).

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How Do I Identify My Transmission? Your Top Tech Questions Answered!

We recently reached out to the guys in Summit Racing’s renowned tech department—the largest full-time staff in the industry—to identify and answer five common tech questions they hear on a consistent basis. With help from Summit Racing’s tech advisors and other industry experts, we’ll answer those questions here at OnAllCylinders. Today’s topic: transmissions. The specific

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: Studebaker Golden Hawk

A parking lot is a parking lot is a parking lot—unless it’s the Summit Racing parking lot. On any given day or time, the lot outside a Summit Racing store can turn into an impromptu mini car show, depending on who’s stopped by the store. Each Wednesday, we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another benefit of

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Mailbag: What Does Carbon on Exhaust Tips Mean?

Got questions?  We’ve got the answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re diagnosing carbon deposits on an exhaust system and resolving a rich air/fuel mixture. J.K. • Mountaintop, PA Q:  My 1970 Buick Skylark has a 350 Buick engine, a 350 turbo/hydro-automatic transmission, and a Chevelle 12-bolt posi rear-end. I

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Gadget Play: 5 Car Tech Trends from the 2013 CES Show

The International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is to the consumer electronics industry what the SEMA show is to the automotive aftermarket. Since 1967, CES has been the electronics world’s top platform to debut new products and steal headlines. Over the years, CES has given us the debut of the Camcorder (1981), plasma television (2001), tablets (2010), and

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Swap Sizing: Engine Dimensions & Tips for Popular Swaps

  Ever since that first hot rodder dumped his Model A’s four-banger for a flathead V8, engine swaps have been a proven way to get the extra horsepower we all crave. Some swaps are no-brainers, particularly when you are swapping an engine for one of the same type—a 347 cubic inch stroker for a stock 5.0L in

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1957 Chevrolet Nomad

A parking lot is a parking lot is a parking lot—unless it’s the Summit Racing parking lot. On any given day or time, the lot outside a Summit Racing store can turn into an impromptu mini car show, depending on who’s stopped by the store. Each Wednesday, we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another benefit of

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Law Would Require Electric Cars to Make Sounds: Here are 5 Great Suggestions

Where’s Michael Winslow when you need him? A newly proposed U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) rule would require electric cars to make noises to let pedestrians and bicyclists know when they’re near. The sounds would need to be detectable when electric cars, which have soundless engines, are traveling slower than 18 miles-per-hour. The new

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