The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show, the automotive aftermarket’s premier trade show, is coming to your desktop, your laptop, or palm of your hand. It’s true—OnAllCylinders is bringing the show to you as we live blog from the event next week (October 30-November 2). That means you’ll be the first to hear major announcements
In Head Games (Part 1), we covered the importance of cylinder head intake runner size and design. Now we’re going to look at another key factor in choosing the right cylinder heads: combustion chamber design. Specifically, we’ll cover the importance of combustion chamber design, size, and manufacturing process and how it all affects cylinder head
[portfolio_slideshow id=11097] Good thing: Kickin’ audio system with megawatt amps, big subs, zillions of speakers, crossovers, and enough wire to hook up your average city. Bad thing: Melted, smoking, fried vehicle electrical system ’cause you didn’t have a big enough alternator. The fact is, not having enough amps to properly feed your vehicle’s electrical accessories
In the first part of our multi-part video series on how to select the right cylinder heads, you’ll learn how runner size and shape factor into choosing the right cylinder heads for your application. Using the ever-popular first-generation small block Chevy as an example, this video will help you identify runners that will keep air
Got questions? We’ve got the answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week we take on premature camshaft and distributor gear wear.. T.H. • Loveland, CO Q: I have a 1981 Jeep J-20 with a rebuilt 401 cubic inch engine. After 5,000 miles, the distributor and camshaft gears completely wore out. So,
Here’s the official OnAllCylinders long-term winter forecast: It’s gonna snow—at least in many parts of the country. And there’s probably going to be freezing rain, blowing snow, gale-force winds, and bitter cold, too. We don’t need a billion dollar satellite or super-quadruple Doppler radar to know it either. Anyone with half a Doppler could figure
[portfolio_slideshow id=10883] When we first heard about the Pumpkin Run Nationals, we thought it was some sort of crazy 5K run or marathon—or something scary like that. And then we realized the Pumpkin Run Nationals actually involves strolling along at a nice leisurely pace while looking at thousands of hot rods and customs. 2,500-plus hot
Hibernation isn’t just for bears anymore. Every winter, Mustangs, Barracudas, Road Runners, and more go into hibernation as classic car owners put their vehicles into storage. Winter vehicle storage is a necessity for many people, including collectable car owners and snowbirds that leave vehicles behind and head south for the cold winter months. With winter
[portfolio_slideshow id=10756] It’s been nearly five months since we’ve had an update on Denny Terzich’s latest ProRides endeavor, Project X-BOX. And as you’ll see, a lot can change in just five months! We suggest you start by checking out our last post on the Pro Touring 1955 Chevy to see what the project is all about—Art
Jason Line’s record-breaking weekend and semi-final round appearance at the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals in Reading, PA has the defending NHRA Pro Stock champion sitting in the second spot in points going into the final two races of the year. Line qualified #1, set the low ET (6.482 seconds) of the event, and set a new
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