This year marks the 40th anniversary of “Smokey and the Bandit.” The movie, which follows Bandit’s (Burt Reynolds) high-speed mission to fetch bootlegged beer for a wealthy family of race car sponsors, ends in Atlanta, GA. So it’s only fitting that organizers of the Summit Racing Equipment Atlanta Motorama pay homage to the movie with a
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: Based off the popular Minilite mag wheels, which were among the most successful race wheels of the 1960s and
The much-anticipated Dodge Demon will run on 100+ high-octane fuel usually reserved for dedicated race cars—a first for a factory production car! Of course, if you’d prefer to run on good old regular 91 octane, a button on the dashboard will let you do that, too. Here’s how it works: Earlier, Dodge announced that each
We laugh every time we see that Buick commercial with Shaquille O’Neal shoehorned into a Buick LaCrosse. You know the one: As it turns out, Shaq isn’t necessarily the biggest, most powerful, or most muscular thing Buick has stuffed into one of its cars. That honor likely goes to the Buick 455 Stage 1 big block engine—winner of
When Summit Racing announced plans for a fourth Retail Super Store and Distribution Center near Arlington, TX, it generated a lot of excitement among high performance enthusiasts—particularly enthusiasts in Texas. Six months later, the partially completed facility is creating an even bigger buzz for passing motorists on nearby Interstate 20 and highway 360. As the in-progress photos show,
Somewhere, the General is smiling. No, we’re not talking about “The General” Bobby Knight, who coached Indiana University to NCAA basketball championships in 1976, 1981, and 1987. Even then, that guy wasn’t smiling. We’re referring to General Motors, which is guaranteed a victory in our 2017 Muscle Car Match-Ups (Engine Edition). Our championship match-up features the
Spring rate is a key factor in choosing the right springs for your suspension system. Spring rate is defined as the amount of force it takes to compress a spring one inch. A 200 lbs./in. linear spring, for example, will compress one inch when a 200-pound load is placed onto it. If another 200 pounds is put onto the spring, it will
Tire tread wear comes in many forms. The wear pattern on your tires may be normal or it could be the result of an underlying issue. For example, you may be over-inflating your tires or your tire pressure could be too low. Or, perhaps your vehicle could use an alignment. A quick visual inspection using the
The so-called Road to the Final Four is about to get chewed up. You voted some of the most ground-pounding, asphalt-eating American V8 production engines of all time into our Muscle Car Match-Ups round of eight. Chevy, Ford, Mopar, Pontiac, and Buick are all represented. Just about everyone is happy—except maybe the EPA and the noise police. But
Think all fasteners are created equal? Of course not. If you’re an engine builder, you know the importance of using good-quality fasteners. And you’re probably also familiar with the torque-to-yield, or TTY, fasteners that have become more common on today’s engines. There’s a big difference between these fasteners and traditional bolts that make torque-to-yield the factory choice
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