Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1941 Willys Sedan

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. On Wednesdays, we’ll share our parking lot find of the

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Ford to Unveil 6 Mustang Concepts at 2016 SEMA Show

Ford is set to show off over 50 customized vehicles at the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV next week. Among them will be these six Ford Mustang concept vehicles: VMP Performance “Track Attack” 2017 Mustang GT Concept This 2017 Mustang GT concept packs a cutting-edge VMP Performance Gen II-R 2.3L TVS supercharger and custom

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Please Help Our Friends at BangShift Save a Life

The wife of BangShift Publisher Chad Reynolds is in a life-threatening battle against lung cancer, and the drag-racing and hot-rodding communities are being called upon to help win this fight. Daphne Reynolds has been diagnosed with Stage III or IV (we’ve seen conflicting info) small-cell lung cancer. Regardless, it’s the kind of news no one ever

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Video: How to Break In New Ring and Pinion Gears

The experts at Yukon Gear & Axle say that all new ring and pinion sets require a break-in period. By not breaking them in properly, you set yourself up to experience overheating, the breakdown of your gear oil, and ultimately, total gear failure. The instructions are simple enough. Drive lightly and carefully for the first 500 miles,

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Monday Mailbag: The Mystery of the 4,000 RPM Power Drop-Off

Q: I have a 1988 Chevy 350, bored .060-inch over. It has TRW forged flat top pistons, 230-degree duration (at .050-inch lift)/.560-inch lift COMP Cams roller cam run straight up, and iron heads with 64cc chambers, 2.02/1.60-inch valves, and ported intake runners. The intake is an Edelbrock Torker II with a Performer 750 cfm vacuum secondary carburetor.

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NHRA Wrap-Up: Brown, Hagan, Skillman & Krawiec Win in Texas

(Image/NHRA) Antron Brown furthered his points lead in Top Fuel on Sunday, racing to victory at the Texas NHRA FallNationals. Matt Hagan in Funny Car, Drew Skillman in Pro Stock, and Eddie Krawiec in Pro Stock Motorcycle were also winners in their respective categories in Ennis, TX, at the fourth of the six-race 2016 NHRA

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