NHRA legends John Force and Greg Anderson broke through for their first wins of the year in their respective classes Sunday at the first stop on the Western Swing at the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. It was career win #149 for Force in Funny Car, and career win #91 for Anderson in
The Detroit auto show will take place in June instead of January beginning in 2020, show organizers announced after weeks of swirling rumors about a potential schedule change for one of the largest and most significant auto shows in North America. Officially named the North American International Auto Show, event organizers were forced to make
In Horsepower Wars’ ongoing duel between the 2017 Ford Mustang and the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro, we’ve finally arrived to the parts-selection phase for the biggest-money portion of the competition, where both vehicles will receive $15,000 in performance upgrades before the final phase of the competition. Want to learn more about how the Pony Wars will
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
To most of us, the concept of a battery is nothing new—we know batteries are the way to store electrical (DC) energy for future use. But while the concept is easy to comprehend, understanding how a battery works can be less clear. More importantly, battery designs can vary greatly from application to application. (Hence why
Q: I have a 1973 454 big block Chevy. It has a 8.5:1 compression, stock oval port cylinder heads, a Crane PowerMax camshaft, and Edelbrock Performer intake, and a Holley 750 cfm carburetor. The engine needs an overhaul but I would like to retain the stock cylinder heads and intake. What would I need to
Well, the cat’s out of the bag now. As part of the $15K upgrade stage of Horsepower Wars: Pony Wars, each team plans to install a ProCharger supercharger system. Want to learn more about the Horsepower Wars: Pony Wars Challenge? Start with Episode 1 here. That means the 2017 Chevy Camaro 2SS and 2017 Ford Mustang
If you need to replace or install a brake master cylinder, you’re going to have to “bench bleed” it before bolting the assembly to your firewall. That’s because, due to the angle at which the master cylinder sits when installed, bubbles can become trapped in an un-bled master cylinder’s fluid passages. To make matters worse,
The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association held its annual national event in Columbus, Ohio last weekend. It is one of the marquee events of the Goodguys season, drawing in hundreds of top-tier show cars, classics, hot rods, cruisers, and muscle cars. The 2018 season also features a new year cutoff date, instead of capping entries
Q: I want to get 450-500 horsepower out of my 2002 Chevy Camaro Z28. My car already has an 80mm BBK throttle body, a Granatelli mass airflow sensor, an SLP LS1 airbox with K&N filter, and a Flowmaster American Thunder exhaust system. I’ve thought about installing a new camshaft, cylinder heads, intake manifold, and a
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