Preserving Power: Using Thermal Barriers on Fuel Rails to Maximize Performance
Think because your engine is fuel injected you don’t need to worry about heat causing you problems and stealing horsepower? Think again. Fuel injectors and the rails that hold them are just as susceptible to heat issues as the carburetors they replaced. Located on top of the engine, fuel rails see a lot of heat
Turbo Install: We Add 200+ HP to a 5th-Gen. Camaro SS with a Turbonetics Turbo
The 5th Gen Camaro SS (2010-2015 model years) left the factory loaded with power—425 ponies for a manual trans car or 400 in a 6L80E equipped 5th Gen. But even with all that power, the SS still has a lot of room to grow. Heads, cam, intake, and even larger displacement will net more power
The Serpentine Solution: Installing a Summit Racing Small Block Chevy Serpentine Conversion Kit
If you’ve got a pre-1988 small block Chevy and are tired of that massive, ugly looking factory accessory drive—the one with the heavy air conditioning compressor, unattractive alternator, power steering pump, and rusting iron water pump—then it’s time to step up to a serpentine drive system. Summit Racing has a whole line of polished aluminum serpentine conversion
Quick Tech: How to Use a Leakdown Tester
Using a leakdown tester is one of the best ways to assess the health of your engine. Easy to use, a leakdown tester measures how much cylinder pressure is escaping from your cylinders, showing how efficiently your piston rings and valves are sealing the combustion chamber, along with your head gasket. With street engines, ten to twenty
Blown Opportunity: We Install and Dyno a Magnuson Blower and Trick Flow Heads on an LS3 Corvette
[portfolio_slideshow id=31843] Not getting enough from your LS3-equipped C6? Recently get your doors blown off by a Z06 or ZR1? Just want to give your Corvette a serious custom touch? Magnuson Superchargers and Trick Flow Specialties have exactly what you need to impress your friends, scare your neighbors, and give your C6 the kind of




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