In this Summit Racing Quick Flicks video, you will learn the basic of backpressure in your exhaust system, how it works, and why it’s important to your engine performance. Trying to decide what diameter of exhaust tubing to choose? This video will also help you make the best choice for your application based on your
[portfolio_slideshow id=34590] So you want to buy a set of control arms. Okay, easy enough. Do you want tubular or boxed arms? Picking a design style is fairly straightforward. Are you going to race the car? It’s a legit question. How about color? These questions are getting simpler. What bushing do you need? …um. Chances
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
In the early spring of 2003, Gary Winter went to his local dealership to buy a pickup truck. On his way to the sales office to complete the truck transaction, he was so taken by the lines of a brand new 4.6L-powered Mustang Mach I that he forgot all about the truck. Eleven years later,
Oversteer and understeer are terms used to describe steering sensitivity in vehicles. We’re going to introduce you to both conditions, and talk about the ways they can be corrected, if so desired. You can also learn about it the Top Gear way here. … Oversteer Rear tire drift is greater than that of the front, and the rear
[portfolio_slideshow id=33574] When it comes to reworking the brakes on your car, two things seldom come into consideration: your master cylinder and pedal ratio. And those are two factors that are absolutely critical to your brake system performance. The brake pedal acts as a lever to increase the force the driver applies to the master cylinder. The master cylinder,
Installing a trailer brake controller is a piece of cake on a truck or SUV already equipped with a towing package. It’s usually as simple as plugging a wiring harness into your vehicle. It’s a little more complicated on vehicles without towing packages because you have to splice the wiring yourself, but it’s a simple-enough
We know what you might be thinking: “A supercharger for a Jeep? Why?” Fact is a 2012-14 3.6L Pentastar-powered Unlimited only makes about 189 horsepower at the wheels from the factory. The 3.8L engine found in 2007-2011 JKs makes even less. And when you add larger wheels and tires (not exactly unheard of among the Jeep
If you’ve been a reader Custom Classic Trucks magazine, this 1986 Dodge Ram D-150 might look familiar. Known as the “High School Custom,” it was featured in a series of build-up articles—a quick Google search will bring up the stories and images. The Dodge spent almost a dozen semesters at Riverside City College’s auto body program
[portfolio_slideshow id=32498] As cool as a lumpy camshaft may sound, nothing beats the noises that a turbocharged car makes. From the whistle of the turbo spooling up to the blow-off valve venting to the distinctly muffled exhaust note, there’s nothing like it anywhere else. Best of all, it’s extremely easy to amplify these sounds just
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