Got questions? We’ve got the answers—Mondays when the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we offer advice for restoring a worn suspension and setting valve lash. From: Carlos Callahan • Stockton, CA Q: My Mustang’s suspension system is getting stiffer as it gets older. It’s a 1991 LX 5.0L
For all that we ask them to do, disc brake pads don’t get a whole lot of respect. As long as they fit in the caliper and do a reasonable job of stopping the vehicle, a pad is a pad, right? When it comes to high performance and racing, that common perception of brake pads
The folks at Eaton take you inside their TrueTrac Differential and show you graphically how their product will give your ride the ultimate in traction performance in virtually any terrain. Piece by piece, Eaton illustrates its engineering solutions as they let you peek behind the curtain. Just like those x-ray glasses you always wanted.
Got questions? We’ve got the answers—Mondays when the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we offer advice for choosing the proper gear ratio and performing transmission flushes. From: Jimmy Stevens, Jr. • Saltillo, MS Q: I have a 1981 GMC half-ton pickup with a 350 bored .040 inches over. It has
There’s really no secret to making horsepower with a nitrous system. Nitrous delivers instant power gains by cooling the intake charge, improving fuel atomization, and giving your engine the ability to burn more fuel. But there are four ways you can optimize your nitrous system to ensure you achieve maximum power with your new nitrous
Hitting triple digits on a speedometer? Fun. Strapping into a 1,000-horsepower race rocket? Exhilarating. Painting your vehicle? Now that’s scary—at least to some hot rodders. We know lots of seasoned, do-it-yourself car guys—guys who have completely torn down engines and rebuilt them from scratch—who are afraid of paint. They’ll go elbows deep in grease and
Life is filled with mysteries: Are we alone in the universe? What really happened to the dinosaurs? And what exactly is Lady GaGa? Although we can’t provide definitive answers to any of those dark mysteries, we can help you solve one of the automotive world’s biggest mysteries: the torque converter. In this installment of our
Got questions? We’ve got the answers—Mondays when the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we offer advice for an engine rebuild and help cure excess exhaust noise. Michael Barrett, Jr. • East Haven, CT Q: I’m trying to decide what engine to drop in my 1986 Monte Carlo SS with
When was the last time you stopped in your tracks at a car show, looked at a killer custom paint job, and thought: “That’s an incredible finish; I wonder what kind of primer they used.” In a hot rodding world filled with custom colors, eye-grabbing metalflakes, luscious candies and pearls, and mean flat finishes (not
Got questions? We’ve got the answers—Mondays when the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re talking cylinder heads and Chevy S10 upgrades.. From: Gary Button • San Clemente, CA Q: I have a 1963 Corvette with a 327. It produces around 300 horsepower, but I want to bump it up
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