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.
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
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
We don’t know which sounds worse—car guys singing show tunes in the shower or a howling differential. While there is no help for our singing, we can help you diagnose the sounds coming from a differential gone bad. A clunk, whine, or howl can signal a worn-out pinion gear, bad bearings, or a faulty gear
Summit Racing recently put together an A-to-Z glossary of camshaft and valvetrain terminology, which covers everything from advance to valve margin. OK—so, it’s more like an A-to-V glossary, but you get the idea. It includes everything you need to translate the complex language of cam manufacturers into something you can understand. It’s a valuable tool
Let’s break down the anatomy of an exhaust system—each component, what it does, and why it matters. Remember the first time you talked anatomy in the classroom? Yeah—well, this discussion of anatomy probably isn’t going to be nearly as eye-opening, exhilarating, frightening, or embarrassing (or all of the above) as that conversation. But for aspiring
Nearly a decade old, a Grassroots Motorsports magazine article titled “Soccer Moms’ Revenge,” recounts a day at Michelin’s Laurens Proving Grounds in Laurens, SC when the magazine’s staff took a 1960’s-era Porsche 356 and Jaguar XKE and pitted them against a modern-day Honda Odyssey minivan. After a 400-mile air-conditioned road trip with no tire-pressure adjustments,
We’ve titled this post “Air Intakes 101.” It’s not the most creative title for a post, but it fits the topic in so many ways. For starters, most air intakes are inherently a “101” part—a basic, entry-level upgrade that novice and seasoned tuners like for a quick, bolt-on performance boost. Taking the 101 concept a
To borrow a question and answer from Randy Quaid’s character in the totally realistic* racing film Days of Thunder: What is the one thing you absolutely have to do to win a race? You have to finish the race. In the movie, Quaid’s character was talking about avoiding DNFs. In this space, we’re talking about
[portfolio_slideshow id=6606] Depending on who you ask, automotive fuel injection was either the greatest invention since the internal combustion engine—or the seventh sign of the Apocalypse along with locusts, the plague, and the automatic transmission. Although enthusiasts continue to debate technology’s place in high performance, we think we’ve found the one new-fangled gadget that most
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