Buyer's Guides

2011 Chevy Camaro Exhaust System Buyer’s Guide

More air in means more air out — and more horsepower for your 2011 Gen5 Camaro. You have a lot of options when choosing a Camaro exhaust system. You can go for stainless steel or aluminized steel. There are several sizes of exhaust tube diameter (learn more about choosing exhaust tube diameter here). A lot of aftermarket manufacturers have

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2011 Chevy Camaro Cold Air Intake Buyer’s Guide

An easy way to bolt on some horsepower to your 2011 Gen 5 Camaro is a cold air intake. With the horsepower potential of the GM 6.2L LS engine, why wouldn’t you want an inexpensive way to bolt on more horsepower and torque, and potentially enhance fuel economy (not that we buy a Camaro for

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Mighty Mopars: Examining 8 Great Crate Engines for Vintage Mopars

We have to hand it to Mopar enthusiasts. The Mopar crowd is arguably the most vocal, most passionate group of people in the hot rodding community. So it wasn’t much of a surprise when this group responded to our recent Chevrolet crate engine guide with: “Where’s the crate engine guide for Mopars?” Ask and you shall receive. We’ve put together

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The Great Road Trip Checklist: 20 Must-Have Items for Your Summer Roadie

It’s time to take a summer road trip. No matter where the road might be taking you, it’s important that you stock your vehicle with the necessities to make the trip successful. It’s doubly important when you’re hitting the road in a classic or vintage vehicle that has already seen its share of miles. Once you’ve changed

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Harley Heaven: Father’s Day Gift Guide for the Harley-Davidson Enthusiast

It can be really hard to shop for dads. But if your father happens to be a Harley-Davidson enthusiast, shopping is probably a lot easier than you think. That’s because Summit Gifts, Clothing & Memorabilia–that’s right, the hot rod collectible and apparel company–offers a full line of great gifts for the Harley-Davidson fanatic.  Here are a few

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Fathers Day Gift Guide: 9 Great Gifts For Pontiac Dads

Do you know a dad who loves Pontiac? Us too. This is important because Father’s Day is coming and dads are notoriously hard to shop for. What they probably want is a ’66 GTO or a ’77 Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am, and those are not in your budget. We get it. The next-best

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Mouse in a Box: A Quick Guide to Small Block Chevy Crate Engines

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery—or so they say. As we continue to celebrate 60 years of the small block Chevy engine, we thought we’d take a look at some of the small block-based crate engines now available. And since the small block Chevy is arguably the most popular hot rodding engine of all

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A Racer’s Dozen: 12 Things You Should Have in Your Race Trailer

Do you live for weekends at the track? For faces blackened by rubber flecks from sick burnouts? For nostrils filled with smells of burning race fuel and smoking tires? Does your pulse quicken at the starting line, waiting for that amber light? We understand. Victory is earned after hours of wrenching. Blood and sweat. Time

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7 Great Things to Get Your Garage Organized

Like a New Years’ resolution to get to the gym, many homeowners aspire to clean and organize their garage. So, we wanted to look at some cool stuff that could help us make our garages look nicer and function better. Thanks to our friends at Summit Gifts, Clothing & Memorabilia, we were able to find

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The Low VOC Lowdown: The DIYer’s Guide to Low VOC Automotive Paint

What’s the latest trend in automotive paint? Green. Not the color green, necessarily. We’re talking “green” as in environmentally friendly automotive paints. These are paints that meet environmental regulations for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) within paints and coatings. Found in traditional solvent-based paints, VOCs are essentially solvents that are emitted into the atmosphere as gases

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