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Manufacturer News: The Latest Products Featured at Super Summit 2013

The expanded Super Summit 2013attracted more than 300 manufacturers to its Manufacturer Midway—up from the 100 or so companies that usually attend Super Summit. That made it about three times harder to cover the midway, but we did our best anyway. From new hot new truck accessories to the latest cooling system products… new carburetors

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Product Profile: Easy EFI Swappin’ with Holley’s NASCAR-Inspired Terminator EFI System

[portfolio_slideshow id=20063] The Holley Terminator EFI has been dubbed by professional engine builders and enthusiast publications as the easiest and most powerful bolt-on EFI upgrade available. The technology behind the Terminator’s reliable, self-tuning system comes from its development with NASCAR® engine builders. Prior to NASCAR’s adoption of Holley’s EFI in 2012, the company’s engineers worked

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Gift Guide: Help Dad Mark His Territory—Like a Wolf

If you’re anything like us, you often find yourself just living your busy life and all the sudden—BAM!—total panic sets in because that thing (wedding, baby shower, birthday, graduation, Valentine’s Day, anniversary, Mother’s Day, etc.) is any day now, and you haven’t bought a gift yet. Well, this is for you, our procrastinating brethren and

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Father’s Day Gift Guide: The 12 Tools Every Gearhead Dad Should Own

There are a few unequivocal, undebatable facts of the gearhead universe: If you wear a white T-shirt, grease will always find it. There’s no such thing as a “finished” project car. Car guys love tools. While we don’t have scientific evidence to support those first two assertions, we do have proof that car guys love

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Gifts for Car Moms: A Mother’s Day Buyer’s Guide

We’re at T-minus 10 days and counting until Mother’s Day. Already got your present for your mom, mother-in-law, and the mother of your children all picked out? Of course you don’t. Fear not, ladies and gentlemen, because we’ve identified seven pretty awesome gifts that are sure to make all the moms in your life do

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Automotive Paint Guide (Part 5): Choosing the Right Automotive Basecoat

Solvent-based or water-based paint? Single-stage or two-stage? Lacquer, enamel, or urethane paint? With so many choices in automotive paint, selecting the right basecoat paint can be a daunting task. With help from Summit Racing, we’re hoping to make the process a little bit easier. This video covers the differences in automotive paint formulations, basic paint

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Catalytic Converter Guide: 4 Steps to Choosing a Catalytic Converter

  Move over, California–you’ve got company when it comes to strict emissions standards. New York, which had already adopted California’s low emission vehicle (LEV) standards in 1990, has now implemented Cali’s stricter requirements for aftermarket catalytic converters. You can read all about the requirements and rules in the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s fact

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Sway Bar Tech: Heat Treating and Why It’s Important

  How many times have you read or heard that a part has been “heat treated?” Whether you’re talking about pushrods, valvetrain components, chassis parts, or even lug nuts, heat treating is often served up as an important selling point on certain products. But is it really that important? According to the chassis experts at

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