The world’s fastest land-speed vehicles have once again descended on the hallowed racing grounds of Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats for the 2018 edition of Bonneville Speed Week. And, per usual, our friends at BangShift made the trip to the Salt Flats to cover the action and bless us with their articles and photos from what might
If your compressed air system is going on a vehicle or in another custom installation, chances are you’ll be building the system from scratch using semi-rigid air lines and National Pipe Thread (NPT) compression fittings. NPT fittings are common in compressed air systems because they feature tapered thread. If you don’t know what that means, read
RENO, NV. — Working in the automotive performance industry has several perks. One of them is the ability to attend Hot August Nights and call it ‘work.’ Our friend Nicole Kunar on Summit Racing‘s social media team spent most of last week in the biggest little city in the world, taking photos of all the excellent
When it comes to shock/strut construction, the two most popular designs are twin-tube and monotube. Our pals at Summit Racing made a good video comparing/contrasting the two—you can watch it here. In a daily-driven vehicle, the twin-tube design is typically the most common, as it delivers an excellent balance of performance and price. To give
Our friends managing Summit Racing’s Facebook page and other social media accounts alerted us to their #EngineThursday post on Facebook, which led to more people than we could account for sharing their awesome engine photos. You can see all of the photos in the comments of that Facebook post, but in the meantime, here are
Proper driveline operating angles are critically important to prolonging the service life of your driveshaft, U-joints, bearings, and seals. That’s because the wrong driveline angles can cause excessive vibration, which eventually leads to noise, premature wear, and eventually component failure. So, how do you ensure you’ve got the optimal driveline angle for your ride? The driveline
Most seasoned gearheads know perfectly well how to bleed a brake system, but many are unaware of how to properly bleed a power steering system. It’s an important process to understand though: an improperly bled power steering system can result in poor steering, a noisy pump, and worse yet—total pump failure. To compound the issue,
To most of us, the concept of a battery is nothing new—we know batteries are the way to store electrical (DC) energy for future use. But while the concept is easy to comprehend, understanding how a battery works can be less clear. More importantly, battery designs can vary greatly from application to application. (Hence why
If you need to replace or install a brake master cylinder, you’re going to have to “bench bleed” it before bolting the assembly to your firewall. That’s because, due to the angle at which the master cylinder sits when installed, bubbles can become trapped in an un-bled master cylinder’s fluid passages. To make matters worse,
The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association held its annual national event in Columbus, Ohio last weekend. It is one of the marquee events of the Goodguys season, drawing in hundreds of top-tier show cars, classics, hot rods, cruisers, and muscle cars. The 2018 season also features a new year cutoff date, instead of capping entries
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