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Video: Headers vs. Exhaust Manifolds

Learn the difference between aftermarket headers and exhaust manifolds by watching this Summit Racing Quick Flicks video. There are performance advantages to both aftermarket exhaust headers as well as exhaust manifolds. You can find out what they are by clicking that play button.

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Video: An Introduction to Exhaust System Components

Exhaust system upgrades are among the most-popular ways to add power and performance to a vehicle. Watch this four-minute Summit Racing Quick Flicks video and learn the basic ins and outs of some of the most-popular exhaust components and how they work. The exhaust system review will cover mufflers, headers and exhaust manifolds as well

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How To Select The Right Accessory-Drive Brackets For A GM LS V8 Swap

[portfolio_slideshow id=27187]   Properly mounting engine driven accessories onto your LS V8 swap, may at first, seem much more difficult than anticipated. LS swap engine mounts, headers, and cross members, make it easy to install the engine in a variety of early model GM muscle cars and trucks. But adapting the A/C compressor, alternator and

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Trick Flow Adds Carburetors & Headers to its Product Lineup

Trick Flow Specialties Introduces New Race Carburetors The airflow experts at Trick Flow have teamed up with Quick Fuel Technologies to produce four-barrel carburetors capable of feeding high-horsepower street and race engines. Trick Flow® Street Heat™ Carburetor This carburetor features a billet aluminum throttle body and metering blocks. Replaceable idle feed restrictors, power valve channel

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Mailbag: Making Mileage Count

Got questions?  We’ve got the answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’ll show you some tricks for getting better gas mileage this holiday season–and all year through! Although these upgrades are mentioned specifically for a recreational vehicle, they’ll also make a difference in your every day vehicle, too. K.G. •

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Header How-To: 5 Keys to Choosing the Right Headers

Stock exhaust systems typically restrict the flow of exhaust gases out of your engine, and thus prevent your engine from reaching its full power potential. In our “Exhaustive Research” post, we showed you how to choose the right exhaust system to help gain back lost horsepower. Of course, the first exhaust components to handle spent exhaust gases

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Exhaustive Research: How To Choose an Aftermarket Exhaust System

A while back, we conducted a course in Exhaust Anatomy 101 to provide a beginner’s look at aftermarket exhaust systems. Now that you’ve brushed up on the basics, we’ll show you what makes an aftermarket exhaust system such a popular upgrade and provide tips on how to choose the system that’s best for your vehicle. Exhaust Construction: Crush

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