You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we’re discussing two-chamber vs. three-chamber mufflers, and which produces the loudest exhaust notes. Q: I have a 1989 Ford Mustang GT. The car has some upgrades like underdrive pulleys, ignition and coil, and
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we’re answering several questions about an Olds 350 engine build. Q: I am building a 1977 Olds 350 that I will be installing in a 1976 Nova. The engine has 9.5:1 compression pistons,
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we discuss upgrading valvetrain components on a 1976 Toyota FJ-40 powered by a 350 small block. Q: I have a 1976 Toyota FJ-40 Land Cruiser with a 350 small block from a 1973 Camaro.
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers — when we work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we help a reader troubleshoot sluggish engine performance he’s experiencing when his Holley carburetor’s vacuum secondaries are activated. Q: I have a Chevy 383 stroker with a Holley 600 cfm vacuum
NORWALK, OH. — Bo Butner is no stranger to success on the dragstrip. The 43-year-old Pro Stock driver from Indiana won the 2006 Lucas Oil Comp world championship and is a four-time Division 3 champion. But going into this weekend’s Summit Racing NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, OH, Butner finds himself in unchartered territory. He currently
Q: I have rebuilt a 1984 Suburban 4×4. I replaced the 350 with a 402 big block with 10:1 compression, and rebuilt a 700R-4 transmission with a Corvette servo. The problem I have concerns the transmission. It shifts fine if you hammer the throttle or in open highway driving. But if you accelerate too slowly,
Q: I have a 1967 Camaro Rally Sport that is about 85-percent completed. The car will be a street machine with some occasional drag racing at the local track. My question has to do with shocks. I would like to know how to interpret shock ratios (90/10, 60/40, etc.). What do the numbers stand for,
[portfolio_slideshow id=27903] Gene Winfield has been customizing vehicles for longer than most of us have been alive. He has customized vehicles for many TV shows, movies, and commercials. Some of the shows and movies that have featured Winfield’s vehicles include Blade Runner, Robocop, Batman, Get Smart, and Star Trek. While visiting the Cavalcade of Customs
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