The Ultimate-Ultima GTRThe C5 Z06 Corvette is a formidable animal in every aspect, but imagine if it weighed 1,000 pounds less with LS6 power midmounted into a chassis that rips both at the strip and at the local autocross course. Check out the Ultima GTR and wish your stock Z06 could rip off a 10.92 at 131 mph and pull 1.1 lateral g's with the same set of tires.
Silver State Classic ChallengeTired of being limited to only a quarter-mile of speed thrills? Sick of tiny autocross courses? Maybe the Silver State Classic Challenge is for you. Here's the lowdown: take your car, run it through tech, floor it for 90 miles straight for all it's worth. Of course, there are restrictions and even a few curves, but that's just extra incentive, no?
Pursuing PerformanceAfter a mild refresh and shakedown of our '96 9C1 Caprice, it was time to step up the game on the old girl just a bit. The former cop car got some basic performance upgrades and some basic maintenance items in preparation for future upgrades. It's always nice to know the fans are working and the injectors aren't clogged before more expensive parts are thrown on.
Slip Slidin' AwayIs your small-block Chevy starving? Maybe it's hungry for oil that it's not getting due to an oil pan that isn't doing its job. In high-lateral-g situations, oil can and will move away from the oil pickup in the pan and starve the motor. The solution lies in a baffled pan complete with hinged trap doors that keep the oil where the pickup can still get to it. This is a simple kind of insurance every car that is going to be beat on should have.
Charming the SnakeSometimes it takes a major event to effect a change in a car. Sometimes it's pointing and laughing, other times it's someone's comment like, "Hey, dude, it looks like you're going to capsize." Hotchkis steps up to help out a '97 Cobra in need with its Total Vehicle System (or TVS for short). Not only did it help quell the yacht-like pitching and yawing of the Cobra, but it also managed to make for a compliant ride.
Rare Bird of PreyWe've all seen Mad Max (if you haven't, there is something wrong). We've all drooled over that mystery flat-black wonder with the steering wheel on the wrong side of the car. Wonder what one looks like without all the movie-prop add-ons? Here's your chance to see an authentic Australian Ford Falcon. Long after the gas crunch crippled all our musclecars here in the U.S. of A., Australians were tooling around in some cool iron. Come on in to carcraft.com to see how cool this rare bird is.
Budget EFIWant the tuning ease of a standalone EFI system but don't have the big bucks most standalones go for? MegaSquirt is your solution. This system can control everything from a single-cylinder Weed Eater to a big, 12-cylinder beast. The best part about this setup is the price: a basic MegaSquirt kit can be had for around 225 clams. Some assembly is required, but you like doing things for yourself anyway.
Functional FoxThere is always something to be said for a well-rounded car-a car that can not only boogie down the dragstrip but also slither its way through the twisties. That is what makes Jerry and Erik Lawson's '91 Mustang so much fun. Maybe that's also why they entered it in Car Craft's Real Street Eliminator. Hmmm...might be on to something here.
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