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540 Horses For 4,800 Bucks
OK, let’s get this out of the way right now—$4,800 isn’t cheap for a small-block Chevy, and 540 hp isn’t unheard of.... more |
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Readers' Web Poll
We love brutal, wheel-standing drag-race action, and we know you do to. That's one reason why we launched our new Heads Up News department... more |
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The Versatile Dial Indicator
Some of the scientific measuring instruments you see in engine building articles might appear to be expensive, exotic implements far beyond... more |
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Inject The Unexpected
Are we crazy? After gutting the engine bay on our '65 LeMans, swapping in a 500hp 455, and spending a little time tuning the carb and... more |
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Fire in the Hole!
Stock ignition systems are mediocre at best, and while the factory units are generally more than capable of igniting the fuel that's... more |
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The Mega Guide To Aftermarket Multipoint EFI
Electronic engine management systems are no longer voodoo science. They have been mainstream installations on domestic cars for over 15... more |
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Air Cleaner Comparo
For years we've been saying things like, "There's no such thing as too big an air cleaner" and "Run a tall element or double-stack two... more |
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Inside Marlan's Secret Toolbox
My name is Marlan, and I am a tooloholic. I collect strange tools like an entomologist collects rare insects. The tricker, the shinier, the... more |
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The Great 455 Swap
The poor car. With its Hurst-shifted Muncie four-speed, buckets and console and factory tach and gauges, it looked every part of a... more |
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Valvetrain Innovation For The Masses
Jesel. In the realm of valvetrain components, the name evokes images of Pro Stock and Winston Cup—the cream of the motorsports crop... more |
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All About Superchargers
The “secret” to making power in an internal combustion engine really boils down to how much air can be stuffed into the cylinders... more |
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Post-Paint Put-Together
Seeing your street machine for the first time after it’s been painted and cut and buffed is exhilarating. It’s especially... more |
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408-Inch Mopar Stroker
When we heard that Mopar Performance had introduced 4-inch-stroke replacement cranks for its small-block engine family, we took notice.... more |
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Mean Mouse: Chevy 406
It used to be a rule that building a high-horsepower engine meant compromising streetability, but that’s no longer the case. When we... more |
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Spark Plugs: Fact and Fiction
For the average stocker in good running condition, spark plug selection is a cinch—choose whatever brand’s on sale, look up... more |
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Spark Plug Tuning, Pro Stock Style
There’s a lot of mystery and secrecy when it comes to professional level race car tuning. What’s the procedure for determining... more |
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408-Inch Ford Stroker
Massive big-blocks are fetching eye-candy to performance aficionados, producing ungodly amounts torque and horsepower without buzzing to... more |
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Examined, Stickered, And 9-Second Legal
The back-pinning, big-time adrenaline-pumping, white-knuckle antics of drag racing are fun, but they can get dangerous, too. Trying to... more |
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Triple Threat
Click on the links below to view the Chevy, Ford, or Mopar versions. Mean Mouse Chevy 406: Have A Look At What It Takes To Construct A... more |
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All About Clutches
Today’s high-performance clutch designs are so sophisticated that selecting the right setup can be downright confusing. New strides... more |
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H-Pipe, X-Pipe, 1, 2, 3...
Do you really need an exhaust system on your car? That’s a good question. If you have neighbors, drive it on public streets anywhere... more |
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Drag Racing Costs Exposed
We enjoy all forms of sanctioned drag racing, and recently we’ve even shared our enthusiasm by introducing you to several types of... more |
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Emergency Solution!
Got a parking brake on your car? Betcha do. Does it work? Probably not, at least not real well. We’ll guess that upwards of half of... more |
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Distributor Gears: What’s The Deal?
Look at the effort that goes into a ring-and-pinion installation, yet no one thinks twice about the distributor gear/cam gear relationship... more |
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Straighter-Lighter-Faster?
“She’s starting to shake... She’s starting to shimmy....” This is not the way a mild 12-second car should feel... more |
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