Installing a Milodon Gear Drive on a Big Block Chevy
If you’re thinking of buying a gear drive, chances are it’s for one of two reasons: you want more accurate cam timing than a chain can provide or you want […]
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Step-by-Step: Testing Out Trick Flow Super 23 Heads on a Chevy 388
Allow us to make a big giant generalization: building a dedicated drag race engine is pretty cut and dry. Since the aim is to cover a quarter-mile of straight asphalt […]
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Water/Methanol Injection 101: Frequently Asked Questions
Water/methanol injection is nothing new. Like nitrous oxide and superchargers, it has been used as far back as World War II to help power German fighter planes. Yet it never seemed […]
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Project Strokers Wild (Part 2): We Build 393 CID Ford 351W
After you build a serious 347 cubic inch Ford 5.0—like we did in our first installment of Project Strokers Wild—what do you do for an encore? You build it a […]
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How to Install an Air Compressor in Your Garage
Elbow grease. It’s valuable stuff. That’s why professional mechanics and serious auto enthusiasts love their air tools; one squeeze of the trigger blows away all of the drill-it-/hammer-it-/shear-it-/sand-it-yourself muscle you […]
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Step-by-Step: Choosing MSD Ignition Components for our Project ’Stang
Ignitions have come a long way from the breaker points and coil setup Charles Kettering designed before World War I (and starting the Delco company in the process). Now there […]
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Project Strokers Wild (Part 1): Building a 347CID Ford 5.0L
In the great big book of automotive clichés, the phrase, “There’s no replacement for displacement,” can be found at the top of page one. But as much as the phrase […]
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Wheel Offsets 101: The Basics of Wheel Offsets
Should you go with the powdercoated or chrome-plated wheels? How about a sporty five-spoke wheel…or maybe the classic smoothie look? Yes, style and finish are important considerations when choosing a […]
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Step-by-Step: Upgrading a Ford 8.8 Rear Axle
Although the 8.8-inch rear axle found under zillions of 5.0L and 4.6L Ford Mustangs is a pretty good piece right from the factory, there are a couple of drawbacks: a […]
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Step-by-Step: Installing TCI’s Powerglide Trans-Brake
The most popular automatic transmission in drag racing is GM’s two-speed Powerglide. A lot of those ’Glides have trans-brakes in them. Put those two thoughts together and voila—instant tech story. […]
