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. […]
“I knew it had to have a big engine…” Bob Motz said of his 1970 Challenger R/T, “…and I wanted it to be different. I’ve seen my fair share of […]
Nothing says horsepower quite like rowing through the gears in a 1960s vintage, big block-powered muscle car. But like all good things, there is a price to be paid for […]
This story originally appeared in the Summit Racing catalog and also appeared on SummitRacing.com. It’s a minor miracle Denny Terzich Jr.’s head isn’t about 10 times larger than it is. […]
Way back in the dawn of hot rodding, exhaust headers were a make-your-own proposition. Through trial and error, you cut and welded pieces of tubing together to create headers for […]
Richard Lasseter made hot rod history way back in 1984 when his 1970 Buick Gran Sport Stage 1 automatic beat a Plymouth GTX Hemi four-speed in a shootout sponsored […]
If the rotating assembly is the heart and soul of your engine, then the camshaft is the brain. The camshaft controls the movement of the entire valvetrain, telling the valves […]
If the rotating assembly is the heart and soul of your engine, the camshaft is the brains. It controls the movement of the entire valvetrain, telling the valve when to […]
Brakes. No other system on your vehicle can cause so much frustration, yet be as vital to your safety. You can spend hours chasing leaks, noises, pulls, and other assorted […]
Not so long ago, the bigger is better philosophy reigned supreme regarding camshafts. The result was overcammed engines that sounded great and could crank serious top-end power, but were not […]
