How to Select the Best Intake for Your Engine
Pop the hood at any car show or racetrack and the first thing you typically see is the engine’s intake manifold. The intake is often one of the coolest parts […]
Monte Makeover (Part 1): Transforming an ’86 Monte Carlo into an Autocross Killer Starts with a 56-Hour Suspension Overhaul
Editor’s Note: Perhaps the only things Travis Jones loves more than his 1986 Monte Carlo SS are autocross courses and a good challenge. That’s why Travis is on a mission […]
Building a Ford 5.0L for an ’89 Fox-Body Mustang
Do you remember when classic Mustang enthusiasts said late-model 1979-93 Fox Mustangs would never be collectable? Well, there’s nothing quite like the indigestion that comes from eating your own words. […]
Twisted Wedge Modular Makeover! Building a 500+ HP 5.3L Ford Mod Motor from Scratch
Ford’s venerable Modular engines have been a Ford mainstay for three decades. The 4.6L “Mod’ Motor” SOHC V8 first appeared in the 1991 Lincoln Town Car and quickly made its […]
En-Gauge-ing: Must-Have Gauges for Your Race Car or Hot Rod
Having the capability of monitoring what’s going on inside a hot rod or race car is pretty important. Gauges are critical—that’s no secret, but when you start digging you’ll soon […]
422 Cubes of Small Block Thunder: Building a 700+ Horsepower Small Block Chevy (Part 1)
Even though it’s a GM LS world, the Gen 1 small block Chevy remains a popular choice for many builders. We’re going to show you how to build a 422 […]
Building Affordable Ford 289/302 Power!
Ford’s 289 High Performance V8, introduced in the 1963 Fairlane, is something of folklore and legend. It was factory rated at 271 horsepower at 6,000 rpm with mechanical flat tappets […]
The Hottest Rides and Gearhead Photos from Instagram (#SEMA) – November 2017
Despite our best efforts to share some of the incredible cars and trucks we came across while exploring the vast 2017 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV last week, there […]
NHRA 2018 Wrap-Up: Pro Stock Champ Butner, Funny Car’s Hagan & Top Fuel’s Kalitta Win Pomona
Pro Stocker Bo Butner wasted little time proving to racing fans that last year’s championship was no fluke when he captured his sixth career win Sunday at the season-opening Lucas […]
Ford’s Game-Changing Postwar Engines Part 2: The Fabulous Windsor Small Block V8s
In Part 1 of our Ford postwar engines series, we covered the first of Ford’s overhead-valve V8s—the Y-block—and well as the famous FE and MEL series engines. In this story, […]