Mailbag: Which Air Intake Tube Material is Better – Metal or Plastic?
Q: Is a plastic or metal intake tube better? … A: Air intake kits are a popular performance upgrade. They are affordable, easy to install, and provide noticeable gains over a […]
650-Horse Kia? 800+ Horsepower from Hyundai? Yep–We Saw it at SEMA 2014!
LAS VEGAS, NV — What’s going on outside of Detroit? In addition to checking out the press conferences from the Big Three at SEMA, we also did a walk-by of […]
Father’s Day Gift Guide: The 12 Tools Every Gearhead Dad Should Own
There are a few unequivocal, undebatable facts of the gearhead universe: If you wear a white T-shirt, grease will always find it. There’s no such thing as a “finished” project […]
Response is Everything: Small LS Turbo Cams
Making big power requires a big camshaft, right? I mean, it makes sense. For years we have been taught that the internal combustion engine is nothing more than a giant […]
Junkyard LS Blower: 4.8L Trick Flow 220 Cylinder Head Test
What do we want? Boost! When do we want it? Now! How much do we want to pay? Very little! Such is the conundrum experienced by fellow performance enthusiasts, I […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Converting a Draw-Through Carburetor to Blow-Through
I have a 850 Mighty Demon carb marked BC 56. The carb is designed for use with a Roots or draw-thru supercharger. I want to use it for blow-through using a […]
Dodge & Ram Cummins 6.7L Diesel Owners! Banks Power Has a Way to Prevent the Dreaded P2609 Intake Grid Heater Bolt Failure
Own a Dodge or Ram truck with a Cummins 6.7L diesel engine? Then there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the catastrophic grid heater bolt issue—often referred to as the […]
Garage Goal: Adding and Installing the Right Air Compressor
If you’ve been doing without an air compressor, the extra time you’ve been spending the garage lately may be providing just the push you need to add a shop compressor. […]
The BMW M3 GTR: A Poster Car for Racing Video Games
In the pantheon of video game icons, you have Pac-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario, and of course—the BMW M3 GTR. In 2005, the car took the racing video game by […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: What You’ll Really Need to Disable AFM on an LS Engine
I have a 2014 Camaro with the L99 and a bent push rod. Can I disable the AFM and use LS3 lifters without changing anything else? Thank you. T.K. *** The short […]