Spend much time following any sanctioned race series, and there’s a good chance you’ll come across the term “homologation.” Homologation is a fancy word that, in a racing context, basically […]
The drag strip has long been dominated by automatic transmissions and delay boxes. Not for Mike Loboda, though. Director of the U.M.T.R (United Manual Transmission Racers) North region, Mike is […]
Orange peel, wrinkling, paint curtains—these are all conditions that can ruin an automotive paint job. The good news is they’re all avoidable and fixable. In conjunction with the experts at […]
In part one of Finding Balance, we looked at the basics of engine balancing, In this installment, we’ll dive a little deeper into the process of engine balancing and look […]
So you want to buy a set of control arms. Okay, easy enough. Do you want tubular or boxed arms? Picking a design style is fairly straightforward. Are you going […]
Father’s Day gets us thinking about dads. Writing about cars gets us thinking about racing. So it was only a matter of time before we started thinking about dads in […]
When it comes to turbo motors, I think maybe Ben Franklin said it best in his “Poor Richard’s Almanac.” The honey is sweet but the bee has a sting! The […]
How do we add power to an internal combustion engine? Well, the possibilities are endless, depending on the starting point. If we take a typical small block Chevy (though these […]
It’s not uncommon for a build to stall for months or even years. That clearly wasn’t an option for Chris Nicula. With the help of his brother, Brian Rehburg, and […]
The only thing better than going to the junkyard and grabbing a running motor is to grab a running motor with boost. Click here to see Part Two of this […]