Our Top 10 Favorite Scary Vehicles From Movies and TV
Halloween is perhaps our favorite holiday. And that means, more candy, more “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”, and more really scary TV shows and movies. It also means Devil’s […]
Engine Inspection: What to Look for in a New-To-You Engine
With today’s digital marketplace, it’s pretty easy to find a new engine for your ride. You’ll find listings for engines advertised as brand-new, lightly used, or our favorite tag, freshly […]
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, […]
The Original Outlaw Racer: The Big Red Camaro
The legend of the Big Red Camaro stretches back to 1987 when the father and son team of Dan and R.J. Gottlieb set out to build the ultimate muscle car. […]
Block Party: Summit Racing’s SPC Engine Blocks for Small Chevy May be the Best Ever
It’s not quite a Chicken Little moment where the sky is falling, but the disappearance of good Gen I small block Chevy engine blocks is a major concern. If you […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Building a Performance Intake Manifold for a 5.3L LS
I’ve heard there is a really good factory LS intake manifold out there for cathedral port intakes but the friend who mentioned it didn’t know anything more than that. He […]
Rare Bird: Jim Elick’s Nautilus Blue 1977 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400
In 1977, 18-year-old Jim Elick needed a car for his first shore duty with the U.S. Navy. Inspired by the recent release of “Smokey and the Bandit” and the flashy […]
Looking to Put Your Speed Parts to the Test? Why Track Days, AutoX and Entry-Level Road Racing are the Ticket!
So you’ve got a cool hot rod you really love to drive. Loaded it with go-fast goodies from your favorite aftermarket performance parts shop, but you don’t want to end […]
Track Testing the Summit Racing MAX-efi 500 EFI System
Summit Racing’s MAX-efi 500 electronic fuel injection system has proven itself as an affordable way to convert a carbureted street engine to EFI. Capable of handling up to 500 horsepower, […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Cam, Piston & Ring Advice for a Supercharged 355 Chevy Small Block
I am building a new 355ci Gen. 1 small block Chevy for my Buick Skylark that also has a Procharger supercharger. I’m upping everything inside with a forged crank, rods, […]