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Ford’s newest V8 has made a splash as of late both with the new truck market and on the aftermarket hot rod scene. While small-displacement, overhead cam engines have been […]

The purpose of an EGR valve is to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions in an internal combustion engine. It accomplishes this by recirculating a portion of the engine’s exhaust back into […]

Nowadays, it would be unusual for a motorcycle racer to jump between motocross, flat track, road racing, and trials competition. But for Dick Mann, it was business as usual. Mann […]

We fancy ourselves the grease-on-the-hands, budget-minded, weekend warrior types around here. That’s the type of gearhead we typically write for as well. But every once in a while it’s nice […]

Pontiac may be gone, but the Trans Am will never be forgotten. That’s especially true for the most iconic Trans Am of all time: the Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am. […]

When you take a vehicle out to do a little land speed racing, is all about the forces–as in drag and down force. Bill Lilley, along with Gary and Josh […]

For most vehicles running electric cooling fans, they’re either on or off—without a whole lot of middle ground. When the temperature sensor says the coolant is too hot, the fans […]

C.V. Westover, MD Q: My 1991 GMC Sonoma pickup has a 4.3L TBI engine, a 700-R4 transmission, and a 3.42:1 rear end. The truck’s GVWR is 4,995 pounds. How does this […]

I recently bought a used 750 cfm Holley double pumper carb at a swap meet and bolted it on my small block. The engine idles really rich and will literally […]

A while back, we told you about the “Heavy Chevy” Chevelle, a sporty-looking trim package that added things like a blacked-out grille and hood pins. But Chevy didn’t stop at […]