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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 […]

The factory hood hinges on your classic American car or pickup were designed to do a simple task—hold up your hood when you’re working on the engine. After years of […]

Editor’s Note: This is Part 5 of our Campus Pit Stop series of articles highlighting automotive engineering work being done on campuses across America. The series covers some of the schools’ […]

I have a weird thing happening with my small-block Chevy crate engine that has me scratching my head. The engine is a 290-horsepower Chevy crate engine with a set of […]

It’s circled on pretty much every off-roader’s calendar: the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah—the annual event that brings us the reveal of Jeep’s newest concept vehicles. In the past, […]

Ever been bonked on the head by a hood or trunk lid because a tired, weak lift strut gave out? Then we don’t have to tell you how important having […]

Looking at Bob Chesney’s 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner, you might ask; “That thing got a Hemi?” The answer is yes and a whole lot more. Bob and his wife, both car show judges, […]

It’s not that uncommon for folks to simply hook their truck up to a car trailer, load the car, lash it down where it fits, and drive away. But in […]

One part that is crucial to keeping your ride rolling along—but that gets very little attention—are wheel bearings. About the size of your palm, the bearings allow the wheels to […]

Over their lengthy production run, some later engines in the LS family tree got what is known as “two-corner” cooling, while earlier motors often used “four-corner” cooling—the distinction refers to […]