Understanding AEM Water/Methanol Injection and Welcome to powerTV
It’s all about heat. Actually, it’s all about reducing heat as explained in the video below. Produced by AEM Performance Electronics to help you understand how to get more power out of your...
View ArticleVintage Video: 69 Mustangs with Hubert Platt and Ed Terry
Check out these runs from the late 60s, in everything from SCJ Mustangs to hot Mavericks. Ford’s West Coast drag team was evolving and drag racing was becoming a preferred weekend sport for the...
View ArticleEdelbrock to Host, Sponsor Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge
Hot Rodders of Tomorrow is an exciting Engine Building Challenge in which high school-level automotive teams compete against each other to see which team can tear down and rebuild a small-block Chevy...
View ArticleLingenfelter Track Day Set for July 17
Customers of Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE) will be looking forward to July 17, when several dozen will get together at Muncie Dragway, in Albany, Indiana. LPE offers a wide variety of...
View ArticleDowns Ford Offers Free Shipping on Crate Engines, Blowers and More
The competition season is fast arriving and if your ride isn’t ready, perhaps you need to pickup an Aluminator 4.6-liter V8 to finish up the job. If you’re staying old school, then perhaps you’ll be...
View ArticleInstalling an MSD 2-Step on our 2011 Mustang GT Project
You can’t help it. Your heart is pounding. You’re staged and waiting for the tree to light up. You know that you need to start slipping the clutch when the last amber lights up. Your focus narrows to...
View ArticleVideo: Camaro Catches Fire on Launch
Sometimes we forget that a car, and particularly a competition car, is a complex system of mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and other components that are designed to do their job on demand, even when...
View ArticleVideo: COMP’s Tips to Maximizing Valve Spring Life
According to the folks at COMP Cams, valve springs are the most highly stressed components in any engine. Improper handling of valve springs can lead to reduced life, because of the how stresses occur...
View ArticleVideo: Achieving Proper Rocker Arm Geometry With COMP
According to Comp Cams R&D engineer, Bradley Brown, the number one killer of rocker arm life is valve train instability. Determining the correct pushrod length is critical to proper installation....
View ArticleHEMI Challenge to Offer Record Purse at Indy
The upcoming 11th annual Mopar HEMI Challenge is slated to feature a special gathering of Mopar-powered Super Stock/A-HEMI (SS/AH) competitors in September. Battling it out in one-race shootouts in...
View ArticleLooking for a Deal on Parts? Check SpeedDealz.com
A new web site, SpeedDealz.com, is currently offering daily deals on aftermarket products and discount certificates. Right now, there’s a $50 discount card from Lunati that can be bought for $25....
View ArticleVideo: 2012 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Cold Start and Exhaust
Now for the third time now, Ford Racing has built a limited run of 2012 Cobra Jet Mustangs. The NHRA-legal race car can also be used in IHRA and NMRA classes. Packed with an all-aluminum 5.4-liter...
View ArticleMopar MoVenture is a Scavenger Hunt Writ Large
Starting on July 15, the Mopar MoVenture road rally will pit a group of ten two-person teams against each other on a seven-day journey across diverse roads and terrain from Detroit, MI, to Golden, CO....
View ArticleMopar’s Top Eliminator Program Returns
If you’re looking for a way to get your Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth vehicle into this year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas, you don’t have to have an inside line, just a great car or truck. The Mopar Top...
View ArticleThis ’64 Charger, The “First Funny Car,” To Be Auctioned Labor Day
Image: Worldwide Auctioneers The sole remaining example of three 1964 Dodge Charger S F/X dragsters built by Chrysler in 1964 will be put up for bids at the Auburn Auction this Labor Day weekend, run...
View ArticleFlorida-Built ’68 Firebird Project Draws Area Pontiac Owners
After posting some photos of his ’68 Pontiac Firebird convertible restoration project, a Pro-Touring.com forum member is finding he’s not the only Firebird ‘vert owner in Tampa. The former lurker...
View ArticleFlorida-Built ’68 Firebird Project Draws Area Pontiac Owners
After posting some photos of his ’68 Pontiac Firebird convertible restoration project, a Pro-Touring.com forum member is finding he’s not the only Firebird ‘vert owner in Tampa. The former lurker...
View ArticleVideo: Motivating This LS1-Powered AMC Spirit Into the Nines
Built by American Motors from 1979 to 1983, the AMC Spirit was a replacement for the Gremlin subcompact car. The Spirit retained the Gremlin’s platform, including the 96-inch wheelbase. Designer...
View ArticleVideo: The ATI Challenger Drag Pak And Its Winning Ways
The MOPAR Drag Pak Challenger is an awesome package, so when the folks at ATI Performance Products needed to build a racer to demonstrate their products, that’s where they started. This Challenger now...
View ArticleArrington’s Plum Crazy Challenger Gets a New Pilot, Tiffany Daniels
The next time you see Al Arrington’s Plum Crazy Challenger heading for the big end, there will be a new driver behind the wheel. Arrington Performance recently announced that Tiff Daniels has joined...
View ArticleVideo: Reduce Valve Float and Disaster with Proform
There’s no doubt that valve spring manufacturers put a lot of effort into making sure that their products deliver the performance promised, but things happen over time and its a good idea to verify...
View ArticleJohn Force Road Show Lands at EAA Airventure
Photos: John Force Racing Following the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver, CO, the John Force Road Show will be on display at the EAA AirVenture, July 25-31 in Oshkosh, WI. EAA AirVenture is a...
View ArticleTurbo Mustang Helps People Turn Tragedy into Triumph
Photos: Jennabears Foundation What’s the connection between a turbo Mustang that runs high nines and teddy bears for hospitals? It’s a tragic story that the Eades family, of Surprise, AZ, lived through...
View ArticleHow to Properly Bench Bleed the Master Cylinder with Wilwood
Hydraulic brakes for automotive use first appeared in 1921 on the the Model A Duesenberg. Chrysler, Dodge and others followed a decade later, with Ford being the holdout on adopting the innovation...
View ArticleDart Explains How Intake Port Volume Affects Performance
Images: Dart Machinery In order to understand the impact of intake port volume on performance, the folks at Dart Machinery tracked down engine guru, David Vizard, and asked him to write up the results...
View ArticleNHRA Announces 2012 Ford-Shelby-Cobra Reunion
Photos: Shelby American and NHRA With 2012 being the 50th Anniversary of the Shelby Cobra, the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is planning a major event in celebration. The NHRA Motorsports Museum...
View ArticleA Whole New Look For Flowmaster’s Updated Web Site
Images: Flowmaster Mufflers Already a standard reference for product and application data, Flowmaster Mufflers has updated their web site to provide more information and easier navigation. The...
View ArticleDart Explains How Intake Port Volume Affects Performance
Images: Dart Machinery In order to understand the impact of intake port volume on performance, the folks at Dart Machinery tracked down engine guru, David Vizard, and asked him to write up the results...
View ArticleWireless EGT and Air/Fuel Ratio Monitoring with AEM’s X-WIFI
Monitoring your engine’s air/fuel ratio (AFR) is one of the most important sensors from a tuning and safety stand point. It can be so critical to a tuner, that they will stick an O2 sensor in every...
View ArticleGetting the 411 on Fuel With Innovate’s MTX-L Wideband Gauge
Being able to read a wider range of air fuel ratios as the engine is operating is a vital diagnostic tool. Air/fuel logging is often used for dyno tuning, in order to build ideal fuel maps for engine...
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