June 2015
You Cam Do It! Replacing Cam Bearings at Home
For some reason, cam bearings hold an air of mystery and voodoo mechanics for many at-home builders. Professional engine builders often leave the cam bearing installation to [...]
Keep Cool: A plug-and-play transmission cooler for the Chevy Trailblazer SS
By Scott Parker Heat is the single biggest killer of automatic transmissions. Part of the reason is that we ask a lot of these transmissions, especially when they are in a [...]
Leveling Out: Deconstructing the Mystery of the Incorrect Fuel Gauge
Imagine this scenario- after a long, hard winter, the weather has finally turned pleasant again. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and even the grass has begun to [...]
The Golden Ticket: Zinc-Cadmium Restoration
Pop the hood on any muscle car and you will see a lot of different coatings. One that always grabs your eye is the golden Zinc-Cadmium plating. This brightly-colored plating [...]
Ten Shades of Gray: Ten Uses for Spray-Graphite Lubrication and How It Works
All moving parts generate friction, no matter how small. This simple mechanical issue has plagued mankind since the dawn of time, and the industry spawned in an effort to [...]
Red Dirt Rodz Announces Comet RDR5P62 Display at 2015 SEMA Show
Stillwater, OK (6/16/15)- Unseen for over 50 years, a rare celestial body will soon light up the night in Las Vegas. As thousands of visitors arrive for the annual SEMA [...]
Prove It: Performance Brakes
Brakes are often an afterthought when it comes to performance enhancements. Even if they are included in the build plan, the brakes are usually only upgraded late in the [...]
Factory-Fresh: How Fiberglass Bodies Are Built
If you’re not familiar with factory five racing get ready to be impressed. Factory Five was founded in 1995 and is the world’s largest manufacturer of component [...]
Under Pressure: Installing a Roush Supercharger on a 4.6L
One of the fastest methods of adding horsepower and torque is to introduce boost to the engine. This can be accomplished in two ways- Supercharging and Turbocharging. While [...]