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 [...]
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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 [...]
Body Modification: Piercings and Facial Correction
These kinds of body mods are not for the emo kids, these mods won’t require you to wear a bandaid on your lip when you go to work at the local pizza joint. And these body [...]
Troubleshooting: Cooling System
There are few automotive situations that are more frustrating than cooling issues. Heat kills engines, yet an engine needs to run at a certain temperature to operate [...]
Battery Buyer’s Guide
When it comes to your high performance vehicles, one of the most overlooked upgrades is the battery. While the type of battery under the hood is not going to shave any time [...]
Power Wagon- Installing a Weiand Supercharger
High horsepower has always been the hallmark of a hot rod. The horsepower wars are alive and well at the factory level and increasingly the OEMs are using [...]
Installing an Edelbrock Power Package on a Pontiac 455, Pt 2
Last article, we installed the lower half of an Edelbrock Performer RPM Power Package onto our 1969 GTO Judge convertible’s 400 cubic inch engine. The cam and heads bolted [...]
Brake-Away Installing C6 Z06 Brakes on a C2 Corvette
The C2 Corvette, also referred to as a Mid-year, is the most popular body style of Corvette. Built from 1963 through 1967, the C2 short run of this body style is certainly [...]
Installing an Edelbrock Power Package on a Pontiac 455, Pt 1
Performance modifications are typically a matter of trial and error, looking for that magic combination of what works for your engine in your situation. All of your buddies [...]