Anyone with slicks or a legitimately quick car is required by NHRA to have a Driveshaft Safety Loop. And since I’m the guy who has launched a driveshaft out of a car that DIDN’t have a loop, I can tell you it is not a fun experience. It can tear up the tunnel, scare the [...]
We’re not usually about polish and shine around here, but sometimes polished aluminum or chrome just looks right. This is one of those times. FAST has given those who want to look as good as the perform a new way to do so. The FAST XFI and EZ-EFI Fuel Injection Kits are now available with [...]
We’ve mounted plenty of oil and transmission coolers in our lifetime, and with rare exception every single one of them is a pain. Either the cooler comes with those big zip ties, or you have to fab your own. When they do come with fancy mounts, they are usually only setup for the one vehicle [...]
Chassisworks Component Drive Systems (CDS) are the most bitchin way to drive your centrifugal supercharger. Their also able to drive your water pump, alternator, and more. In fact, the newest addition to the line features this super trick, enclosed belt system that they call their Modular Accessory Drive Arm. With this, the new CDS from [...]
All you Ford guys are used to being left out in the cold lately as everyone develops new bolt-ons for LS and tradition Small Block Chevy engines, but Eddie Motorsports has pulled out all the stops to help you guys out. Their new S-Drive is super cool because it includes everything you need for the [...]
Holley’s Hi-Ram intake has been a big hit since it’s inception, but there are guys that just didn’t have enough under hood clearance to run one. Now there is another option thanks to Holley’s just introduced Mid-Rise design. We are excited to test this one out, as it is the perfect complement for you hot [...]
For the last few years, Moroso Performance Products has been rolling out a constant stream of new hard parts. Oil pans, valve covers, oil separators, water pumps, and other pieces along those lines. All fine products that hold up the legacy of a company that has long been a staple of the high performance industry. [...]
Like so many people, including the various enthusiasts and journalists featured in Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary I plainly remember the first time I rode in the Buick Grand National. I was 14 years old, obsessed with cars of all shapes and sizes and lucky enough to have a pal named Dana whose [...]
If you are a die-hard lover of the legenadary Ford FE series of engines, you know that your aftermarket cylinder head options have been pretty limited. Pretty limited may be overstating it a little. You know that you’ve basically had one or options and that’s been an offering from Edelbrock and one from Ford Racing [...]
The other day I’m down having a meeting with the gang at Racepak and MSD Performance, and ended up walking into a test area I probably wasn’t supposed to be in, with stuff that doesn’t quite exist yet, and couldn’t stop myself from snapping some cell phone pictures. Forgiveness is ofter easier to acquire than [...]
When MSD Announced the Atomic LS EFI System at SEMA a couple weeks ago, we told you it was going to be a big deal. And it is. Summit Racing Equipment knows it’s a big deal too, and has them up on the site now so that you can order one. Be the first on [...]
When FAST first launched their EZ-EFI, self-learning throttle body EFI system, nobody could have predicted the Throttle Body Injection craze it has started. This year at SEMA, FAST announced that they were launching FAST EZ-EFI 2.0 which is able to support a lot more power, looks a lot cooler, and manages to bring even more [...]
Earlier this week you saw our blog item about the cool new Smooth Body shocks from Ridetech that are the talk of the 2012 SEMA Show, and bolt on right in place of your stockers. The cool thing is they weren’t done yet, but we weren’t paying attention until today. Now they have a super [...]
The dudes at Chris Alston’s Chassisworks have been introducing a ton of super cool parts for First-Gen Camaros over the last few weeks in preparation for the 2012 SEMA Show, and here at the SEMA Show we got to see them all up close and personal. To say that Chassisworks is changing the game would [...]
Have you ever done an oil filter relocation only to find that your particular application has to be the most difficult ever with regards to hose routing? We have. Have you ever finished restoring your engine bay only to find that once all the parts were together your Ford blues didn’t match? We have. But [...]
Ken Lingenfelter and Mike Copeland, along with everyone at Lingenfelter Performance Engineering, have been designing, wrenching, painting, and stitching like mad men and women in preparation for the 2012 SEMA Show, because the 2012 SEMA Show marks the official launch of the Lingenfelter Performance Engineering LTA Convertible. This cool 1971 Pontiac Super Duty Trans-Am inspired [...]