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Check Out All Our Supercharger Craigslist Finds!

Blowers are cool. I know they may not be the most efficient thing in the world, but when you look at what one can do on a Top Fuel car, plus the completely bad ass image they portray, it is hard to...

ACED: AutoCross Every Day! Watch This Cobra At The SCCA Kentucky Central Region Race

Everyone things that Cobra’s should be great autocross cars. But the truth is most of them are mediocre at best. That’s not to say you can’t make them great, because we definitely...

Welding And Fab How To: Install A Roll Cage And Bed Cage In An Off-Road Truck

If you missed today’s Welding How To that explains how to properly weld the most common roll cage tube joint angles, then CLICK HERE to read it first. Once you’ve done that, check out...

PSCA Outlaw Pro Mod Changes For SCSN St. Louis, 1/8th Here We Come

This just in from Mel and the gang at the PSCA/Street Car Super Nationals. Due to incredible performances that had NHRA nervous and bitching, and racers scratching their heads, along with a bunch of...

Watch The IHRA NitroJam Northern Nationals 2015 At US131 Dragway Right Here At 10:30!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE ENTIRE IHRA NORTHERN NATIONALS LIVE RIGHT NOW That’s right, get your fix of drag racing action including all your favorite Nitro Funny Cars, ProMods, and more right here...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Straight Outta NASCAR, Hacking A Tesla And More!

Nothing says “summer” quite like hot temperatures, a cold beverage, and some greasy-fried delectables that nobody can quite identify, but go ahead and eat anyways. Chicken? Steak? Nah,...

Welding How To: How To Properly Mig Weld Common Rollbar Or Rollcage Joints

This video seems like a simple one on the surface, but gives some tips that will keep you from welding up joints that look like the crap they show for examples of what not to do in this video. It...

Caption This: Tesla Has A New Snake-Like Charger That Finds The Car’s Charging Port Like A…Uh, Well…

Count this as the first time I’ve seen an automotive video, backed away from the computer, and went for a walk to come to terms with what I just saw. Was it the future? Was it real? Was...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: “Engine Noisy, Rattles, Please Advise”

Outside of a cutaway motor with an electric drive, I’ve only ever seen one engine with a good portion of the block missing still running: a 200ci straight-six in a purple Ford Granada had a...

That Isn’t Safe: Check Out This Holden Torana Burning The Rears Off…On A Lift!

We don’t tend to be safety nazis around here. There’s a reasonable amount of things that we agree upon (helmets, seat belts, having a car properly set up for racing, etc.) but we...

You Picked A Fine Time To Leave Me, Loose Wheel: This Corvette Z06 Loses A Wheel And Crashes At The Nurburgring!

If you’ve made your mind up to race your car, some things need to be checked out to make sure they are up to the rigors of the track. You are pushing the car further than the car was ever...

The NIADA Brags That They Blocked A Law That Could Prevent Them From Killing Your Grandmother

They go by the NIADA or the National Independent Auto Dealers Association and they are essentially a big lobbying group that works to defend the rights and business interests of auto dealers that are...

Question Of The Day: Street Bikes – Where Do You Stand With Them? Good Commuter, Long-Distance Summer Toy, Or Fastest Trip To Hospital Ever?

For someone who spent his formative years riding dirt bikes, quads and three-wheelers, you would think that I would have naturally transitioned to a motorcycle first chance I would have gotten. The...

This Guy’s Roll Racing A Pro Mod Corvette – Isn’t That Cheating? It Looks Like Cheating…

Roll racing looks awesome. Meant to duplicate freeway blasts, the idea is to get the cars to a matched speed and side-by-side by the Christmas tree, then let them go for broke down the quarter mile....