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EFI With The Classic Looks Of A Carb? The New Terminator X Stealth 4500 And 4150 Allows You To Keep The Look But With EFI Tuneability

We ran a Holley Terminator Stealth throttle body injection setup on Daphne’s 1966 Bel Air Wagon, Ethyl, for years and loved it. The system allowed us to have two stages of dry nitrous, control...

REMOTE MOUNT TWIN TURBO TEST-MEGA LAGGY LS? Testing Remote Mount Turbos On The Engine Dyno To See What They Really Do

Remote Mount Turbos have been found in all kinds of applications, and they often are the topic of heated conversations about how well they work and the downfalls or advantages of having them mounted...

Top 11 Video: The 11 Coolest Cars At Goodwood SpeedWeek 2020! Open Wheel, Historic, Iconic, Rally, More!

We’re glad that we didn’t have to try and make this list! The team at Goodwood locked themselves in a Zoom meeting and didn’t stop streaming until the screaming was done and the 11...

Et Tu, Corvette? Judging By The Looks Of It There Will Be A Corvette SUV Coming From Chevrolet

(By Tom Lohnes) – This is a majorly sad day. On a GM investor call set on a stage of unreleased cars, sat a white SUV with the headlights from the current generation C8 Chevrolet Corvette....

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 Teasers Have Been Released And It’s Looking Futuristically Retro

(By Tom Lohnes) – Hyundai has teased its first addition to the Ioniq sub-brand, and it looks a whole lot more interesting than the normal Ioniq. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 will be sort of a bridge...

The Photos Of A Piston And Rod Assembly Being Pulled From This Ship Engine Are Awesome – Your Big Block’s Got Nothing On This!

When I got an email from a BangShifter simply known as “Barry in Kentucky” I wasn’t immediately aware that it would contain epic gearhead gold. I get about 3.2 million emails per...

Watch This Kid Run Out Of Talent, Mangle A BMW, And Catch An Airbag To The Face In The Desert

I have had the good fortune to drive several BMWs this year. While none of them were M-series cars, several of them had the M-sport suspension components on them that make those package cars work so...

Big Shock: The Peterbilt 579EV Becomes The First Electric Big Rig To Climb Pikes Peak

As the electrification seemingly all things on wheels continues to march on, Peterbilt has notched themselves a neat milestone. Recently, the company had their Peterbilt Model 579EV ripping up and...

Can A Facelift Salvage Sales For The Awesome Kia K900? The Price Is Right, Why Is No One Buying?

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Kia K900 has been somewhat of a failure in America, moving only 305 units in 2020.  With a luxurious interior and optional V8 power, it’s anonymous looks hold it back...

Big Muscle: Watch This UMP Dirt Modified Engine Make Nearly 900hp Naturally Aspirated – Mean Small Block!

A lot of people forget that no matter the racing surface, having the most horsepower that you can is the name of the game. Take this engine, for example. You are looking at a 436ci UMP Dirt Modified...

Suicidal Speed and Splinters: The History of Board Track Racing In America

For a span of about 25 years in America, the fastest racing venues in the country were not made of asphalt, concrete, or brick, but rather wooden boards. These tracks, which ranged from less than a...

Rough Start: 1977 Pontiac Bonneville – Last Call For Pontiac Power!

When GM put the full-size B-body platform on a diet, there was no singling out a brand that would be spared the crash diet. Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Chevrolet…all of the full-sizers lost a...

Dulcich Does YouTube: This Oil Pan Baffling Video Shows You How To Improve A Stock Pan At Home!

Steve Dulcich is a great guy who’s magazine stories have enthralled us for years. In more recent times it has been his video work on shows like Hot Rod Garage, Engine Masters, and others that...