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Epic Road Trip! It’s Time For The Cars And Cones FM3 Road Trip And You Can Register To Join In The Fun Right Now!

If you are ready for another hot rodding road trip but are thinking that some cooler weather might be good, then you need to join us for the Cars and Cones FM3 Road Trip that is going to hit some of...

World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars | Jackson Motorplex | August 18, 2023 | HIGHLIGHTS

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series visited Jackson Minnesota for two nights of awesome racing action and we’ve got highlight video to share right here. If you haven’t been to a World...

Reuniting The Original Owner With His 1972 AMC Javelin Racecar 30+ Years After He Had To Sell It!

The Javelin adventures continue! In the first two videos in this series, they found and saved this old AMC drag car after it had been sitting for more than 30 years. There were all kinds of...

Will This Abandoned F250 RUN And DRIVE 800 Miles To Mount Rushmore? With A Camper On It?

Derek is back at it, but this time he’s in a truck that is a bit more interesting because it has a camper on it! To me, this won’t be nearly as fun of a story if he doesn’t stay in...

HOW MUCH POWER ARE AFR HEADS WORTH ON A SBF? ARE THEY WORTH 20 HP OR 100 HP? THE ANSWER IS YES!

We all know that a good cylinder head can make a big difference in power on just about any engine, but what about AFR heads in particular? They are known for being one of the finest cylinder heads...

CAPPS, KALITTA AND ANDERSON RACE TO PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS

BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 18, 2023) – Defending Funny Car world champion Ron Capps powered to the provisional No. 1 spot on Friday at Brainerd International Raceway as he looks to win the 41st annual...

Building Aluminum Body Panels For A 1979 Firebird From Scratch! English Wheeling Aluminum Panels – 1979 Firebird Part 1

This is awesome! This project is a 1979 Firebird and it is being built by a guy who decided he didn’t want restoration parts, but rather to build as much of the car out of aluminum as possible....

Dylan McCool Is Teaching a High Schooler How to Pull an Engine for the First Time

I honestly can’t remember the first time I was around an engine getting pulled from a car, because I’ve been around it since I was born. But I do remember pulling engines at my...

More Sick Summer Photos: The Cars Of Summer’s First Drag and Drive Event, From Byron Dragway!

(Photos by Jim Hrody) Sick Summer is over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t all enjoy a few more photos! Jim sent these over so we decided we’d share them with all of you as well....

HOW WELL DOES STACK INJECTION REALLY WORK? DUAL SBF STACK TEST, 331 & 408 STROKER-FULL DYNO RESULTS

Stack Injection, or Individual Runner Injection, whatever you call it, there is nothing that looks quite like it. If you aren’t familiar, this is a setup that has been around for decades and...

OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at Daytona: Part 2 – The points chase tightens up with one round to go in the series!

(Words By Jim McIlvaine and Photos by Kaleb Kelley) OPTIMA’s 2023 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, visits some pretty iconic tracks. Just this year alone,...

More Sick Summer Photos: The Cars Of Summer’s First Drag and Drive Event, From Byron Dragway!

(Photos by Jim Hrody) Sick Summer is over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t all enjoy a few more photos! Jim sent these over so we decided we’d share them with all of you as well....

Featured Products: Safe, Reliable, and Lightweight Aluminum Fuel Cells For Your Race Car from Holley

When it is time for you to build a fuel system for your hot rod or race car, the first thing to consider is the tank or fuel cell. Depending on the configuration of your car or truck, a fuel cell may...

Tri Five Nationals 2023 – Survivors, Barn Finds and Drag Cars With The Hot Rod Hoarder

Last weekend’s Tri-Five Nationals in Bowling Green Kentucky was as good as it gets, and luckily Tommy Lee Byrd was on hand shooting video and finding all the cool stuff to share with all of us....