Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
Radical Variable-Valve-Timing Engines from Mast Motorsports
We met the guys from Mast Motorsports at the GM Performance Parts LSX Shootout in Memphis last year, but we just checked in on the company web site and we’re amazed at how far they have come....
World Products Aluminum Block for Big Mopars
Did you know that World Products makes aluminum Mopar blocks? They are available for big-blocks and Hemis. The regular iron and compressed graphite versions are also available. Click here to see the...
World Products Aluminum Mopar Big-Blocks
Did you know that World Products makes aluminum Mopar blocks? They are available for big-blocks and Hemis. The regular iron and compressed graphite versions are also available. Click here to see the...
2009 Goodguys Chicagoland Event Coverage at Ridetech.com
If we worked at Ridetech instead of just having the company as a site sponsor, then we’d get to go to nearly every Goodguys show, like those guys do. When the Ridetech staff is on site they...
2010 Camaro Body in White
It was announced in February that GM Performance Parts is offering 2010 Camaros as a body in white (just the sheetmetal, nothing else, including the main body, doors, fenders, hood, and trunk lid)...
ARP Main Studs for LT1 Small-Blocks
The newst stuff from the fastener guys at ARP includes parts for Audis and Lancias and junk like that. The company does everything. But the new parts we care about most are the new main studs for...
Ford Parts Inspired by the Cobra Jet Mustangs
It’s almost like the 1960s again with Ford Racing stepping up to sell you the same stuff that was used to build last year’s Cobra Jet Mustangs. Those are the same cars that won Stock...
Event Coverage: 5th Annual South Pasadena Cruz’n for Roses Show 2009
The Fifth Annual Cruz’n for Roses Hot Rod & Classic Car Show was held Sunday September 20, 2009, to promote Pasadena’s annual float in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Years Day....
Jeg’s Cool Radiator Expansion Tanks
When the radiator is mounted below an engine’s water outlet, air bubbles can get in the cooling system. That’s when you need an expansion tank, and the tank gets mounted higher in the...
Low-Cost Corner-Weight Scales from Rebco
We like to look at circle-track suppliers for the best deals on parts and tools. Here a great example: Rebco Performance now has a set of corner-weight scales for $899. The part number for the...
Event Coverage: Hot Rod Drag Week 2009, Day 5, Muncie, Indiana
Day 5 of Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week 2009, presented by Gear Vendors, has come to a close, but not before some on-road drama, and a lot of on-track parts breaking action. When we arrived at...
Wilson Intake for Dodge Cummins Diesels
We’ve yet to see a part from Wilson Manifolds that isn’t the best of the best. We’ve got to presume that this new intake manifold for direct-injected Cummins diesels is every bit as...
Easy Throttle Position Sensor For Holley Carbs
A lot of the new electronic overdrive transmissions require a throttle position sensor to connect to the controller. Now, mounting the TPS on a carburetor got way easier with this new bracket for...