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SEMA Show New Product Spotlight: New 3rd Gen F-Body Parts From QA1! The First Of A Bunch Of New Parts To Debut For The SEMA Show!
Oct 30, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on SEMA Show New Product Spotlight: New 3rd Gen F-Body Parts From QA1! The First Of A Bunch Of New Parts To Debut For The SEMA Show!
Our friends at QA1 have been putting out impressive new parts, for a ton of applications, over the past few years. They never seem to sleep over there, and have been introducing clean, comprehensive,...
Featured Products: Improve Your 2024 Mustang S650’s Stopping Power with Baer Eradispeed+ Brake Rotors
Oct 22, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Featured Products: Improve Your 2024 Mustang S650’s Stopping Power with Baer Eradispeed+ Brake Rotors
Stopping is important! We all know it, but for some reason tons of folks tend to focus on more power but never look at more braking performance. If they are doing autocross or road course stuff then...
New Products: From Prototypes To Castings – These HammerHead® IRS 12 Bolt And 8.8 IRS Differential Housings Are A Game Changer For GM, Mopar, And More!
Oct 20, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on New Products: From Prototypes To Castings – These HammerHead® IRS 12 Bolt And 8.8 IRS Differential Housings Are A Game Changer For GM, Mopar, And More!
Jeff and Skip Lee were a couple of die hard racers, family men, and hot rodders who just happened to have a sickness that made them want to take on the hugely complicated task of making a better,...
We Drive It: The 2024 Nissan Ariya Platnium+ e4orce – Electrified But Is It Electrifying?
Aug 23, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on We Drive It: The 2024 Nissan Ariya Platnium+ e4orce – Electrified But Is It Electrifying?
When it comes to electric cars, the landscape has been rapidly changing over the last 12-14 months. Companies that boldly declared they’d be totally electric by the end of the decade have...
Safety First: How To Take Measurements For A Custom Simpson Fire Suit
Aug 20, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Safety First: How To Take Measurements For A Custom Simpson Fire Suit
Anyone that pays much attention around me knows that racing safety is a topic near and dear to my heart. Lyle Barnett and I talk about it all the time on our Podcast and I often advise folks on their...
Featured Product: KBS Coatings Xtreme Temperature Coating Exhaust Paint. A DIY Coating That Actually Works!
Aug 18, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Featured Product: KBS Coatings Xtreme Temperature Coating Exhaust Paint. A DIY Coating That Actually Works!
There is no doubt that stainless or ceramic coated headers are awesome, but cheap they ain’t. And we’ve all got headers on one of our hot rods that fit good and work great, but look like...
We Drive It: The 2024 GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate – A One Option Study In Modern SUV Opulence
Aug 06, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on We Drive It: The 2024 GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate – A One Option Study In Modern SUV Opulence
In the modern world of new cars, there’s not a lot of opportunity for a buyer to do what was the norm decades ago. That was the process of effectively line item selection various options, both...
Featured Products: Keep Your 5.2L Supercharged Coyote Running Strong With MSD Blaster Coils. An Ultra Simple Ignition Upgrade.
Jul 29, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Featured Products: Keep Your 5.2L Supercharged Coyote Running Strong With MSD Blaster Coils. An Ultra Simple Ignition Upgrade.
If you have a supercharged 5.2 L Coyote, and have any intentions of upgrading it with more boost, more compression, or both, then you should look into these MSD Blaster 2 coils. They provide a simple...
Featured Product: Ridetech’s New Bolt-In Fox Body Mustang Independent Rear Suspension System Is Available And Awesome!
Jul 25, 2024Chad Reynolds1
It wasn’t all that long ago that your only choices for an independent rear suspension in your hot rod or muscle car were either a C4 Corvette system or a Jaguar style system. And while both are...
New Product Announcement: Unleash the Demon! Simpson Introduces Devil Ray & Desert Devil 3.0 Helmets. Available Now!
Jul 22, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on New Product Announcement: Unleash the Demon! Simpson Introduces Devil Ray & Desert Devil 3.0 Helmets. Available Now!
If you are looking for a new helmet, you might want to check out the all new Devil Ray 3.0 and Desert Devil 3.0 from Simpson. Available in multiple configurations, these are two great new helmets...
TAKE ON THE NIGHT: RetroBright LED Headlights For Classic Rides Make Seeing While Driving A Whole New Experience!
Jul 08, 2024Chad Reynolds1
We’ve talked about Holley’s RetroBright headlights here before, and I can tell you that no amount of praise is too much for these things. I know that sounds like a stretch, but the truth...
Featured Products: Summer Is Heating Up, Now Is The Time To Upgrade Your Cooling System With Frostbite Radiators, Fans, And More.
Jun 12, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Featured Products: Summer Is Heating Up, Now Is The Time To Upgrade Your Cooling System With Frostbite Radiators, Fans, And More.
There is nothing more annoying that taking your hot rod out during the warm summer months and having it run hot. Whether it actually overheats, or just runs hotter than you are comfortable with,...
Featured Products: Baer Brakes Classic Series – Modern Brakes Now Available For Lots Of Classic Vehicles
May 30, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Featured Products: Baer Brakes Classic Series – Modern Brakes Now Available For Lots Of Classic Vehicles
Automotive brakes have come a long way since the 1960’s, and that means that you no longer have to live with brakes that only work well a couple of times in a row. With high performance brake...
Buy The Book: The Race To The Future by Kassia St. Clair – Story of the First Peking to Paris In 1907
May 28, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Buy The Book: The Race To The Future by Kassia St. Clair – Story of the First Peking to Paris In 1907
In my own life as a gearhead, I have had a perspective change on my historical interests over time. For example, for many years I really never had even the most passing interest in early automotive...