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Race Photos: We Visit Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va. for the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS
(Words and Photos by David Whealon) We’re back to the awesome 3.27-mile 18 turn natural terrain road course of Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va. for the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge...
BOOST FOR TORQUE! BIG BLOCK CHEVROLET TOW RIG ENGINE TESTS – 454 VS 496 VS 496. Little Blower, Medium Sized Blower, Bigger Blower.
I’m trying to decide what engine combo to run in my 1987 Chevrolet dually, which still has it’s original big block under the hood. It’s down one cylinder thanks to a valve...
Puddin’s Fab Shop 1967 Pontiac Firebird Transformation. They Got It Running And Now It’s Getting A DIY Paint Job, Lowering, MORE!
I’m a fan of First-Gen F Bodies and we have a couple of early Camaros in our fleet. But a 1967 or 1968 Firebird is a pretty rad ride. I love them. The famed Pontiac beak sticking out there...
Is This The World’s Worst Mustang Fastback? It Sure Is The Cheapest, But Is it Even Worth Fixing after Sitting for 40 years?
This 1965 Mustang Fastback is horrible. I mean it is about as ugly and rough as they get. It cost just $500 and that was the total price for it and three other cars. But for the sake of argument lets...
This Dude Rode His 1/4-Scale RC Dragster on the Street as a Stand-up Scooter And Is Winning For The Coolest Scooter Ever!
Electric scooters are great. They are super useful, fun, and popular. People in big cities are using them to commute with now, kids are using them like kids do and are having fun with them like we...
Tony Angelo Swaps An 800+ Horsepower NASCAR V8 Into His 1955 Chevy Street Car! Part 2: The Ultimate Header Fab Going ON Now!
Tony Angelo is back at it on his cool 1955 Chevy, and even if we weren’t Tri-Five fans around here we’d totally approve of the 800+ horsepower small-block NASCAR combo he’s got...
Jay Leno Is Exploring the Last Dodge Charger Police Pursuit Vehicle with Tim Kuniskis, The CEO Of Dodge and Ram
If you are a Mopar fan, and a fan of police cars, then this one is going to hit home for you. This here is the last Dodge Charger Police Pursuit Vehicle. There will be no more. It’s the end of...
HOW TO MAKE MORE BBC TORQUE FOR TOWING-454 VS 496 VS 496. DUAL PLANE VS SINGLE PLANE VS TUNNEL RAM!
I’ve been wanting to build a new big block for my square body Chevrolet Dually for the last couple years, and now that it has hurt itself I really need to get on it. Of course, like all car...
Engine Tech: Here’s How To Install A Distributor The Right Way, The First Time, Every Time. Here Are The Common Mistakes To Avoid
Installing a distributor is not hard. It just isn’t. But everything that makes it simple also makes it easy to do wrong. The good news is that most of the things you can do wrong when...
Scott Liggett Shows Us How To Rebuild a Rochester Quadrajet Carburetor, Part 1. The easy way!
I’ve been a Quadrajet fan for a long long time, but that’s because we ran NHRA Stock Eliminator, and in it we had to run a Quadrajet for our particular combo. I’ve built a ton of...
Is This The Ultimate Welding Table? A Fireball Tools Cast Welding Table You Might Actually Be Able To Afford! Introducing The Dragon Wagon.
If you have been around here much you know that I’ve been a welder since I was a kid and love all things welding related. That includes awesome welding and fixture tables. One of the nicest on...
ALL-MOTOR, JUNKYARD LS MEGA POWER. HOW TO ADD 200 HP TO YOUR SBE 5.3L WITH NO BOOST AND NO NOS
200 horsepower without boost or nitrous?! Is that really possible? Of course it is! With the right parts you can make real power gains on any engine and we all know that LS engines are just begging...
Beards, Burnouts, And Beers: Chad And Ryan Are Joined By Dane Thompson Who Talks About Crashing The Maliboom, Safety, & Drag & Drives
We’re back with another episode of Beards, Burnouts, and Beers where Ryan and I talk about whatever strikes us as important in the racing and hot rodding world. We’re talking to our...
Simpson And Racequip Headline Safety Deals During Holley’s Supercharged Summer Clearance Sale! Buy Stuff, Save Money!
Holley is adding to their latest sale, and with this one celebrating summer, what better way to do that than with deals on Holley’s safety brands? That’s right, save big on Racequip and...