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Got A Duramax? Plug In For 150 More Horsepower And 300 Pound Feet Of Torque!

Diesel performance is absolutely nuts nowadays, as the manufacturers keep making more and more power with their diesel-powered pickup trucks, but there is still plenty more to be had with simple...

There’s A New American Inline Six Engine Coming And It’s Not Exactly Who You’d Expect It From

(By Tom Lohnes)-  The new Jeep Grand Cherokee L is just hitting dealers now, and is agreed to be a pretty solid SUV. Jeep, however, doesn’t exactly think it’s perfect. Apparently, the all-new...

Nomex Split Loom! This Stuff Will Make Sure None Of Your Wiring Melts Under The Hood!

Horsepower means heat. Every automotive performance manufacturer knows it, and it is often a problem folks face in trying to keep stuff from melting on their high horsepower engine. Luckily, while...

These Solid State Relays From MSD Will Cleanup Your Wiring, While Making It More Reliable, And Faster Acting

When MSD first came out with these solid state relays, I was in love. These blocks simplify wiring of relays by combining some of the wiring into one unit that effectively replaces four separate...

Prestige Motorsports Custom Crate Engines Now Available At American Powertrain

As if providing the best overdrive manual transmission systems in the world wasn’t enough, now you can add big power for your Ford, Chevy, and Mopar to the offerings from American Powertrain....

Holley EFI Input/Output CAN Expansion Modules Available For Use With HP, Dominator, Terminator X And XMax Systems

If you have a Holley EFI equipped ride and have gone a bit overboard with accessories, sensors, and systems, you might be close to running out of inputs and outputs, depending on which system you...

Holy Crap, This Might Be The Baddest Throttle Body Ever Invented! Serious Game Changer. The ICON 102 From Motion Raceworks

Wow, just wow. Throttle bodies aren’t something that is super exciting because of their functionality, but they are usually made out of all kinds of billety goodness and they look awesome so...

Use Your Truck As A Truck! Holley Classic Trucks Heavy Duty Bed Mats For GM C10 and Dodge D100 Short Bed Trucks

While we all love classic trucks, whether they are a show truck or a beater at the Home Depot, or just something cruising down the highway, we really love seeing them doing truck things. I know most...

7.3L Godzilla Swap Solutions – Oil Pump, Pan, Front Cover & Accessories, Intake, And More!

The other day we showed you a Ford Godzilla engine on the dyno that was making big power in stock form and then really big power with nothing but a supercharger kit. We know several folks currently...

4.5 Tons Of Fun: The GMC Hummer EV Will Weigh A Reported 9,046lbs – Pretty Crazy

(By Tom Lohnes) – Electric cars are heavy. With all of their batteries, motors, and other things, EVs outweigh gas-powered vehicles by a lot. Batteries can make cars like the small Chevy Bolt...

American Powertrain’s White Lightning Shifter For The Tremec TKX Gives You A Handle On Fun

I’ve been in love with the American Powertrain White Lightning shifters since they first came out for the Tremec T56. They shift like butter, and allow the smoothest quickest shifts you can...

Gen 3 HEMI Swap Parts: Holley Alternator Relocation Kit With Alternator

If you are working on a HEMI swap at the moment, then you know that there are a few challenges to making them fit into everything. While they are a pretty compact engine, and make awesome power, the...

1320Video Now Has Car Care Products! Legit Car Guys Making Great Car Products! 1320 Street Shine

1320Video has become one of the premier online video outlets in the world, covering everything you can imagine in the automotive and racing world, with a nod toward the outlaw lifestyle. But they...

Holley’s New High-Clearance, High-Flow, Lo-Ram Intake Is Available For LS3. Burst Panel Optional!

Holley’s new Lo-Ram intake manifolds are designed for those that don’t want a scoop or bubble, or who don’t want to cut a hole in their hood, but who want big power capability. Or, for...