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CHEAP 8.1L CAM TEST-HOW TO ADD 30 HP AND 30 LB-FT FOR TOWING. 8.1L DART CARB INTAKE VS EFI-WHO WINS?

I love me some 8.1 horsepower, and in the video below our friend Richard Holdener is back at Westech Performance doing some cam testing on his dyno mule 8.1. He also does some testing with a carb vs...

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Slicks: The Sticky History of the World’s Fastest Racing Tires – There’s Way More To Them Than You Might Think

For some reason, people often underestimate the technology that goes into drag racing parts. I think it is because they think that going in a straight line is so simple. Of course these are the same...

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Tool Tech: Bodywork Tools 101 – What Hammers And Dollies Do You Really Need In Your Toolbox? And How To Dress Them For Smooth Metal.

You can buy a Hammer and Dolly kit for as little as $25, so there is no reason that you shouldn’t get a set. Plus, even a cheap set can be tuned up to be better than stock, without spending any...

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American Car Culture in Japan is AMAZING! You’d Never Guess That The Japanese Would Be This Ate Up With Old American Cars!

In the mid to late 1990’s there were a bunch of custom mini trucks and fullsizes that got bought at truck shows all over and then sent overseas to Japan. I had a friend who got an offer on his...

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Freiburger Is ROAD TRIPPING HIS STOCK 1929 MODEL A with Derek from Vice Grip Garage After They Thrashed To Make It Run

Last week we shared Freiburger’s video of him and Derek from Vice Grip Garage working on his stone stock Model A Ford. The goal was to get the thing to run and drive and then road trip it....

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! Watch Hammertown Come Together With This Streaming Camera From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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Watch John Hale’s One Bad Texan Funny Car Get Wrapped. Man This Is A Lot Of Work!

John Hale’s One Bad Texan Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car has been one of the more popular in nostalgia drag racing over the past few years. We’ve been lucky enough to have John spotlight...

$525,000 To Win Bracket Race! Watch LIVE Right Now!

Today’s SFG Promotions 500 is going to be worth $525,000 to the winner! That’s a whole hell of a lot of money. In fact, it is the kind of money that can change someone’s life...

Unhinged: Ignoring The Show Crowds And Just Driving Something Cool

Is it me, or has everyone in the car hobby become more venomous over the last few years? What happened to building something for yourself while simultaneously telling naysayers what they can do and...

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The Velocity Camaro Is Up For Auction TODAY At Barrett-Jackson!

When Bret Voelkel and the crew at Ridetech built Velocity in 2008 it set a new bar for fit and finish on a pro touring machine, and it can be yours! It is for sale TODAY at Barrett-Jackson. With...

Here’s How To Fix A Cracked Dash And Make It Look Race Car Cool All At The Same Time

Just when you think you can buy just about every part for every car on the planet, you come across something you are trying to restore that doesn’t have a dash pad available. And sending out...

This 1937 Chevrolet Coupe Is Alston Equipped And Big Block Powered For Cheap!

Unfinished race cars are sometimes the best deals out there. Not always, but sometimes you can get a lot more for your money and end up with a project that has you way farther ahead that you’d...

Watch The Folts And Schuh Air-Cooled VW Dragster Make Its First 200mph Pass and The Second In Air Cooled VW History

Of all the seemingly zillions of drag racing cars I watched this year I may have been most excited to see the Folts and Schuh dragster when I pulled into the gate for Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag...

Mmmm, Cheaty: Putting A Toyota Celica GT-Four On The Dirt Where It Belongs

Maybe it’s because I spent a few years stuck in the backseat of a Celica growing up when my mother decided that her trusty 1975 Oldsmobile Omega was just a bit too far gone to continue on....

Velvet Ropes And Security Guards: The Ferrari 250 GTO Is Now Legally “A Work Of Art”

The Ferrari 250 GTO is coveted, desired, the benchmark for just about every automotive auction ever presented. They are curvy, graceful yet brutal, and are so expensive that even the most jaded...

Watch This Huge Truck Drive Off A Sandy Cliff And Carry On Like No Big Thing

You can keep your Hellcats, your COPOs, your Mustangs, and your Corvettes because I want one of these! This massive off road truck was competing at some sort of a rally or trials event and the course...

Piston Tech: Here’s An In-Depth Video Look At Mahle Power Pak Pistons

Mahle is the world’s largest manufacturer of pistons. That’s a fact that cannot be refuted. Because they make so many pistons and they make them for such an incredible variety of...

Watch This Bone Stock Looking 1971 Corvette Run 9s and Catch Hell At The Strip

We’d never recommend going to the drag strip knowing you were going to completely violate the rules that the track needs to uphold but we can certainly understand the need/want to “test...

Sleeper Alert! Watch This Turbocharged Ford Tempo Run 12.03 at nearly 130! What?!

(By Eric Rood) – For most of its dull life, the long-forgotten Tempo quietly slipped into the Ford lineup between the economy Escort and mid-size Taurus as a starter car for young, exquisitely...

Unveiled: The Dodge Charger Hellcat and Scat Pack Widebody – Stage One Of More Performance From Mopar!

One of the best things to happen to Dodge’s Hellcat twins was the introduction of the Widebody kit for the Challenger a couple of years ago…prior to, the superbeast version of the...